Monday, April 18, 2011

Happy Birthday, Mom!


Dorothy Faye Rusk Peterson

My mother-in-law would have been 98 years old today.
I truly miss her.
I would have baked this cake for you today, Mom.
It was your favorite!!
(I'm typing it in your favorite color -- PINK)

Hummingbird Cake

Cake:
1  1/2 c. vegetable oil
2 c. sugar
3 eggs
3 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
Dash of salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 c. bananas (about 5 bananas)
1 (16 oz.) can crushed pineapple - in syrup
1 c. chopped nuts

Cream oil and sugar together. Add eggs and beat. Sift flour, soda, salt and cinnamon  together. Mash bananas and add to sugar mixture. Add pineapple and then the flour. Add nuts. Bake in a 13x9" pan at 350 degrees for 35-45 minutes.

Frosting:
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1 stick butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 box powdered sugar

Beat cream cheese and butter until creamy. Add vanilla. Beat in powdered sugar gradually.

Frost when cake is cool.

The picture of the church in the collage is a church built on land
donated by my father-in-law. Printed on the sign is,
"God can be your best friend"... my mother-in-law always reminded people
of this. How true!


I'm linking to my favorite Monday event...
Mosaic Monday at
Little Red House
Check it out!