They Grow Up So Fast...

Two weeks ago on September 19, by a lake with the setting sun as their background, my baby brother Emile got married his sweetheart Sterlin!!! :)










 The ceremony was simple yet beautiful. The look on my brother's face as his beautiful bride Sterlin walked towards him was priceless. I tried to keep it together but once he read out the vows he wrote for her... the floodgates opened. I believed I cried enough for everybody at the wedding even the bride. These were not sad tears, they were tears of joy and happiness for Emile and Sterlin. I barely made it through my toast to the both of them at the reception without crying... then again that may have been the tequila.

So to celebrate the beautiful union of my brother and the sweet Sterlin, I have decided to share my recipe for Heavenly Hash Cake, Emile's favorite. I wrote about it in a post last year. Every time I came home for the holidays, he would have me make him his own cake separate from the family's. Sometimes I even used it as a bribe to get my brother to do my bidding. So Sterlin, this recipe will probably prove to be very useful for you as well.

Heavenly Hash Cake (aka The Bribe)
Yields: 1  9x13 cake

Ingredients

Cake:

• 4 eggs
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 sticks butter, soften
• 1 1/2 cups self-rising flour
• 4 tablespoons cocoa 
• 1 to 2 cups walnuts, chopped
• 2 teaspoons vanilla 
• 1 bag large marshmallows

Icing:

• 1 box confectioner's sugar
• 4 tablespoons cocoa
• 1/2 cup evaporated milk
• 4 tablespoons butter, melted

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
2. Mix by hand the eggs, sugar and butter.
3. In a separate bowl, mix flour, cocoa, walnuts and vanilla. Add this to the egg mixture.
4. Bake in a well greased and floured pan for 20-25 minutes.
5. When done, cut large marshmallows in half and place on cake while hot. Return to oven for a few minutes more.
6. Combine all icing ingredients and stir until smooth.
7. Pour icing over hot cake and marshmallows. 

So come on everyone! Let's Eat Up & Wine Down... and don't forget to follow me on Facebook.

 

 Aww... just look at that chubby, happy baby! Isn't he the cutest thing ever?!

Sorry Emile. I just had to do it because you will always be my baby brother...

Let me stop before I start crying again.