I was working on a quilt yesterday and found a pattern for an 'organized' scrap quilt. I made a test square to see how easy/good/attractive it was and was delighted to find it a simple pattern that looked complicated! My favorite kind of outcome. Sigh . . . Although I'd like to immediately cut out all my scrap fabric and get started on this find, I'm being good and completing the two currently in the works. Being a grown up isn't all that fun when you are trying to be practical!
I've been perusing old cookbooks lately. One was given to me by a now unremembered source. I finally took the time to check it out and was pleased to find THREE childhood baking memories in it, recipes I have wished I could find for ages. Very nostalgic going through these cookbooks and they hark back to a simpler time when Moms put some happy time into their kitchen production and felt it WAS worth their time to be a Mom in all aspects.
I just baked a recipe out of one of the books. It is cooling on the counter and I have to say, it was an easy to assemble recipe with little worry or angst involved. It's a keeper.
Fudge Cake
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 eggs
4 squares unsweetened baking chocolate (4 ounces)- melted and cooled slightly
1 cup chopped nuts (your choice and optional)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Grease and flour two layer cake pans, 8 inches. Measure flour, sugar, baking power, soda, and salt into mixer bowl. Add shortening, milk, and vanilla. Beat for approximately two minutes. Scrape down sides and bottom of bowl. Add eggs and chocolate. Beat another two minutes, scraping bowl frequently. Stir in nuts. Pour int prepared pans. Bake 35-40 minutes or until top springs back when lightly pressed. Cool before frosting.
Anyone looking for a good fudge frosting, let me know!
