Recipe - Chocolate Sheath Cake

This is one of my favorites! If you try this one, you need a gallon of COLD milk to wash it down with!!!

Chocolate Sheath Cake

Cake Mix:

2 Cups Sugar

2 Cups Flour

2 Sticks Oleo

4 Tbsp Cocoa

1 Cup Water

1/2 Cup Buttermilk (If no buttermilk, use 1/2 cup regular milk and add 1 Tbsp lemon juice)

2 Eggs (Slightly beaten)

1 Tsp Baking Soda

1 Tsp Cinnamon

1 Tsp Vanilla

Sift sugar and flour together. In a sauce pan, mix the oleo, cocoa and water bringing to a rapid boil. Pour over flour and sugar mixture and stir until well mixed. Add buttermilk, eggs, baking soda cinnamon and vanilla. Mix well and pour into a greased pan that's at least 1/4" and bake at 400* in preheated oven for 20 minutes.

Icing:

Begin making about 5 minutes before the cake is done.

1 Stick Oleo

4 Tbsp Cocoa

4 Tbsp Buttermilk

1 Box Powdered Sugar

1 Tsp Vanilla

1 Cup Chopped Pecans

Melt oleo, cocoa and buttermilk together and bring to a rapid boil. Remove from heat and add 1 box of powdered sugar, vanilla and pecans. Beat well with spoon and spread on the cake while it's hot.

Recipe - Brandied Candied Sweet Potatoes

I don't care for sweet potatoes, but this is a favorite for holiday get togethers.

Brandied Candied Sweet Potatoes

1/2 Cup Butter

1/2 Cup Brown Sugar (Packed)

1/2 Cup Brandy

1/2 Tsp Salt

2 LBS Sweet Potatoes, Peeled and diced.

In a large skillet melt the butter. Stir in the brown sugar, brandy and salt. Stir until smooth. Add the sweet potatoes. Cook over low heat, stirring gently until sweet potatoes are heated through and well glazed.