Hummingbird Cake

  

Easy to make and so very delicious! This recipe comes from Paula Deen, and I'm so very grateful to the friend who first made it for me and then shared the recipe.

Lighter- than- Air Chocolate Cake

I learned this recipe when we first moved to South Florida.  I may work in some darker chocolate one of these days....

11 oz. Semi-sweet chocolate

2/3 C Butter

6 large eggs, separated

2/3 C Sugar

            Line a 9” springform pan with buttered wax paper.  In a pan, melt the Chocolate with the butter over low heat, cool.  Beat yolks for about one minute.  Slowly add sugar.  Beat until thick and lemon colored.  Beat egg whites until they just begin to peak.  Add cooled chocolate to egg yolk mixture, blending thoroughly.  Fold this gently into the whites.  Pour into pan.  Bake at 350 for 45 minutes.  Cool half an hour before turning out of pan.

            Serve at room temperature with homemade whipped cream.  Yummmmmmm!

Chiffon Cake

Simple, light, made from ingredients which are normally already in the pantry, what's not to love?  I can't remember where I first found this recipe, but I seem remember making it way back when we lived in Germany and had one kiddo, so it's been a while!  I used to ride my bicycle, with little Nathaniel in the kiddie seat on the back, to the Post library at Möhringen Kaserne, where we lived, and I would check cookbooks out to try new recipes.  Good times....