FOOD FOR THOUGHT.. Got any new names for recipes?
Freeper SaraJohnson posted a recipe here the other day for chocolate “Hobo Cake,” perfect for this kind of economy.
I tested it using extra dark cocoa instead of regular because that’s all I had, and tweaked it with some almond flavoring and a doubling of the vanilla, and it really was a great from-scratch cake requiring little effort or cleanup -perfect for someone without a mixer or who just doesn’t want to bother with one. The best thing about it is that it was not overly sweet. The dark chocolate made it look black like an oreo cookie.
You stir it up in the same pan you bake it in, no greasing and dusting required!
Hope Sara doesn’t mind if I repeat her recipe here:
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Hobo Cake
Preheat oven to 350
Get out a 9/13 baking pan. Mix the ingredients in there in this order:
2 cups sugar
3 cups flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
2/3 cup cocoa
2/3 cup veg. oil
2 cups water
2 tbls. vinegar
2 tsp vanilla
This is the hardest part. LOL Mix up with a fork pushing batter on the ends into the middle so it’s all mixed up good. (the vinegar will make a volcano with the baking soda so if you have children...big thing!) When all mixed bake clean the slopped up batter from the lip of pan (it will burn) and bake for 25 minutes. When toothpick is dry after you stick it in the middle, it’s done.
Easier than pie!
Make frosting as directed on semisweet choc. package or look it up on the net.
36 posted on Friday, September 21, 2012 11:32:22 PM by SaraJohnson
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Put some good real vanilla ice cream on it or dust it with powdered sugar if you are like me and don’t care for frosting, and if you use an insulated cake pan you might have to add a minute or two to the time. I bet it would be good with coconut or coffee added, too.
Moochele’s Crabby Cakes
1 Egg
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1/8 tsp Dry mustard
1 Tbsp Mayo
Juice from half a lemon
1 1/2 tsp spicy mustard
2 pats of butter
sprig of chopped parsely
1/2 tsp Old Bay or Cajun seasoning
1/4 Cup bread crumbs
1 cup Crab meat***
Mix everything except the crab meat.
Add crab meat last, being careful not to break it up too much.
Form gently into patties without squeezing it too much, you want it to barely hold together, so they will be light.
You can roll them in a little extra bread crumbs if they are too sticky.
Fry in bacon grease. OK, olive oil, if you are an elitist with food stamps.
*** Since the economy is so bad I am considering substituting crab with shredded turnip. I’ll report back later if it turns out delectable.