Whats Cooking Wednesday

Since, I will always do more baking then I do cooking. I thought I would put what I baked here instead of what we were having for dinner. Since that probably will be determined about ten min before 5.

Chocolate Cake

All Purpose Flour 1 3/4 Cups
Baking Soda 1/4 Tsp.
Baking Powder 1 1/2 Tsp.
Salt 1/2 Tsp.
Shortening 1/2 Cups.
Sugar 1 1/4 Cups
Eggs 2
Chocolate,
Unsweetened, melted 2 Squares
Vanilla 1 Tsp.
Milk 1 Cup

Stir flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt together. Cream shortening; add sugar gradually, beating between additions. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Stir in melted chocolate and vanilla, blending well. Add dry ingredients alternately with milk, blending well after each addition. Pour into greased and floured cake pans. Bake in 350 degree oven for 30 min.


Rich Butter Frosting

Butter 1/4 Cup
Egg 1
Icing Sugar 2 3/4 Cups
Vanilla 1 Tsp.

Cream butter well; stir in egg. Add sugar, a little at a time, beating until light and fluffy. Stir in vanilla.

If you need more sugar add it until you have frosting that is the consistency that you would like.

Finished My New Book

I don't know where exactly I found the time to read. It has been one my biggest hobbies that have taken a back seat since I had kids, but for Thomas Harris I will find exception. I found myself in love with Hannibal Raising. I know a great number of my reading friends don't like reading Thomas Harris, for fear there is too much gore. This time there wasn't much at all, it seems to fill in the blanks that I had to questions that came about by reading the other three novels. This part of the series it actually the first. If that makes any sense at all. It explains why he is the way he is, and what his childhood was like. For die hard Hannibal fans it is a great read and seems to move quite quickly, before you know it the book is done. Now I am on to my next book, Cross!