Tuesday, she had a much needed hair cut. Did not realize she looked that bad until she looked - so good!!!Her special girl who has helped her with her hair for 15 years - shared a piece of chocolate cherry cake. She brought it home and "oh" it melted in her mouth. A big glass of milk made it perfect. Immediately a call for the recipe. It is so easy.
Yesterday she drove to the big city to check on "the house" and water her son's plant.
All was well - like she has shared before - it really unsettles her when she walk through this beautiful city home. Cannot figure out why - unless it is because like all the homes she plans and builds - there is a part of her still there. It is like she can sense her spirit in that home. Can visualize the garden she planted and Miss Sadie sitting in her special place. Once the home has new occupants she senses it will be different.
On my trip back to the country she stopped and shopped for essentials.
Replenished the pantry and she is ready for the snow that is predicted for the next two days. The ingredients for this satisfying simple cake were purchased.
So here goes - Chocolate Cherry Cake
Devils Food cake mix
1 can of Cherry pie filling
2 beaten eggs
1 tsp almond or vanilla extract
Mix by hand (now how easy is that) - 13 x 9 well greased pan - she used a tube pan (she likes the way the cake looks sitting on her old cake stand) 350 degrees - 30 minutes for 13/9 pan and 45 minutes for tube pan - or until toothpick comes out clean.
Icing - 1 cup of sugar
5 tbs of butter
1/3 cup milk
Bring this to a boil - stirring constantly
Add 6 oz chocolate chips
Pour on warm cake
She would not call this especially healthy or non-fattening!!!
You can see by the picture - the cake came out of the oven 2 hours ago and she has already had a large slice with a big glass of milk and shared some with a worker who is piling brush in my woods.
Now this is her kind of cake - she hopes she does not upset her stomach!!
My children would say - "mom please do not tempt me" my little granddaughters would wait for second helpings.
11 comments:
Sounds like wonderful comfort food while it is snowing.
You are making me so hungry and I was just thinking that I am not that hungry for dinner!
Linda and Tabor - thanks for commenting. The cake is sinfully
"good". I would not usually make a cake like this for "one woman".
But why not!!!!
Sure will not be any visitors the next few days. Shared a piece with my helper and tried calling neighbor and cannot reach her. Guess I will eat the whole thing myself...
You know I am on a wellness kick this month...maybe for Valentine's Day I can have this cake! Sigh... :)
I never met a chocolate cake I did not like...unfortunately. Tee hee.
Oh My Jamie - you would love this cake. I will make it for you anytime or WHEN YOU VISIT!!!!!
Oh, yum! My kind of cake. I love the combination of chocolate and cherries.
Balisha
Balisha - it was so simple to make.
Just mixed with my wooden spoon.
It sounds fabulous, but we are trying to lose weight....:-/
Kenju, I understand. Have a great day - I am waiting for the big "snow".
think i will make this for hubby for valentine's - he is a true chocolate addict! so, no liquids and no oil...just the cake mix, eggs, cherry filling, and the vanilla? sounds so easy and looks delicious! the icing looks like it thickened well. thanks so much for the recipe.
Sky, it is so easy and "good".
I just weighed - have ate 1/2 a chocolate cake and the scale still says 110 lbs. Wonder....
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