I'm really looking forward to seeing this little guy along with his Mom & Dad. Can hardly wait.
Saturday, September 10, 2005
Potato Cake recipe
This recipe is my Mom's favorite. Mike & I like it pretty well, too.
It's a good use for leftover potatoes, but since I put pepper in potatoes for meals, I usually don't use leftovers. It's so easy to bake potatoes in the microwave that I do that, or use instant potatoes. We don't care for instant to go on the table, but since the potatoes don't leave a taste in the cake, it's a good way to cheat. You will probably want to use a mixer, instead of just a whisk or spoon to mix this. It makes a really thick batter. Mom likes it covered in fudge, but it tends to be a little too rich for me. I prefer to drizzle ice cream fudge topping over it then sprinkle nuts on the fudge.
POTATO CAKE
1 cup butter or shortening ½ tsp cinnamon
2 cups sugar
½ cup milk
4 eggs separated
2 ¼ cups flour
1 cup mashed potatoes
2 ¼ tsp baking powder
1 cup nuts
2 Tbsp cocoa
½ tsp each, salt, allspice, & cloves
Mix, adding egg whites last. Bake @ 375° for about 30 minutes until toothpick comes out clean.
It's a good use for leftover potatoes, but since I put pepper in potatoes for meals, I usually don't use leftovers. It's so easy to bake potatoes in the microwave that I do that, or use instant potatoes. We don't care for instant to go on the table, but since the potatoes don't leave a taste in the cake, it's a good way to cheat. You will probably want to use a mixer, instead of just a whisk or spoon to mix this. It makes a really thick batter. Mom likes it covered in fudge, but it tends to be a little too rich for me. I prefer to drizzle ice cream fudge topping over it then sprinkle nuts on the fudge.
POTATO CAKE
1 cup butter or shortening ½ tsp cinnamon
2 cups sugar
½ cup milk
4 eggs separated
2 ¼ cups flour
1 cup mashed potatoes
2 ¼ tsp baking powder
1 cup nuts
2 Tbsp cocoa
½ tsp each, salt, allspice, & cloves
Mix, adding egg whites last. Bake @ 375° for about 30 minutes until toothpick comes out clean.
Wednesday, September 07, 2005
Grandson's home
Monday, September 05, 2005
Samantha's Wedding
My niece, Samantha married Scott Gully on August 20. The wedding was beautiful & I thought I would share some of the photos. Great couple. I'm looking forward to getting to know Scott & wish both of them the best of everything.
Father of the bride getting ready for the wedding.
The wedding cake.
Samantha with Dad, Lee Roy, & sister, Laurie.
Getting the dance off to a great start.
Sam tossing the bouquet
Scott retrieving & tossing the garter.
Texas version of a stretch limo.
Father of the bride getting ready for the wedding.
The wedding cake.
Samantha with Dad, Lee Roy, & sister, Laurie.
Getting the dance off to a great start.
Sam tossing the bouquet
Scott retrieving & tossing the garter.
Texas version of a stretch limo.
About Me section of blog
In case you're wondering, I'm running 2 blogs from this site. This one, & the one for the software I use for work. The About Me section shows the same for both blogs, so I figured I should set it up for the professional world. I'm learning as I go on both of these, & hope they will get better with time.
Arrival of Grandson
Our new Grandson has arrived. He came on the scene yesterday morning weighing in @ 7 pounds 8 ounces. He's 19 1/2 inches long. His name is Austin Alexander Mann. Some of us may call him Peanut, but most will probably call him Alex. I will post photos as I get them.
Saturday, September 03, 2005
Welcome to my page
Thursday, September 01, 2005
Just getting set up
I plan to have photos & recipes as I get a chance to work on it between other projects.
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