Dear Sis,
Our family is loaded with September birthdays! Today we were able to celebrate three of them… Grandpa Carmin, Great Aunt Lucy, and Cousin Roman. William passed out presents and we had Grandpa Carmin’s favorite cake, Cherry Chip Cake with Marshmallow Frosting and Coconut Flakes.
William and Roman really enjoyed their time together. Roman was such a great big cousin… looking out for our little guy:)
Carmin’s Favorite Cake
Betty Crocker makes a Cherry Chip box cake mix. I haven’t tried to buy it in a decade. In that time, it is no longer a standard stock item. I had to order a case of 12 boxes just to get one!
Our oven at home is broken, so we were planning to do our baking at Grandpa Carmin’s house. As it turns out, his oven doesn’t work either! So we put plastic over our cake pans, took them to Old Economy Village, and baked them there while we had lunch with Sarah.
I made Aunt Cil’s Marshmallow Frosting, during nap time. Poor sleepy William slept until 5, so we were late for our dinner visit with cousin Lea and family.
- 1 1/2 c sugar
- 1/3 c water
- 2 egg whites
- 1/4 t cream of tartar
- 1 t vanilla extract
- Heat a double boiler.
- Combine sugar, water, egg whites, and cream of tartar in the top of a double boiler. Beat on high 1 minute.
- Place over heat and beat 7 minutes.
- Remove from heat . Add vanilla. Beat 2 minutes more.
- Cool to room temperature and spread over cake or cupcakes.
Love,
b
