MB Recipe - Grape Tomato "Salad", Scotch Cake, Chocolate Icing
Grape Tomato “Salad”
This is a quick and easy side dish that can be prepared at the last minute and goes with any meal.
2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 cloves fresh garlic, minced
2 pints grape tomatoes
6 green onions, sliced
2 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
Salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup chopped parsley
1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped
Add olive oil to a large skillet. Place over medium heat. Add garlic, tomatoes, onions, and cook until tomato skins burst. Remove from heat and add remaining ingredients. Toss and serve immediately.
Rachael Russell
Valdosta, Ga.
Testing Notes: Be sure to use fresh basil. Cherry tomatoes also can be used; Vidalia onion can be used in place of green onions.
Scotch Cake
This is a very moist cake that is inexpensive and easy to make.
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup water
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Combine flour, sugar and salt in a large mixing bowl; set aside. Combine butter, shortening, water and cocoa in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and stir until butter melts. Pour hot mixture over flour mixture. Add eggs, buttermilk, soda, cinnamon and vanilla. Stir until batter is smooth. Batter will be very THIN! Pour into greased and floured 13x9-inch baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 -45 minutes. About 10 minutes before cake is done, make Chocolate Icing. Pour over hot cake. Cool and cut into squares to serve.
Chocolate Icing
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
6 Tablespoons milk
1 (16-ounce) package powdered sugar, sifted
1 cup chopped pecans
2 cups coconut
Combine butter, cocoa and milk in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in powdered sugar. Add pecans and coconut. Mix well and pour over hot cake while still in the pan.
Mrs. Bettie Evans
Kennesaw, Ga.
Testing notes: This is a very old recipe with a new twist when coconut is added.
It can just as easily be omitted. Not sure where the “Scotch” name comes from – except that it takes so few ingredients and is very inexpensive to make.
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