Happy Halloween Birthday to You

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Happy Halloween, tomorrow, and Happy Birthday Mom! You see my mother was born on Halloween. She’s not computer savvy though, so she won’t know if I talk about her. Shhhhhhh. LOL.

My mother doesn’t cook much any more, not like she did when I was a child. I remember her meatloaf though, that and her homemade Strawberry Cake. She’d set this cake out for Santa every Christmas Eve with a glass of cold milk. Those were two of my favorite dishes of hers growing up.

Several years ago she entered another one of her cake recipes in a contest. She was pleased as punch when her entry won second place. When all was said and done, the judges told my Mom her cake was the best tasting dessert, and had she done a presentation her cake would have easily taken first place. Being as this was my Mom’s first, and only ever stab at any cooking contest, she wasn’t aware of the criteria.

I don’t know how old this recipe is, but it has been passed down through several generations of my family from in-laws to ex-laws. Everybody has those, right, ex-laws? Anyway I thought it would be appropriate to share her award-winning recipe with you for her birthday. Hats Off To You Mom!

Butternut Cake

2 Cups Self-Rising Flour
2 Cups Sugar
1 Cup Vegetable Oil
1 Cup Milk
4 Medium Eggs
1 Teaspoon Butternut Flavoring
1 Cup Pecans, chopped

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Grease, and flour two 9” cake pans. Hand mix dry ingredients, then add remaining ingredients, do not use electric mixer. Pour into prepared pans and bake for 35 minutes, or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool on wire racks.

When cake is cooled, mix the following in saucepan over medium heat:

1 Cup Milk
¾ Cup Sugar
1 Cup Coconut, grated

Heat until hot, not boiling. Slowly pour/drizzle over cooled cake. Then mix the frosting below:

1 Stick of Butter
1 Pound Powdered Sugar
8 Ounces Cream Cheese, softened
1 Teaspoon Butternut Flavoring

Cream butter and cheese together, add powdered sugar and flavoring. Frost cake, slice and serve.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM, your Card is in the Mail, CALL YOU TOMORROW….Oh that’s right, she can’t get past the power button on the puter. LOL!

Bon Appetite
The Backseat Gourmet

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