I wasn't pulling your leg with my answer to Courtney's question. I was just trying to explain why this particular cake was wacky, crazy, or cock-eyed. I like Peg Bracken. She makes me laugh. Wish I could get another copy of I Hate to Cook Book, and even I Hate to Housekeep. Just those titles alone makes me laugh. I love reading books that make me react. I just downloaded 2 of her books from Bard that I never read before, one has recipes, and the other is her biography. She's a hoot.
As for being a capable cook, how do you know? Do I know you from somewhere? Some recipes can be long and cumbersome for a blind person to deal with--I have seen those in Cooking Light Magazine. I also have seen recipes that are more down-to-earth and easier to do, like homemade chocolate pudding. I can, if I have what is needed, actually make the best homemade chocolate pudding. I am going to have to put chocolate and cornstarch on the list some time next month. I am not too fond of rice pudding, but vanilla or chocolate, hey, I'd have that anytime. Marie -----Original Message----- From: Gary Patterson via Cookinginthedark [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2016 7:07 PM To: [email protected] Cc: Gary Patterson Subject: Re: [CnD] crazy cake Come on, Marie, you are just as capable as any other cook! Gary Patterson -----Original Message----- From: Marie Rudys via Cookinginthedark [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2016 7:11 PM To: [email protected] Cc: Marie Rudys Subject: Re: [CnD] crazy cake Ah, yes. This is an old recipe. Even Peg Bracken had it in her I Hate to Cook Book or something like that. She called it Cock-Eyed Cake. I also made this, and of course, one late night, a woman gave this recipe out on a talk show. I tried it right away, it was in the early 1980's, and I liked it. I have not made this crazy cake in a long time. Wacky Cake, Crazy Cake, Cock-Eyed Cake, whatever you call it, it is a good old recipe, pretty foolproof, even for a blind person. Marie -----Original Message----- From: Wayne Scott via Cookinginthedark [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2016 4:56 PM To: [email protected] Cc: Wayne Scott Subject: [CnD] crazy cake I have made this many times. Crazy Cake 9*13 pan 3 cup flour 2 cup sugar 6 TBSP. unsweetened cocoa 2 TSP. baking soda 1 Tsp. salt 12 TBSP. oil 2 TBSP. vinegar 2 TSP. vanilla 2 cup cold water Mix all dry ingredients; spread out to make hole in center; then pour wet ingredients. Take fork and mix all together. Bake in dg#350 oven for approximately 30 minutes. For 8*8, divide ingredients in half. Variation: Peanut butter brownies add 1/2 C. peanut butter to batter and bake as directed. _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
