tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post3579457075839516475..comments2024-03-20T03:53:55.113-04:00Comments on Yankee-Belle Cafe: Easy (and Yummy) Chocolate Sheet CakeMissy Tippenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-49137013384406759592012-02-21T23:40:19.200-05:002012-02-21T23:40:19.200-05:00So cute, Mindy! He looks bored with the photo sess...So cute, Mindy! He looks bored with the photo session. LOLMissy Tippenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-14913272982594167682012-02-21T22:08:45.535-05:002012-02-21T22:08:45.535-05:00They're quite a motley crew, aren't they, ...They're quite a motley crew, aren't they, Missy? However they're my motley crew, and I love them all SO much. Don't you just love that expression on my grandson's face? The one on the right, in the middle. Stinker.Mindy Obenhaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049730175697756032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-13671514291241761072012-02-21T22:03:32.189-05:002012-02-21T22:03:32.189-05:00Mary, how about Easter? Not quite so far away.Mary, how about Easter? Not quite so far away.Mindy Obenhaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049730175697756032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-5096861753802635852012-02-21T21:01:08.437-05:002012-02-21T21:01:08.437-05:00It's really unfair to post this the day before...It's really unfair to post this the day before Lent begins. BooHoo.<br /><br />I always thought Sheet cake just meant a really big cake. I had no idea it had so much story behind it. And the fact that you ice it while still warm - how cool is that!<br /><br />Maybe I'll make this for my next birthday (course that means waiting til August).Mary Curryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04173540875518117671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-61908883049215641652012-02-21T20:06:03.197-05:002012-02-21T20:06:03.197-05:00LOL!!! Well, you should be good for, what, 10 or 1...LOL!!! Well, you should be good for, what, 10 or 12 more years? That's how long ours are good for now.Missy Tippenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-72851173137804958712012-02-21T20:05:21.250-05:002012-02-21T20:05:21.250-05:00I was thinking that looked like a jelly roll pan. ...I was thinking that looked like a jelly roll pan. I think I might have one...somewhere. :)Missy Tippenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-76995444723321016772012-02-21T20:03:33.540-05:002012-02-21T20:03:33.540-05:00Yummo!!! This looks sooo good. I have seen this be...Yummo!!! This looks sooo good. I have seen this before, but not often. We see Coca Cola cake more around here. Now I"m dying to make this!<br /><br />So sorry to show up late. I've been gone literally all day. Am glad to get home. But now I need to finally eat dinner. Hmmm, what to make??<br /><br />I think it may be an omelet night. Or ever a bowl of cereal. LOL<br /><br />Mindy, thanks for sharing. I LOVE the photo!! I've never seen one of all of your kids/grandkids at once.Missy Tippenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-84249497495433999262012-02-21T20:02:33.691-05:002012-02-21T20:02:33.691-05:00Sorry I was gone so long, gang. Lucky me, I got to...Sorry I was gone so long, gang. Lucky me, I got to spend my entire afternoon at the Department of Public Safety, renewing my driver's license. Now it's time for my lobotomy.Mindy Obenhaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049730175697756032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-73826896294141928922012-02-21T20:00:09.800-05:002012-02-21T20:00:09.800-05:00Kav, there's not enough oil yo make this hazar...Kav, there's not enough oil yo make this hazardous. Plus you don't boil it that long.<br /><br />Ruthy is correct about the pan. A 10 x 15 cookie sheet/jelly roll pan. It's thinner than the usual cake. Hope you'll give it a try.Mindy Obenhaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049730175697756032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-60956732073312578842012-02-21T19:56:07.761-05:002012-02-21T19:56:07.761-05:00Ruthy, this is the perfect picnic/potluck cake. I&...Ruthy, this is the perfect picnic/potluck cake. I've taken one of these to more functions than I can count. Probably because I love hearing those rave reviews. I just let them think I slaved forever. Add the tag.<br /><br />And like I said, I learned the hard way about reading the directions all the way through first. Guess you went to that same school, eh Ruthy?Mindy Obenhaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049730175697756032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-70678293892909018742012-02-21T18:14:01.568-05:002012-02-21T18:14:01.568-05:00Kav, I use my 10 X 15 cookie sheet with sides. I&#...Kav, I use my 10 X 15 cookie sheet with sides. I've got Airbake pans for actual cookies, but this works for Texas Sheet cake.<br /><br />Unless Mindy's got a better size, mayhap?Ruth Logan Hernehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550734775151341968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-18783202561374293112012-02-21T15:21:51.944-05:002012-02-21T15:21:51.944-05:00Well bless your heart for showing me what a Texas ...Well bless your heart for showing me what a Texas sheet cake is!!!!! It's been all the talk in blogging comments wherever I go the last few months and I was loathe to show my Yankee (well farther north even) ignorance by asking. And it looks like there's a special pan that goes with it. Not just your regular 9x14 or whatever the dimensions are. <br /><br />One question....isn't it dangerous to boil oil???????<br /><br />Lovely family by the way.Kavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03719229222267994577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-1622096003562368842012-02-21T12:52:20.100-05:002012-02-21T12:52:20.100-05:00Mindy, Tex, what a great post! I've made a Tex...Mindy, Tex, what a great post! I've made a Texas Sheet Cake before and did that exact thing, not reading the directions first and assuming I knew something....<br /><br />LIKE THAT'S A SURPRISE, RIGHT????/<br /><br />Totally ruined it, but a friend had made it for a church function and I saw how yummy and popular it was and tried again with good awesome marvelous results!<br /><br />This makes a great picnic cake. We need a category for picnic cakes. Can I add that tag to this one? Please? Because picnic cakes have to be finger friendly (a little frosting on lick-able fingers is A-okay!) and cuttable and delicious. This is ALL THAT and more. Great pics, too. If I'd had THIS BLOG that first attempt, I wouldn't have messed up. Not totally, anyway!<br /><br />And what a beautiful family! Oh, so happy to see them!Ruth Logan Hernehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550734775151341968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-13816608533936654442012-02-21T12:09:10.607-05:002012-02-21T12:09:10.607-05:00Oops, hit publish too soon. Since I'm an only ...Oops, hit publish too soon. Since I'm an only child, my side of the family is sparse. My SIL is a wonderful cook though. When we're together, we usually divvy things up. Some day, when we finally move to the ranch, I'm sure she and I will be doing lots of cooking together. I look forward to that.Mindy Obenhaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049730175697756032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-34166870418290516112012-02-21T12:06:51.486-05:002012-02-21T12:06:51.486-05:00I'm with you, Jan. Love sharing the joy.I'm with you, Jan. Love sharing the joy.Mindy Obenhaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049730175697756032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-28839710329605599122012-02-21T11:25:34.420-05:002012-02-21T11:25:34.420-05:00I missed the question at the end of your post last...I missed the question at the end of your post last night - who does the cooking at family gatherings?<br /><br />In the extended families, we really don't cook much anymore. Both my parents and my MIL are elderly. On my side of the family, we go out to a restaurant (we're not together for holidays - long story). <br /><br />But on my dear husband's side, we have a nephew-in-law who is a restaurant cook, and loves to cook in quantity. When my FIL was in the hospital, then hospice, and then during the subsequent days of the viewings, funeral, etc.last month, Chris kept us in food - his labor was his gift to the family, and we all pitched in cash to pay for the groceries. My dh has seven brothers and sisters, so Chris was feeding an army! <br /><br />Now, for our immediate family, I'm the main cook, but the children all have their favorite dishes that they do. Once they start getting married and we add in-laws to the crowd, I know things will be different. I just love sharing the joy!Jan Drexlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609332074458434806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-67790903326187937572012-02-21T10:58:09.667-05:002012-02-21T10:58:09.667-05:00Always a crowd-pleaser, huh? :-)Always a crowd-pleaser, huh? :-)Mindy Obenhaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049730175697756032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-76774195930979086702012-02-21T09:16:35.639-05:002012-02-21T09:16:35.639-05:00I make this same sheet cake and it is YUMMY!I make this same sheet cake and it is YUMMY!Wendy Newcombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07155923100367204852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-63906102623866231872012-02-21T08:44:47.526-05:002012-02-21T08:44:47.526-05:00Thank you.Thank you.Mindy Obenhaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049730175697756032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-81341172465967819852012-02-21T08:44:15.384-05:002012-02-21T08:44:15.384-05:00Jan, believe it or not, I first got this recipe wh...Jan, believe it or not, I first got this recipe when I lived in Michigan. And--are you ready for it?--it was called Texas Sheet Cake! Down here, most just call it chocolate sheet cake. However, there are those from north of the Red River who mistake the pan of sweet goodness for brownies. Bless their hearts. These are so much better:-)Mindy Obenhaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049730175697756032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-86160813969691843742012-02-21T00:22:15.451-05:002012-02-21T00:22:15.451-05:00By the way, nice looking family!By the way, nice looking family!Jan Drexlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609332074458434806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-56875454471891643832012-02-21T00:21:16.981-05:002012-02-21T00:21:16.981-05:00Mindy, are you sure you grew up in Michigan? '...Mindy, are you sure you grew up in Michigan? 'Cause I recognize a true Texan's sheet cake when I see one!<br /><br />When we lived in West Texas, no church supper or luncheon, Bible study or picnic was complete without a sheet cake or two.<br /><br />Once I mistakenly thought it was a pan of brownies. I remember hearing a lot of "bless your poor Yankee heart" over that one (at least, that's what it sounded like to me!).<br /><br />I'll have to make this cake the next time we're together with our oldest children - we'll see if it bring back any fond memories for them!Jan Drexlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609332074458434806noreply@blogger.com