I am feeling powerless to help in so many different situations. In a feeble attempt to try to create some hope or even a small bit of joy I tried to do something mom would do! I made dessert! I am not good at dessert, truth be told I don't usually think of dessert in my planning. I've made dinner for dad most days since mom's passing and after one dinner, he said, "your mother never forgot dessert". I thought about "not forgetting" dessert and I thought about sweet little moments that come in life--just the little things like grandchildren, or a job well done, or a sweet smile... that is dessert. So back to my attempt at dessert--Sunday I made a dessert that may bring a smile to some of your faces Devil's Float. Each Sunday dinner mom brought dessert to my house, but this Sunday it was time for me to bring dessert. Each Sunday mom brought hope, but this Sunday it was my turn to bring hope. It came in the form of an ooey gooey chocolate cake...and it was just that, a bit of hope, a smile, a bit of mom enjoying our Sunday feast. Here is the recipe. Please take my offer for a bit of hope. Chocolate never hurts and Mom would always remember dessert! I love you all.
P.s. dad said that this recipe was handed down from Grandma Asplund to mom.
Devil's Float
Sift together:
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup flour
3/4 c sugar
2 tsp baking powder
add:
2 tlb butter
1/2 c milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 square of melted baker chocolate
Pudding:
1/2 c sugar
1/2 c brown sugar
2 tlb cocoa
1 c boiling water
Mix pudding and place in 8x8 pan. Add batter on top of pudding and place in a 350 degree oven for 1 hour
6 years ago
