It's been quite a while since I've posted on the blog - no promises, but I'd like to get back at it.  I will start with this one

The Grandkid's Favorite Chocolate Cake

1 3/4 cup sugar

2/3 cup shortening

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

2 1/2 cup flour

1 1/2 tsp soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 cup milk

1/2 cup cocoa

1/2 cup water

Bake @ 375 degrees for 30-35 minutes

Fudge Marshmallow Topping

1 1/2 cup sugar

1 cube butter

1/2 cup canned milk

bring to a boil

add 1 1/3 cup chocolate chips

after the cake is removed from the oven and while still hot - cover with miniature marshmallows and top with hot topping.

It always tastes better if you make it a day ahead and let it sit (the cake gets moister)

My mom gets requests from the Grandkids for this one & we adult kids love it too!!

Zucchini Cake

I got this recipe from my friend Coral Lee Findlay when we both lived in Elko, NV.  We had a homemaking meeting with all Zucchini recipies - Yummy!  This cake is one of my favorite of all time - kind of like a carrot cake.  I shred zucchini and freeze it so that we can enjoy some of these recipes all year long.


Zucchini Cake
from Coral Lee Findlay

2 cups sugar
2 cups chopped zucchini
1 1/2 cups oil
3 eggs
1 c. crushed pineapple
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
2 c. flour
1 cup chopped walnuts

Mix first six ingredients, then mix last five ingredients gradually to the first mixture.  Bake at 325 for one hour in a greased 9x13 inch pan.

Frosting:
1/2 cup mayonnaise
8 oz. cream cheese
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Candy Corn Cake

Check this out - my cake is famous. My sis-in-law Jodie sells this fancy french cookware - DeMarle. I was playing around with it last year and made a cake for the ward party. I thought - "I should take a picture and send it to Jodie", so I did, and now my cake is famous - well not really, but kind of cool to see it on the websites!

http://www.imakenews.com/demarleathome/index000471431.cfm?x=bhts1nr,bgt0nV8L

http://heatherwang.blogspot.com/2009/10/candy-corn-cake.html