MYSTERI CAKE

1 pkg. coconut or any other kind of
cake mix
1 pkg. instant coconut pudding & pie
filling
3/4 c. water
3/4 c. cooking oil
4 whole eggs

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1/2 stick butter or margarine
1/2 c. orange juice
Juice of 1 lemon

Mix all cake ingredients and beat well, adding the 4 eggs one at a time. Pour into a greased and floured bundt cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees for about 1 hour. When done, remove from oven and pierce top for icing. Set cake aside and prepare icing. ICING: Melt butter or margarine and add the orange and lemon juices. Mix together well while heating on stove top. Dribble icing over cake while the syrup is still hot and the cake is in bundt pan. Let it stay a few minutes. Turn it over onto a cake plate and remove bundt pan.

MARY MYSTERIES

2 sticks butter
1 c. pecans, chopped fine
4 tbsp. sugar
3 1/2 c. sifted flour
Tart jelly
Pecan halves
Sifted powdered sugar

Soften butter. Mix all ingredients except 1/2 flour. Roll out about 1/8 inch thick. Cut with a small round cutter. Place a dab of tart jelly (black currant, muscadine or wild plum) on top of each cookie and top with a pecan half. Bake on cookie sheet at 350 degrees until light brown, about 30 minutes. Remove from cookie sheet while hot. When slightly cool, dust with powdered sugar. Makes 75 to 100.

DEVILS FOOD CAKE

2 c. cake flour
1 1/2 c. sugar
3/4 tsp. salt
2/3 c. shortening
2 eggs
1 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
2 sq. unsweetened chocolate melted
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tbsp. hot water

Sift dry ingredients together, put aside. Cream shortening and sugar together and add eggs. Add dry ingredients alternately with milk to creamed mixture. Add vanilla and melted chocolate and water. Bake in layers about 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Cool and frost with butter frosting.