Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... January 27-28-29-30, 2005

1-27-05 | JustAmy, St.Louie1, MamaBear, Billie

[JustAmy]

Welcome To....


'Amy's Place' welcomes all poets
and those who enjoy poetry. 'Amy's Place' is more than just about poetry.
Come in, relax, and share with fellow FReepers
your thoughts about any of the things on the *Menu*.

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[PreviouslyA-Lurker]

technically Chocolate Cake Day isn't for another half hour here, but I couldn't wait to celebrate!

Oh, thank God! I almost thought I had missed it!

[JustAmy]

I think I will check out Tucson!


70's sound great. *grin*

[JustAmy]

Hope you are having a great day while enjoying the chocolate cake.

**grin**

[PreviouslyA-Lurker]

I may have to leave and find a vending machine with some chocolate cake something-or-other in it...

; )

[JustAmy]

Chocolate Cake Squares with Eggnog Sauce

Ingredients:
1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 cup buttermilk or sour milk*
3/4 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
3/4 cup boiling water
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine, softened
1/4 cup shortening
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
Powdered sugar
EGGNOG SAUCE (recipe follows)

Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 13x9x2-inch baking pan.

2. Stir baking soda into buttermilk in medium bowl; set aside. Stir together cocoa and water until smooth; set aside.

3. Beat butter, shortening and sugar in large bowl until creamy. Add eggs, vanilla and salt; beat well. Add buttermilk mixture alternately with flour to butter mixture, beating until blended. Add cocoa mixture; blend thoroughly. Pour batter into prepared pan.

3. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely. Sprinkle powdered sugar over top. Serve with EGGNOG SAUCE. 12 to 15 servings.

EGGNOG SAUCE:
1 tablespoon cornstarch
2 tablespoons cold water
1-1/3 cups milk
1/4 cup sugar
3 egg yolks, beaten
1/4 teaspoon brandy extract
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Several dashes ground nutmeg

1. Stir cornstarch and water in saucepan until smooth. Add milk, sugar and egg yolks. Beat with whisk until well blended.

2. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened. Remove from heat. Stir in extracts. Cool completely. Sprinkle nutmeg over top. About 1-3/4 cups sauce.

* To sour milk: Use 1 tablespoon white vinegar plus milk to equal 1 cup.

Happy Chocolate Cake Day!

Even tho we are not celebrating "cure what ails you day",
I will find a cure for those of you who aren't feeling up to par.

[PreviouslyA-Lurker]

OMG!!!!!!!!!

[JustAmy]

LOL

Must be time for more chocolate. :)

[JustAmy]

Hot Toddy

Ingredients:
1 tblsp Honey
3/4 glass Tea
2 shots Brandy
1 slice Lemon

Mixing instructions:
Brew tea and fill tall glass 3/4 full. Mix in honey. Mix in Brandy shots. Add lemon slice and enjoy.

Creator/contributor's comments:
Supposedly cures colds.

[PreviouslyA-Lurker]

Black Magic Woman Cake
Peter Green, Carlos Santana

Got a black magic woman cake,
I got a black magic woman cake
I got a black magic woman cake got me so blind I can't see
I got a black magic woman cake
She It's try'in to make a devil out of me

Turn your back on me baby, turn your back on me baby
Turn your back on me baby don't turn babe
Turn your back on me baby
You might just pick up my give me a magic sticks fix

Got your spell on me baby, got your spell on me baby
Got your spell on me baby turnin my heart arteries into stone
I need you so bad magic woman cake I can't leave you alone

By Peter Green

[silverleaf]

Well that looks TEMPTING....especially to me, on my 2d week of the South Beach Diet.

Maybe I'll make me one of those when I get down to my target weight...say about, 2006 (the year, not the pounds)

[international american]

That is one serious cake!!

[JustAmy]

LOL

I wonder if they have recipes for low cal chocolate cakes.

[PreviouslyA-Lurker]

YEAH BABY! * in Autin Powers voice *

[international american]

I like to war my cake and eat it too.

[PreviouslyA-Lurker]

* in Marilyn Monroe voice * "yeah, baby..."

[JustAmy]

Chocolate Cake Shooter

Ingredients:
1/2 shot Absolut Citron
1/2 shot Frangelico
1 wedge Lemon (sugar-coated)

Mixing instructions:
Mix equal parts Absolut Citron and Frangelico into a shot glass. Drink the shot, and follow it immediately by sucking on a sugar-coated lemon wedge.

Creator/contributor's comments:
It tastes just like chocolate cake -- soon you'll be telling all your friends about this amazing drink.

[international american]

I only drank 4 ........i kno my casapity......

[international american]

:)

[PreviouslyA-Lurker]

Oh, no, now I'll be drunk too!

[PreviouslyA-Lurker]

Marilyn is drinking chocolate cake shooters with Amy right now. She will be unable to wear -er, uh, have chocolate cake with you or I Singh I until further notice. This is for her own good.
; )