This
is the cake Kaye used to bake for my birthday when they lived in Oklahoma City
and I was much younger than I am now... it's to die for if you're a chocoholic
- and who in this family isn't? She also brought it to me on a birthday that
was just about anything but happy and for that, I'll love her forever.
1
Betty Crocker German Chocolate Cake Mix - no substitutions (Duncan Hines
Stinks). Prepare according to package directions.
Home
made icing - no canned stuff.
Icing:
1
Cup Sugar
1
Cup Milnot (or evaporated milk)
3
egg yolks
4
tbsp butter or margarine
Cook
on medium / low heat stirring almost constantly, until it is the consistency of
hot pudding - not too thick, not too thin.
Remove from heat, let cook 3-4 minutes. Then add Angel Flake coconut and
chopped pecans until it is correct consistency (I think recipe calls for 1 cup
each but I put more than that until it is thick enough to hang on cake.
Icing
the sides is a real trick. Good luck.
3 C
Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips
1
14oz Can Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk (NOT Milnot!)
Dash
of Salt
½
to 1C chopped Pecans
1 ½
tsp Vanilla
Line
8-9" square pan with foil; butter foil; set aside.
Melt
chips in top of double boiler with Eagle Brand milk and salt. Remove from heat,
stir in nuts (if desired) and vanilla. Spread evenly into prepared pan.
Chill 2 hours, or until firm. Turn fudge onto
cutting board; peel off foil and cut into squares. Store covered in
refrigerator. What could be easier?
I
simply *had* to find a good carrot cake recipe for one of my favorite
niece-in-laws, Myra Bradley. She's not only a certified chocoholic, she's a
carrot cake freak, too.
1 C
Grandma's Molasses
1 C
Butter
4
Eggs
½ C
Orange Juice
1 C
All-purpose flour
1 C
Whole Wheat flour
2
tsp Baking Soda
1
tsp Cinnamon
½
tsp Salt
2 C
Shredded Carrots
½ C
chopped walnuts or pecans
Icing
(Good idea to double this recipe...):
3
oz Cream Cheese
2
tbsp Butter
1 ½
C Powdered Sugar
1
tsp Grated Orange Peel
Preheat
oven to 350º. In large bowl, combine molasses, butter, eggs, and orange juice; mix
well. Stir in flours, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; mix well. Stir in carrots
and walnuts or pecans. Pour into 2 greased 8-9" round cake pans. Bake for
30-35 minutes. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pans; cool completely.
In
small bowl, combine all frosting ingredients; beat until smooth. Spread one
layer with frosting; top with second layer and spread with frosting. Garnish
with grated orange peel and extra nuts.
Supposedly
serves 12. I doubt it. Normal people, maybe... but not *this* family.
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"Laughter is brightest,
in the place where the food is."
~Irish proverb
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