tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post6709067158652923465..comments2024-03-28T06:20:48.661-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Chocolate Cake with Candy Cane Frosting @LucyBurdetteJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-10250552296976015322019-12-21T22:32:05.361-05:002019-12-21T22:32:05.361-05:00What a pretty cake! I'm in charge of music at ...What a pretty cake! I'm in charge of music at my church and I'm feeling very run down right now prepping for the Christmas service. I usually make a variety of all my favorite candies and cookies at Christmas but I gave myself a break this year and just made some very easy fudge. It's so nice to allow myself to simplify. Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04283679668845997329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-18620003725816827372019-12-21T16:24:37.012-05:002019-12-21T16:24:37.012-05:00I always forget to dot the butter. Wonder what it ...I always forget to dot the butter. Wonder what it adds? We’ll never know!Fintahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17087809450585073206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-15832243479175171962019-12-21T16:21:44.366-05:002019-12-21T16:21:44.366-05:00GIMME GIMME GIMME! GIMME GIMME GIMME! Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-4836346473374341962019-12-21T16:17:46.115-05:002019-12-21T16:17:46.115-05:00Aren't they great, Lucy!Aren't they great, Lucy!<br />Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-1251593470401161342019-12-21T14:25:23.132-05:002019-12-21T14:25:23.132-05:00How funny Kathy, we had meatloaf sandwiches last n...How funny Kathy, we had meatloaf sandwiches last night too!Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-34296046035901172132019-12-21T14:24:49.176-05:002019-12-21T14:24:49.176-05:00I bet your church will be beautiful! And the brown...I bet your church will be beautiful! And the brownies with candy canes on top sound delicious Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-40314569386099641882019-12-21T14:23:38.599-05:002019-12-21T14:23:38.599-05:00As long as you don’t have to go down with the sun ...As long as you don’t have to go down with the sun as well! That would be an early night in MaineLucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-30101685407041045072019-12-21T14:23:05.934-05:002019-12-21T14:23:05.934-05:00We do wish you luck writing! Hope it goes well wit...We do wish you luck writing! Hope it goes well with the two week chunkLucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-10319673893908143712019-12-21T13:06:02.387-05:002019-12-21T13:06:02.387-05:00Yum! That cake looks delicious, Lucy! I'm pl...Yum! That cake looks delicious, Lucy! I'm planning on trying a new cake for Christmas dinner this year. It's Cherry Cheesecake Chocolate Bundt Cake. Here's the recipe: https://tiphero.com/cherry-cheesecake-chocolate-bundt-cake <br /><br />Today, I'm getting ready to put some chicken breasts in the crockpot to use in a chicken casserole later. I don't know why I'm in a cooking mood before I have to fix the Christmas dishes. Thursday I fixed meatloaf and mashed potatoes that lasted two nights. Well, last night we had meatloaf sandwiches (yum). I hope to get some packages wrapped today, too. Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-46790001436203096462019-12-21T12:24:19.172-05:002019-12-21T12:24:19.172-05:00Today is brass and silver polishing, putting bows ...Today is brass and silver polishing, putting bows on wreaths and putting those drippy candles in holders prepping for Christmas Eve at Church. If I bake it will be James Beard's chocolate brownies with crushed candy canes sprinkled on top as they come out of the oven and that wouldn't be until Sunday. Today I need to retrieve a box I stored at the office and try to make the apartment look a bit more festive. Okay, I'm late, off to dry out my hands with brass polish.Deana Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093854261937772980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-33226365736942890732019-12-21T12:15:28.905-05:002019-12-21T12:15:28.905-05:00I actually do eat a candy cane during the season, ...I actually do eat a candy cane during the season, Karen. I found some nice large individually purchased ones and break off a chunk.Deana Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093854261937772980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-43589792240094487162019-12-21T12:04:58.021-05:002019-12-21T12:04:58.021-05:00That cake has me DROOLING. I'm going to try it...That cake has me DROOLING. I'm going to try it after Christmas, when all the canday canes go on sale for $.50 a box.<br /><br />Today: cleaning, decorating, shopping. I was up with the sun on this shortest day, which makes me feel terribly accomplished already.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-10232144045870447472019-12-21T11:43:11.914-05:002019-12-21T11:43:11.914-05:00The cake sounds delicious, Lucy! If Deb discovers...The cake sounds delicious, Lucy! If Deb discovers that she doesn't have a bundt pan, she can borrow mine. <br /><br />For me, today is the first day of a long, much-needed break. I had the Christmas concert on Monday. (If you're sorry you missed that, check out the Dallas Winds' "Horns for the Holidays" CD. The music is lovely and the liner notes are outstanding.) You would think I'd get to relax once the concert was over, but no. I had two major deadlines looming. They actually fall in January but I wanted to get them taken care of before Christmas because . . . I have a two-week break! <br /><br />The Dallas Winds usually closes the office the week between Christmas and New Years but this year, because both holidays fall in the middle of the week, my boss decided to give us both weeks! Hooray! I may be baking, and cleaning, and celebrating with friends, but I have made a promise to myself that I will spend those precious days writing. Wish me luck! And happy Winter Solstice. The light WILL come back!Gigi Norwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495357787099352860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-8727737887171979672019-12-21T11:06:36.203-05:002019-12-21T11:06:36.203-05:00It's a Mississippi Delta and LA thing. It'...It's a Mississippi Delta and LA thing. It's a version of creamed spinach with the addition of pepper jack cheese melted in. My mother -in-law was from Greenville, MS. You can Google the recipe. It's really good.Atlantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16637762384888209772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-46273668288597433702019-12-21T10:51:28.683-05:002019-12-21T10:51:28.683-05:00Celia, isn't it fun when your grandkid enjoys ...Celia, isn't it fun when your grandkid enjoys your cooking? My grandson will also be 15 soon, and it's such a fun age. <br /><br />Roberta, I usually forget to dot the butter in fruit pies. Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846039203123720312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-28691416963498982412019-12-21T10:49:47.254-05:002019-12-21T10:49:47.254-05:00Great use for candy canes! They're so festive ...Great use for candy canes! They're so festive and pretty, but who actually eats them? <br /><br />I usually save them for homemade peppermint ice cream in the summer, which has become a family favorite over the years. We were given an electric ice cream maker as a wedding gift, and so I make ice cream at least once every summer. <br /><br />We are traveling to Christmas, and my daughter requested a pie. So last night I assembled a blackberry pie from berries picked at the farm. It's in the freezer, ready to go with us and get baked fresh on Christmas Eve.<br /><br />Today I'm running last-minute errands and doing the last big of shopping for the babies in the family: two sets of siblings--one girls and one boys--each with a four-year old and a six- or seven-month old. I'm thinking books. And I have to get a big platter of my daughter's favorite bakery cookies, too. <br /><br />Happy Hannukah/weekend before Christmas to all! Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846039203123720312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-41357771895927592292019-12-21T10:34:45.931-05:002019-12-21T10:34:45.931-05:00Lucy, that cake looks fab. And I could even do it....Lucy, that cake looks fab. And I could even do it. I think... I have a bundt pan. Putting fresh cocoa powder and candy canes on my shopping list!Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-454319659197687322019-12-21T10:24:48.656-05:002019-12-21T10:24:48.656-05:00I will skip the mince pie – the only one who liked...I will skip the mince pie – the only one who liked it in our family was my father, and he did not pass that trait along. However one day I am going to make the sausage rolls!Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-62234296464955384612019-12-21T10:23:40.882-05:002019-12-21T10:23:40.882-05:00That sounds like a wonderful couple of days! Enjoy...That sounds like a wonderful couple of days! Enjoy the MessiahLucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-75055999763458157982019-12-21T10:23:12.026-05:002019-12-21T10:23:12.026-05:00Oh there is nothing worse than putting something i...Oh there is nothing worse than putting something in the oven and realizing you forgot the sugar or the vanilla or some other critical ingredient. Thank goodness your hub doesn’t mind driving in the snow – I would have gone mad! I’m a terrible passenger and a timid snow driverLucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-57321138901653187162019-12-21T10:20:31.926-05:002019-12-21T10:20:31.926-05:00I know you will have a blast! We were so busy in C...I know you will have a blast! We were so busy in California that we never baked a thing. Will do that when they come in FebruaryLucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-19540529147973749682019-12-21T10:19:53.758-05:002019-12-21T10:19:53.758-05:00That sounds like a wonderful celebration! I am ver...That sounds like a wonderful celebration! I am very intrigued by the spinach MadelineLucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-21628940724339112332019-12-21T10:19:15.999-05:002019-12-21T10:19:15.999-05:00Enjoy your family Hank! And stay warmEnjoy your family Hank! And stay warmLucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-33383271325989612812019-12-21T10:12:36.436-05:002019-12-21T10:12:36.436-05:00Tomorrow must be baking day for all of us! Intere...Tomorrow must be baking day for all of us! Interesting that so many people have Celiac disease. My sister-in-law was diagnosed about ten years ago after becoming acutely ill, took several biopsies to figure out what was so wrong with her. And the options were limited for gluten free goods then. Imagine and Italian who can't eat pasta. But its so much better now. There are whole sections in our grocery stores for gluten free food.<br /><br />Lucy Roberta, I make a chocolate cake very much like your recipe. It's the boiling water that does the trick, some chemical reaction with the cocoa that gives such a great chocolate flavor. And I use Hershey's! I'll try that candy cane icing next time for sure.<br /><br />We are out today but tomorrow I shall bake. Mince pies, sausage rolls, and maybe that chocolate cake? And there's date nut breads in the freezer to be brought out. TCare packages will mostly get sent to our neighbors on both sides and across the street. I seem to be the only living producer of sausage rolls on the Eastern seaboard, never mind mince pies. Rhys, I could use your help in the assembly line here!<br /><br />Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Blest Solstice and whatever else you may celebrate. Winter is here. Let's all sing one chorus of "In the Bleak Midwinter". <br /><br />Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187856103924954287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-61939124643361661532019-12-21T10:06:13.187-05:002019-12-21T10:06:13.187-05:00Thank you, Margaret!Thank you, Margaret!Judihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06777683026890358953noreply@blogger.com