Happy 82nd Birthday!

Daddy/Grandpa's 80th Birthday

Happy Birthday Daddy/Grandpa!

Daddy turned 82 today. He's lived longer than his dad, mom and brother. I called Daddy to wish him a happy birthday and he said that for breakfast Cynthia took him to the Original House of Pancakes and he had an Apple Pancake (we'll have to post a recipe for that another time). I haven't been there in years but have fond memories of going there when I was a little girl. I love that place! Cynthia is also making Daddy a chocolate cherry birthday cake. This is one of his favorites and I wish I could be there to celebrate and eat cake. On my most recent trip to Oregon to visit mom and daddy, I found some of mom's and daddy's recipes and sure enough, there was a recipe for chocolate cherry cake, so in honor of Daddy's birthday today, I'm posting the recipe I found in their recipe box.


CHOCOLATE CHERRY CAKE

1 pkg. Devils Food Cake mix
1- 21 oz. can cherry pie filling
2 eggs - beaten

Mix together and put into a greased and floured 9x13 pan.
Bake at 350 for 30 min.

Frosting:
1 cup sugar
5 T butter
1/3 cup milk
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Combine sugar, butter and milk in a saucepan. Bring mixture to a boil while stirring. Boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir in chocolate chips until smooth. Pour over warm cake.

National Pancake Day

You might be asking yourself "What do pictures of the cabin have to do with National Pancake Day?" Well, I'll be happy to tell you. My first memory of Daddy's famous buttermilk pancakes were cooked on that woodstove in the cabin. I have such great memories of awaking in the morning to the sound of Devil's Creek and the smell of bacon and buttermilk pancakes.

The love of those buttermilk pancakes has been passed on to my children. They became very familiar with them while staying at Grandma and Grandpa's. Now, whenever we take vacations together, they always ask if we can have Grandpa's pancakes for breakfast. So, in honor of National Pancake Day and my daddy who made them many times in "Cleo's Kitchen", I'm posting Daddy's/Grandpa's famous buttermilk pancakes recipe.

Buttermilk Pancakes

6 eggs
1 quart buttermilk
2 T baking soda
2 T sugar
1 t salt
4 cups flour
2 T baking powder
1 T yeast
1/4 c. of warm water
1/4 c oil or melted butter

Dissolve yeast in water. Beat eggs and set aside. Mix together buttermilk, soda, and salt. Whisk together flour and baking powder. Add this to buttermilk mixture. Add yeast and sugar, then fold in the eggs. Let set overnight in the fridge. In the morning, add milk and melted butter to thin the batter.
Cook on griddle