Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Friends! (017/365)

Day 17 Happy: Visiting friends

Our friend (one of Marc's groomsmen, and all around good guy), John, got a promotion and is moving to South Carolina. While we are very, very happy for him, we are also going to miss him terribly! Luckily, he had time today to meet us at the mall, where Marc and I made Bride and Groom Build-A-Bears:



Then he went to dinner with us, and came back to the house for dessert. I made my Gran's Chocolate Sheet Cake earlier in the day, and we ate some of that. My mom used to make the cake for me all the time on my birthday and it was my favorite growing up, but I haven't had it in years. It was delicious (see recipe below). Now we are going to watch Sherlock Holmes, which none of us have seen.

Good luck with your new job, John! We're going to miss you!

My Sherlock Holmes rating: 4 stars

Gran's Chocolate Sheet Cake: 
This recipe was written down for me by my Mom, and she got it from my grandmother on my Dad's side.

In a large bowl mix: 
2 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp cinnamon 
2 cups sugar
3/4 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda 
(I also added a dash of 
cloves, which I think makes
any baked dish yummier.)

In sauce pan mix: 
2 sticks butter
4 tbls cocoa 
1 cup water
Bring to a boil and pour over
dry ingredients in bowl. 

Add:
 2 beaten eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 tsp vanilla 

Blend well, pour in greased 
cookie sheet. Bake at 350 
about 20 minutes. 

Icing: 
In saucepan: 
Melt 1 stick butter
Add 4 tbls cocoa

Let cool 

Add 6 tbls buttermilk   
Add one (1 lb) box 
powdered sugar 
Beat well, pour over 
warm cake 
 

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