Brownie Pudding Cake

Made this other day (for the second time) for my Mama's birthday. I don't know how I "forgot" about this cake! It is so yummy!!! Topped with chocolate ice cream, my brother said it must be a sin. It was that good. :-) Had a request for the recipe and in thinking about how amazing this cake is, thought it was blog worthy. Here it be! :-)
Note: This recipe makes an 8x8 so when I made it I doubled it for a 9x13. Also, I substitued evaporated milk for the milk and it tasted great. Didn't even notice!

Ingredients:
1 cup flour
3/4 cup white sugar
2 Tbsp cocoa
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup milk (or 1/4 cup evap milk & 1/4 cup water)
2 Tbsp oil
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (opt. I didn't but it sounds good so I might next time)
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup cocoa
1 1/2 cup boiling water


Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 8x8 pan. In medium bowl stir together the flour, white sugar, the 2 Tbsp cocoa, baking powder, and salt. Stir in the milk, oil, and vanilla. (Stir in walnuts here if adding them)
Pour batter into pan. In a small bowl stir together the brown sugar and the 1/4 cup cocoa. Stir in the boiling water. Slowly pour mixture over the batter.
Bake for 40 minutes. Place pan on wire rack and cool for 45 to 60 minutes.

It says to serve warm which is amazing but the cake was still good the next day. I can't tell you how it tasted after 2 days because it didn't last that long. :-)

Marshmallow Fondant

Another first for me! :-D I recently came across this (thanks to my ridiculously crafty friend :-P ) and have been wanting to try it. Decided the baby shower tomorrow was the perfect opportunity. :-) It didn't go too badly, especially considering it was my first time and I was really nervous. Think I'll probably use it again for a special occasion. :-)

I'll try to post instructions at a later date.

Pineapple Cake with Buttery Milk Syrup

Yet again, courtesy of AllRecipes.com I have found another amazing recipe. This cake was so good and also a great pantry cake because the ingredients are all things you most likely will already have in your pantry except for maybe the pineapple. . . which isn't hard to get. Your local grocery store probably has some. :-P Also, I only had pineapple chunks so I utilized a cheese slicer and proceeded to     make my own crushed pineapple.

Disclaimer: I did not take this photo but took it from the recipe at All Recipes.

Here's the link if you wanna go to the site http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Pineapple-Cake-II/Detail.aspx
Or you can just take it from here.


Ingredients:
2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs
20 oz can of crushed pineapple


Directions:
Mix dry ingredients. Stir in the beaten eggs and pineapple with it's juice and mix well. Pour in lightly greased 9x13 pan and bake for 30 min at 350 degrees. While baking, make the syrup.


Ingredients:
3/4 cup butter
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla


Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a sauce pan. Bring to a boil over med/high heat and cook for 5 minutes. Pour over the cake while it is still warm.


I made this for the first time a couple of weeks ago for something at my church (I tried out a new recipe for a public function!) and it was definitely a hit. Though, some did say they might like it just as well with out the rich, yummy, delectable syrup. So, I still had some pineapple this week with which I made another cake but didn't make the syrup this time. It is good with out the syrup but almost like a completely different cake. So give it a try and let me know what you think!

Easy Fudge Cake

I got this one from "The Beany Malone Cookbook" (I'd be curious to hear if any of you have heard of the Beany Malone books!) and it fast became a favorite! It is so moist and yummy! Needless to say, in my large family one 8-in pan is not going to do it so I usually double it and bake it in a 9x13 pan.

Preheat oven to 350.

Ingredients:
1/2 c margarine or butter
1 c sugar
3 Tbsp cocoa
2 beaten eggs
1 c flour
1/2 c milk
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 c chopped nuts (optional)

Directions:
In a warmed bowl cream together the margarine, sugar, and cocoa until smooth. Add the beaten eggs and beat all together. Add the flour and milk alternately, beating as you do so. Then add the vanilla and the chopped nuts.
Oil and flour an 8-in square pan. Pour int the mixture, and bake 35 minutes or until a straw or toothpick stuck in the middle of the cake comes out clean.
Cut into squares when cool.

Applesauce Chocolate Chip Cake

This is one of my absolute favorites!


Preheat oven for 350 degrees.


Ingredients:
1/2 c butter
1/2 c sugar
2 eggs
2 Tbs cocoa
1 c applesauce
2 c flour
1/2 tsp soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 c chocolate chips
Topping:
2 Tbsp sugar
1 c chocolate chips


Directions:
Cream butter, sugar, and eggs together. Add applesauce and dry ingredients. Mix well then add the chocolate chips. Pour into a 9x13 greased pan. Sprinkle the sugar and chocolate chips on top. Bake for 35 minutes.