2 c. flour
2 c. sugar
1 c. water
6 Tbs. cocoa
1/2 c. margerine
2 eggs
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. sour milk
Sift together sugar and flour. Boil the water, cocoa and margarine, then mix to the dry ingrediants.
Add the eggs, soda, salt, vanilla, sour milk.
Bake 400 for 15 mins.
Frosting
1 stick margarine
4 Tbs. cocoa
6 Tbs. milk
3 3/4 c. powdered sugar
1 c. walnuts or pecans (don't forget to shell them yourselves, Grandpa did this part)
Boil margarine, cocoa, milk.
Add powdered sugar and nuts.
Frost cake and enjoy
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Mom's Strawberry Cake
1 pkg. white cake mix
1/2 cup water
1 pkg. strawberry jello
2 heaping Tbs. flour
3/4 c. oil
2 c. fresh strawberries or 10 oz. frozen
4 eggs
Mix dry ingrediants together. Add water, eggs, oil and berries (keeping 4 Tbs. berries for frosting). 3 Minutes at moderate speed.
Bake 35 mins. at 350.
DO NOT OVER BAKE!!!!
refrigerate after baking
Strawberry Frosting
1/2 c. margerine
1 lb. powdered sugar (this is 1 pkg.)
4 tbs. strawberries
1/2 tsp. vanilla
dash of salt
Beat til smooth. Frost cake, refrigerate. Garnish with fresh strawberries
1/2 cup water
1 pkg. strawberry jello
2 heaping Tbs. flour
3/4 c. oil
2 c. fresh strawberries or 10 oz. frozen
4 eggs
Mix dry ingrediants together. Add water, eggs, oil and berries (keeping 4 Tbs. berries for frosting). 3 Minutes at moderate speed.
Bake 35 mins. at 350.
DO NOT OVER BAKE!!!!
refrigerate after baking
Strawberry Frosting
1/2 c. margerine
1 lb. powdered sugar (this is 1 pkg.)
4 tbs. strawberries
1/2 tsp. vanilla
dash of salt
Beat til smooth. Frost cake, refrigerate. Garnish with fresh strawberries
Cream Wafers and Frosting
You can make these as festive as you would like.
For Christmas I sprinkled with broken candy canes, and flavored frosting with peppermint.
The first time I had them, the frosting was made with Almond extract and was very good.
Cream Wafers
1 c. butter
2 c. flour
1/3 c. evaporated milk
In large bowl mix butter, beat in flour and milk. Form into a ball, chill 2 hours or until firm.
Preheat oven 375.
roll til 1/8 inch thick. Cut into 1 1/2 round cookies. Bake 7-9 minutes on ungreased cookie sheets before baking prick them with a fork at least 3 times. Sprinkle with sugar.
Wafer Frosting
1/2 c. softened butter
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1/3 c powdered sugar
1/4- 1/2 tsp flavoring extract
Beat all together til smooth. Generously spread half of the wafers with frosting, top with the other wafers
For Christmas I sprinkled with broken candy canes, and flavored frosting with peppermint.
The first time I had them, the frosting was made with Almond extract and was very good.
Cream Wafers
1 c. butter
2 c. flour
1/3 c. evaporated milk
In large bowl mix butter, beat in flour and milk. Form into a ball, chill 2 hours or until firm.
Preheat oven 375.
roll til 1/8 inch thick. Cut into 1 1/2 round cookies. Bake 7-9 minutes on ungreased cookie sheets before baking prick them with a fork at least 3 times. Sprinkle with sugar.
Wafer Frosting
1/2 c. softened butter
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1/3 c powdered sugar
1/4- 1/2 tsp flavoring extract
Beat all together til smooth. Generously spread half of the wafers with frosting, top with the other wafers
Grandma Margaret's Shortbread Cookies
4 c. flour
1 lb. butter or 1/2 butter and 1/2 margerine
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. almond flavoring
cream butter, add sugar, cream well together (with hands- this is how grandma did it), till light and fluffy. Add flavoring and flour.
Roll into a roll in wax paper(like you are making a long snake out of the dough.)
flatten top, and sides and bottom.
Cut into slices with dental floss, or thread, and bake at 300 for 30-40 minutes
Do not let them brown.
If you chill dough is easier to cut. use dental floss to cut, so you not smashing the cookie shape.
1 lb. butter or 1/2 butter and 1/2 margerine
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. almond flavoring
cream butter, add sugar, cream well together (with hands- this is how grandma did it), till light and fluffy. Add flavoring and flour.
Roll into a roll in wax paper(like you are making a long snake out of the dough.)
flatten top, and sides and bottom.
Cut into slices with dental floss, or thread, and bake at 300 for 30-40 minutes
Do not let them brown.
If you chill dough is easier to cut. use dental floss to cut, so you not smashing the cookie shape.
Deluxe Cheeseburger Melt
This is off the Bisquik box, but it is fast and easy to make and is really good as well.
1 1/3 c Bisquik
1/4 c water
2 eggs
1 1/2 c shredded cheese, plus 1/2 c. for sprinkiling
1 lb ground beef
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 c. frozen veggies
Heat oven to 400. Pam a large cake pan. Mix first 4 ingrediants. Brown beef, drain grease. Stir in soup and veggies. Heat until hot.
Spread bisquik in pan, spread meat and soup mixture over bisquik
Bake 25-35 minutes or until edges are golden brown
Sprinkle with some the 1/2 c. cheese, bake till cheese melts
1 1/3 c Bisquik
1/4 c water
2 eggs
1 1/2 c shredded cheese, plus 1/2 c. for sprinkiling
1 lb ground beef
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 c. frozen veggies
Heat oven to 400. Pam a large cake pan. Mix first 4 ingrediants. Brown beef, drain grease. Stir in soup and veggies. Heat until hot.
Spread bisquik in pan, spread meat and soup mixture over bisquik
Bake 25-35 minutes or until edges are golden brown
Sprinkle with some the 1/2 c. cheese, bake till cheese melts
Grandma Strong's Tasty Chicken Bake
I have made this in the crockpot, it is easy to make and very good.
8 whole chicken breasts or boneless skinless chicken breasts
16 slices bacon
2 pkgs of ham (6 ozs in total)
1 pint sour cream
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
1 can drained thinly sliced water chestnuts
1/2 lb fresh mushrooms sliced and sauteed in butter
wrap each chicken in peice of bacon and ham, secure with toothpick. Arrange in baking pan.
Combine soup, sour cream, waterchestnuts, pour over chicken.
Bake 250 for 3 hours. Top with mushrooms and serve
This maybe prepared a dat ahead.
If using crockpot, don't use toothpicks. On low all day, on high half a day.
serve with rice.
8 whole chicken breasts or boneless skinless chicken breasts
16 slices bacon
2 pkgs of ham (6 ozs in total)
1 pint sour cream
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
1 can drained thinly sliced water chestnuts
1/2 lb fresh mushrooms sliced and sauteed in butter
wrap each chicken in peice of bacon and ham, secure with toothpick. Arrange in baking pan.
Combine soup, sour cream, waterchestnuts, pour over chicken.
Bake 250 for 3 hours. Top with mushrooms and serve
This maybe prepared a dat ahead.
If using crockpot, don't use toothpicks. On low all day, on high half a day.
serve with rice.
Wanda Eckhart's Funeral Potatoes
2 lbs frozen hash browns, broken apart, almost thawed
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 cube butter
1 pint sour cream
3/4 cup grated cheese
2 Tbs. chopped onion
1 c. corn flakes tossed w/ 3 Tbs. melted butter
In saucepan combine soup, sour cream, cheese and onion. Heat and stir til it is a smooth sauce. Place half potatoes in large baking dish, cover with sauce, coninue til finished with potatoes. Cover with cornflakes.
Bake at 350 for 45 minutes.
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 cube butter
1 pint sour cream
3/4 cup grated cheese
2 Tbs. chopped onion
1 c. corn flakes tossed w/ 3 Tbs. melted butter
In saucepan combine soup, sour cream, cheese and onion. Heat and stir til it is a smooth sauce. Place half potatoes in large baking dish, cover with sauce, coninue til finished with potatoes. Cover with cornflakes.
Bake at 350 for 45 minutes.
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