Brownie Fudge Cake

This recipe came from my aunt, Wanda Stone Olinger. It has been a favorite in our family for over 50 years, not to mention a favorite in the restaurant! The longer it sits, the better it is!

If you do not have buttermilk on hand make your own by adding 1 tblspoon of lemon juice or vinegar to the milk. Let sit and stir.

2 Cups Sugar
2 Cups Flour
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
2 Sticks Butter
1/4 Cup Cocoa
1 Cup Water
1/2 Cup Buttermilk
1 Teaspoon Soda
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
2 Eggs
-----chocolate Icing-----
1 Stick Butter
1/4 Cup Cocoa
6 Tablespoons Buttermilk
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
1 Box Powdered Sugar
1 Cup Pecans, chopped

Sift sugar,flour, baking soda & salt together. Mix in sauce pan butter, cocoa & water. Bring to a boil over high heat. Pour into sifted mixture, stir and add buttermilk, vanilla and eggs. Mix for one minute only. Pour into foil lined cookie sheet. Bake at 350 deg for 20 minutes, or until cake tests done.

***CHOCOLATE ICING*** Mix in sauce pan: butter, butter milk, cocoa. Bring to a boil. Add powdered sugar, stir well and add pecans and vanilla, stirring until smooth. Ice while cake is hot.

Don't Eat Out-Cook Out

We are all watching our spending these days, and I think it is much more expensive to eat out than to cook at home. Honey and I use our outdoor grill all year, probably as much in the winter as in the summer. It is good for you, economical, and easy clean up!

This is a great recipe for company as well as just the family. My grandson loves this pork dish!

To serve 4

1 large pork tenderloin (make sure it is a tenderloin)
Good quality bacon
1 Bottle of soy sauce

The tenderloin will be in two pieces. Cut across both pieces making the pieces at least 1 inch thick. After cutting the pork, put together using pieces to make equal sized servings. Wrap ecah piece with bacon and secure with toothpicks. Place in shallow dish and pour bottle of soy sauce over all. Let marinate in the soy sauce 3- 4 hours turning once. Heat your grill. Cook about 15 minutes on one side then turn cooking about 10 minutes more. YUMMY!!

Serve with a salad, veggie and bread. The tenderloin will cost about $10.00, so for a family of four the main entree would be $2.50 each! Can't beat that! Ohh.. the pork tenderloin (minus the bacon) is only 4.5 grams of fat per serving, Can't beat that either!