Menu Plan Monday

Yes, it's early this week! I'm in total shock with myself!

Monday-Chicken Enchilada Casserole, salad (from last week. . .we had left-overs instead of this)

Tuesday-Pork skewers, Creamy Dill Noodles, Mixed Veggies

Wednesday-Pizza Buns or left-overs

Thursday (CP)- Crock Pot Gingered Beef, rice, (carrots and peas)

Friday (OAMC)-Spaghetti Casserole (Hilda's recipe), salad

Saturday's Snack- Chocolate-Mallow Brownie Cake (see below)

Sunday-Dutch boy pancakes (This recipe is called Dutch Babies Pancakes. . .It is the same, only my recipe, which comes from the Lynden Christian Cookbook, is pretty much half this one and cooked in pie plates).

Chocolate-mallow Brownie Cake

I think this came from a LONG, LONG ago Homemakers magazine. Very rich, but very good! i was supposed to post this around Christmas time but never got around to it, so here it is now.

Cake:

1/2 c. butter, softened

1 c. granulated sugar

4 eggs, room temperature

1-1/4 c. chocolate syrup

1 t.vanilla

1 c. flour

1 t. baking powder

pinch salt

2-1/2 c. mini marshmallows

Icing:

1/2 c. sugar

2 T. milk

2 T. butter

1/2 c. chocolate chips

1/2 t. vanilla

Cake: Lightly butter a 13x9" baking pan. Set aside. in large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until well-combined. Add eggs one at a time. Stir in chocolate syrup and vanilla. In small bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Stir flour mixture into chocolate syrup mixture a little at a time until well-combined. Pour into pan. Bake in 350F oven for 40-45 minutes or until edges of cake pull away from the pan. Place on wire rack and cover surface with marshmallows. Set aside.
Note: I usually bake this in a glass pan and let it cool slightly, without removing it from the pan.

Icing:In heavy saucepan, combine sugar, milk and butter over low heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved. Add chocolate chips and vanilla. Stir until melted. Remove from heat, beat 2 minutes or until smooth and glossy. Drizzle over marshmallows. Let cool completely. Serves 10-12

444 calories; 15g-12 g. fat per serving.

*Photo (and another recipe. . .and cute food blog from my brief look) from here.

*See other MPM at http://www.orgjunkie.com/. Have a yummy week!