Did You Know it's Chocolate Cake Day

There's this website online that tells you each day what it is celebrating!  It's

Days of the year.com

 Well today is Chocolate Cake Day!

So today to celebrate the day, I made a Chocolate cake for teatime.

I have made this cake before and it is so good and easy to make, especially if you don't want to make a large layer cake. It's just the right amount of batter for one layer. Perfect for a small group of people.

I'll have to admit that I had to tweak the ingredients.  Since I've moved I am having trouble finding things. I couldn't find my baking soda when I was assembling all the ingredients.

My daughters put things up for me and I am blessed that they did!

 Just today, one month after we've moved, I found my mini food processor I had been looking for.

 

Here is the recipe.

1 cup all-purpose flour (I used self raising but omit the 2 soda's)

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup  unsweetened (dark) cocoa powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup milk

1/3 cup cooking oil (I used Canola)

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 egg

Powder sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees f.

Grease and lightly flour a 9 1/2 round baking pan.

 In a large mixing bowl combine flour,sugar,cocoa powder,baking soda,baking powder and salt.

(I used self rising flour since I had no baking powder, if you use self raising flour do not add baking soda or baking powder!!!)

Add (I use 2%) milk,oil,and vanilla. 

 Beat on low speed mixer just until combined, then beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.

Add egg and beat 2 minutes more.

Pour in baking pan.

Bake 30 to  35 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

Cool on wire rack for 10 minutes then place on serving plate. 

I hope you can make sense out of it! I put in parentheses what I tweaked. 

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It was so good I could have eaten the whole cake.

 I made myself a cup of Constant Comment Tea and had myself a Tea for One!

 "Take a corner of this day just for you alone"

Dee Appel

I just love my tea for one my sister,Sharon, gave me some years ago for my birthday.

 "Brew yourself a cup of tea, 

release a sigh or two.

You'll find that things are not so

bad when you take time for you."

Dee Appel

Want you join me!

 "Ointment and perfume

delight the heart,

And the sweetness of a 

man's friend gives delight..."

Proverbs 27:9

I did save you a piece, I promise!!  I did!

Enjoy and be blessed!

Sylvia

Monkey Bread ---recipe

Sunday was my grandson, Johnathan's18th birthday. We had his party with the family at my home.  He also graduated from high school on May 23rd. So amongst everything else there has been blessings. (we are blessed everyday)

I made Monkey Bread. If you haven't tried it, you must. It's easy to make and taste like cinnamon roll. Everyone loves it.

I'll post the recipe at the bottom!

 

Here he is after graduating. Next comes College in August.

My daughter bought him a birthday cookie.

 

 

Here's the recipe

Monkey Bread

2 cans Grands flaky Biscuits

1-1/2 tablespoons cinnamon

3/4 cup sugar

1-1/2 cup chopped pecans

Spray Bundt pan with cooking oil and then pour in the chopped pecans.  Cut the biscuits in quarters. Place sugar and cinnamon in a large ziploc bag and shake biscuit quarters till coated, and then place in Bundt pan.

Icing

1-1/2 sticks butter

1/4 cup sugar

3/4 cup brown sugar (I use light)

1-1/2 tablespoons cinnamon

In saucepan melt butter; then add sugars and cinnamon.  Heat until sugars dissolves and then pour over biscuits. Bake 30-35 minutes at 350 degrees until done.

Allow to cool in pan two minutes and then turn over onto serving tray. You can make a icing of confection sugar and cream then drizzle over it after it's cooled.  Yum Yum Good! Enjoy!

Have a Blessed Day!

Sylvia

 

I LOVE DESERTS!

Over the weekend, my daughter had a family fish fry at her home.

I was asked to bring the desert. Since my SIL had been asking me 

to make his favorite "Trifle", for some time , I decided to surprise

him and make it. I enjoy making anything that you don't have to 

cook or bake....(yes, I've gotten a little lazy as I grew up.) It's really

been years since I've made it and it's so easy!

Here's the recipe:

1 pt. fresh strawberries

2 pkg sugar free strawberry jello 

2 pkg sugar free jello instant vanilla pudding

2 angel food cakes

(I used 1 )

1 large carton lite cool whip

banana's (optional)

Make jello and mix with sliced fresh strawberries and bananas.

Pour over angel food cake that has been broken into pieces.

Let set in refrigerator while you make pudding.

Then pour over cake and jello.

 Top with cool whip.

 Place 2 fan strawberries on center top. (optional)

I also made a "Dirt Cake".  My granddaughter,Morgan, loves it.

She changed the name to  "Happiness in a Bowl". 

They were both delighted. I got 2 hugs from Morgan  and a hug from my son in law.

 I think I've given the recipe before, some months ago for this. I'll give it again, just in case someone missed that post.

Crush a whole bag of  Oreo Cookies and set aside.

In a small bowl mix:

1 - 8oz cream cheese,softened

1 cup powdered sugar

3/4 stick margarine, softened

Set aside- make pudding

In a large bowel mix 2-2/3 cup milk

2 small pkgs. vanilla instant pudding.

Then mix in 1-12 oz cool whip

add first mixture to second and mix well.

Layer the cream mixture and cookies,

 starting and ending with crushed cookies.

ENJOY!

Well tomorrow is my granddaughter, Anna's 12th birthday.

I'll need to think of something to make for her since Papa and 

I are going to pick her and her brother up from school and

take them out to dinner. 

 Where does the time go! It wasn't that long ago that

we were blessed with this sweet, beautiful granddaughter..12 years,,,my how time flies.

HAVE A BLESSED DAY!

(I will be)

Sylvia