Rememberence of Those Goods Days With Friends Over Coffee

Recipes~Decorating~ Rememberence of Goods Days With Friends Over Coffee

Many a good day was spent with friends over coffee and cake. Just like the Golden Girls we had our cheesecake moments too. There were stories of ALL kinds.

It all started in Germany, I was born in a little house on the Freudenberg Hills. The war had been over for several years and people were settling in to a time of new growth, and prosperity. As an Army Brat we traveled a lot but, I was never as Happy as I was in that little old house. It was a short bus ride or an adventurous walk to the River Rhine, where we would stroll along the tree lined colonnade amongst the ducks, and swans the smell of spring flowers perfuming the mid day air. We would pause for a late lunch at outdoor cafes and watch as people leisurely sailed their boats down the river. On late afternoons we would enjoy the coffee houses, were we would enjoy coffee and the most sumptuous cakes and pastries. On hot summer days I would enjoy my favorite lemon ice cream. Even today if I think on it I can still taste the tart, sweet flavor.

This little bog is to be dedicated to just that. Coffee, Conversation and Sumptuous cake recipes. So I hope you will all join me, and share your stories of days gone by, and recipes old or new, shared by some one today or passed down from generation to generation. Love to you All, Micki

Friday, July 15, 2011

Mango Mango Cake

2 cups of mashed ripened mangoes
2/3 cup of sugar
2 1/2 cups of flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup of butter
2 eggs
2 tbsp real maple syrup
2 tbsp pure vanilla
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1 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp butter




  1. Peel the mangoes. I used four very ripe mangoes (when they are yellow/red,,soft to the touch and smell sweet).
  2. Cut what you can into nice pieces, and save about two cups for mashing.
  3. Mix sugar, butter and eggs 
  4. Add flour, baking powder, salt 
  5. Mix syrup and vanilla into the batter, and then add the mashed mangoes. Pour the batter into 13x9  greased baking pan.
  6. Put it in a pre-heated oven at 350 degrees F 
  7. Bake for 10 minutes 
  8. Take out baking pan and spread the leftover mango pieces over the cake. 
  9. Drizzle brown sugar and butter over the mangoes.
  10. Bake for 40-50 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean
  11. Top with real vanilla ice cream and mango coolie (made by combining mango and a little sugar in a blender and puree..

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