I haven’t slept well for the past several nights for two reasons. First, my 84-year-old aunt Mary, and the author of this recipe, is in the hospital. She is pretty sick with a bout of pneumonia and could potentially be in the hospital during what was always one of her favorite days to celebrate, The [...]
Posts Tagged ‘chocolate’
One Pan Brownies
Posted in Cooking, tagged brownies, chocolate, quick on February 4, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Makes one 11 x 7-inch pan of brownies
Chocolately, dark, and cakey these brownies are super easy to prepare. And believe me, they are just as easy as made-from-a-mix brownies and taste even better. An alternative name could be 1/2 cup brownies. Look at all the 1/2 cup measurements in the ingredient list! The rich taste [...]
Chocolate-Chip Cherry Scones
Posted in Recipes, tagged chocolate, scone on January 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
One of my favorite things to do is bake on a weekend morning. I went on a scone kick last winter when a neighbor told me she wanted to start baking Raspberry White Chocolate Scones instead of paying $1.89 a piece for scone at a local specialty market. Her favorite variety was Raspberry White Chocolate, [...]
Nina’s Coca-Cola Cake
Posted in Recipes, tagged cake, chocolate on September 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Makes One 13×9-inch cake
Cake ingredients:
2 cups all purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup Coca-Cola
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Frosting Ingredients:
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
6 tablespoons Coca-Cola
1 pound (1 box) confectioners’ sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup chopped [...]
