MAKING WHOOPIE

 Spent this afternoon making my friend Sarah's recipe for

WHOOPIE PIES

4 cups flour

2 cups sugar

1 cup cocoa

3 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

2 eggs

2 cups milk

1 cup cooking oil

Sift dry ingredients into bowl.

 Add other ingredients and mix well.

 Drop onto ungreased cookie sheet and bake about 7 minutes at 425 degrees.
FILLING

1 cup Crisco shortening

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup confectioners sugar

1 cup marshmallow cream (fluff)

Mix well, add about 2 Tablespoons of milk if it is to thick.

Note….the chocolate cake part tastes GROSS without the filling so don’t try it. TRUST me on this one. Something magical happens when the two combine!

 Once the pies were baked and assembled I packaged a few of them in cellophane bags and pretty ribbon.  I even stowed a couple in the freezer to eat on Wednesday when the "sugar" bet is finally over.

I love making these little tasty cakes.  It is such a reminder of Maine.

EBELSKIVERS

I woke up this morning and walked into my mom's kitchen and watched as Mom and Belle worked to together making our breakfast of EBELSKIVERS (traditional Danish pancakes in a distinctive shape of a sphere. Somewhat similar in texture to American pancakes crossed with a popover) They were quite yummy. She filled some of them with raspberry preserve and some with nutella.

EBELSKIVERS

2 eggs

1/2 qt. buttermilk

1/4 c. oil

2 c. flour

1 tsp. soda

1/2 tsp. salt
Beat egg yolks and add buttermilk and oil. Sift dry ingredients into liquid mixture. Beat egg whites and fold into batter. Cook on burner in a greased Ebelskiver pan. Fill each section with 1 heaping tablespoon of batter. Drop 1/2 tsp. of filling (nutella, raspberry preserve, applesauce) Top with a small dollop of batter. Turn with fork or skewers.

It was nice to watch Belle work with her Grandma. Definitely a neat opportunity for Belle to spend time with Grandma and to leave little something about baking.