Devil’s Food Cake

Today we are going to start with some cake recipes. For those of you who thought Devils Food Cake only came from a Betty Crocker box, here is a relatively easy looking cake recipe that probably tastes a whole lot better. It may be a bit labor intensive because there are several steps, but something … Continue reading

Chocolate Upside Down Pudding

Here’s an old school pudding recipe. You could certainly make this with Jello instant pudding, or even Jello “cook for a few minutes” pudding, but why would you when you can make it from scratch? Chocolate Upside Down Pudding (Marnie) 1 c flour 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp B.P. (baking powder) 3/4 c white sugar … Continue reading

Ida’s Chocolate Sauce

Here we have a second recipe for chocolate sauce. Where the first recipe was pretty much a “throw it together and use it” sauce, this one requires a little bit of time for cooking. It sounds delicious and I love Gram’s notes to herself. They are visual an easy to reconcile. I have no idea … Continue reading

Chocolate Syrup

I absolutely love this “recipe card” because it’s so Gram. She was frugal and I have seen numerous examples of her reusing paper to jot down recipes, ideas, or notes. She was the original “green” housewife, lol. This particular recipe is on the corner of an envelope – and on the back was part of … Continue reading

Candy Bar Cookies

Today we have a fairly labor intensive cookie that sounds delicious! I always tend to stay away from any cookies that say “roll out” because invariably the dough will stick to my rolling pin (not enough flour) or will dry out (too much flour). I always have bad luck with rolled cookies. It will take … Continue reading