Strawberry Cake

           *NOTE* This is not a "same day" cake. The strawberries need time to set.

This is one cake that's easy to do and my family devours it. I bet yours will too.

Ingredients

1 box of strawberry cake mix. Any brand.

1 small box of strawberry Jello.

1 Pint of fresh strawberries sliced

1 box of powdered sugar

1 cup of cooking oil.

1 cup of milk

4 whole eggs

1 stick of butter.

Wash and slice your strawberries. Layer them in a bowl with some powdered sugar. (Roughly a cup to a cup and a half.) You want to make sure your strawberries are well coated. Put a tight lid on the bowl and stick these in the fridge overnight. Shake your bowl a few times to get the strawberries well-coated. I usually give mine a good shake each time I open my fridge for something.

The next day we are ready to bake this cake!

Mix together the cake mix and jello powder.

Add the eggs, cooking oil, milk, and 1 cup of your strawberries and juice mixing well.

Pour this into a 9 x13 pan and bake at 325

Take your bowl of soaked strawberries and add one stick of melted butter and the rest of the box of powdered sugar. Stir well.

Once your cake is done. Poke holes into the top of the cake and pour on your strawberry mixture.

Your cake is ready to enjoy!

Boiled Peanuts

 I made the mistake of posting this picture to my Facebook and Instagram accounts. To my surprise, there were quite a few of you asking me how I made them. Well, it's not a big secret, so I'll be happy to tell you.

If any of you have ever bought the green peanuts in the can Then you know how hard it is to eat them. They are very hard and it is near impossible to get the peanut out of the shell. This is just a simple way to make those peanuts something your whole family will devour.

Crockpot (Slow cooker) Or a large pot. I use a crockpot.

2 104-ounce cans of green boiled peanuts. If you can't find the large cans that's perfectly fine. Just get a larger amount of the small ones. Like 6 27-ounce cans.

Pour the peanuts into your crock pot. Be sure to taste the liquid to see if you need to add salt. If I have room, I usually add a little water (Maybe three cups.) Taste your liquid after adding the water to see if you need salt. Turn your crock pot on High and cook these overnight. Usually twelve to fourteen hours.

If you are using a pot, be sure to do this during the day so you can keep an eye on it. Bring your peanuts to a hard boil on high heat. Turn it down to medium-high heat cooking for about ten hours. Add salted water as needed.

When your peanuts are done. Strain them into a bowl. You can leave them out during the day for you and your family to enjoy. But refrigerate them overnight.

Southern Custard

 

My husband absolutely loves this stuff. And it's so easy to make!

Preheat oven to 400 degrees

1/2 Cup of Buttermilk

1 Cup of Sugar

2 eggs

3 tablespoons of flour

pinch of salt

1 stick of butter

1 teaspoon of vanilla

Mix all of the ingredients together and pour into a 9-inch pie shell. We prefer this cooked without the pie shell. But, you can get a nice recipe for a pie shell here. Or store-bought will be just fine.

Bake for 25 minutes or until the edges are golden brown. See the above picture.

Pie Shell

2 & 1/2 Cups of all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon of sugar

1 teaspoon of salt

4 tablespoons of ice water

put all ingredients in a medium sized bowl.

work with hands until the dough comes together. Divide the dough into half. Flaten halves into disks.

Hush Puppies

This recipe belongs to my mother, (Geneva Donald). It makes some melt in your mouth Hush Puppies. You must try them! I can't make these often because I honestly can't stop eating them.

1 Cup of self-rising flour

1 Cup of cornmeal

1 Teaspoon of baking soda

3 Tbsp tomato paste

4 egg yolks

buttermilk. (Enough buttermilk to moisten.)

Cooking oil

Stir all ingredients together and let set. Do not stir anymore. After thirty minutes. Drop by tablespoons into hot oil. Drain on paper towels.