Faith, Food and Family

Tonight we had our Mom's Night Out with MOPS and our theme was Christmas in July. So we all brought special Christmas themed dishes. It was a lot of fun! Our host even decorated her house up for the occasion. I decided to make Cracker Barrel Coca Cola Cake. It's one of my favorite cakes and very easy as well. Sorry the picture isn't the best. I hated to cut a piece before I took it to the get together. So I took a picture of it whole. It is very good though! Cracker Barrel Double Fudge Coca Cola Cake Ingredients: 1 C. Coca-cola 1/2 C. oil 1 stick Margarine 3 Tbsp. cocoa 2 C. sugar 2 C. flour 1/2 tsp. salt 2 eggs 1/2 C. buttermilk 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. vanilla Preparation: In a sauce Pan, Bring Coca-Cola, Oil, Margarine, and cocoa to a boil. In a bowl, mix the sugar, flour and salt. Pour into the boiling liquid and beat well. Add the eggs, Buttermilk, baking soda and vanilla. Beat well. Pour into a greased and floured sheet cake pan and bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 min...

Sorry I've been missing for a few days. Last week got a bit busy. Then Friday and Saturday our MOPS steering team had a retreat to plan the coming year. It was so much fun! I just decided to become a discussion group leader around April. I'm very excited about the coming year of MOPS! So have you heard of MOPS? If you haven't you can go here for more information. It's for moms with kids from birth through Kindergarten. MOPS International is now offering (as of this year) a group for moms with school age children. That's definitely exciting as well! I highly encourage you to see out a MOPS group in your area if you have children. It can be such a blessing in your life and the lives of others! God bless, Amanda