Let us eat CAKE!!

This is the best chocolate fudge cake recipe ever! Turns out everytime, the only one I can make from scratch.........

 

ummmm, so good!

Recipe on the back of Herseys, unsweetened, cocoa box. The fudge frosting recipe is on there too.

• 2 cups sugar
• 1-3/4 cup flour
• 3/4 cup Herseys cocoa
• 1-1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1-1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup veg. oil
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 1 cup boiling water 

 Heat oven to 350* . Grease and flour 2- 9 in.round baking pans. Combine dry ingredients in large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat on med speed about 2 minutes, stir in boiling water. (batter will be very thin). Pour into pans.. Bake 30-35 min. or until toothpick comes out clean. Remove from pans, cool, frost.

Try it, you'll like it!

31 years!!

    

Today is our thirty first wedding anniversary! Thanks for the memories, Ric!
Love you!

 

 

(real vintage pics of us!)

                                      

Featured Artist - Christine Jones Photography

Now that I finally have a bit of a handle on blogging, I would like to feature a very talented Etsy artist. Christine had a contest awhile back for the 80th fan on her fanpage. http://www.facebook.com/ChristineJonesPhotography  I just happened to be it, (Yah!) so she sent me a  very generous collection of her beautifully done, photo cards, bookmarks and magnets! (Thank you!)

She has come a long way since then,  now 230 fans and growing! Christine has a wonderful shop on etsy http://www.etsy.com/shop/ChristineJonesPhotog  and an Artfire shop http://www.artfire.com/users/ChristineJonesPhotography  

Her work is includes an amazing array of nature inspired photos, in a variety of sizes .Here are some of my favorite examples:

 

-I love the simplicity of this one -

                                                            -  Dragonflys are my favorite-
                                                       

 

-This custom picture pendant is a great gift idea-

Christine Jones Photography  does casual , candid portrait photography in Memphis TN and the surrounding areas in addition to her  fine art photography prints,  photo note-cards, press printed note-cards, bookmarks, magnets, and photo jewelry. Christine has recently added her own website to her ventures, a work of art in itself!     

                                                         www.christinejonesphotog.com                                                                                                                                                                 

I wish she lived near me so I could use her services! 

Go ahead and spend a relaxing moment, looking at  nature, through the camera of Christine Jones!