Oh, our family has a version of that recipe that we've enjoyed for years. It doesn't call for nuts, though, and the name is Devil's Float Pudding. But it's basically the same thing. I have another one of those cakey 'puddings' that's vanilla batter and sour cherries.

Dinner tonight? We were at the Amish Mkt today, and DH got himself some chicken croquettes and gravy. I made mashed potatoes and broccoli and a hamburger with onions and cheddar for myself (not a big fan of the croquettes, personally). And we have Amish baked rice pudding for our dessert, but we'll have that a little later.

Thanks for the recipe. I copied/pasted it into my recipe file.

My evening meal was Breakfast: sausage links, over easy eggs, and toast.

Shirley

I've made a similar cake to yours, patti!

Paw Paw Patch, today as I wanted their turnip greens!

So drove a ways to get there, and saw numerous cars on the side of the roadways, due to the icing of the roads last night. One was crashed into a pole, headon. This was earlier as when I was driving the ice had all melted and roads were clear. The cars had been abandoned waiting to be picked up.

Chicken fried steak, fried green tomatoes and turnip greens. Worth the drive!

DH will be having grilled sword fish~~~me, a meat replacement~~I like Morning Star's BBQ rib;) Quinoa & Brown rice mix~~steamed string beans and fresh pears;)

See we eat healthy~~~just sometimes I am lazy and do not like to cook~~or we are rushed on a yoga night. So it will be take out or a frozen entree that is easy peasy;)

Patti I have always served a fresh/canned fruit with dinner and usually a side salad, or cut up fresh veggies.

We very seldom do a dessert~~we were doing it every night since I retired 2 1/2 years now. Cake, cookies or candy bars frozen of course. But when I gave up sugar that ended, I will buy DH something once a week but not usually.

I have been gone most of the day so for me it was just a bowl of cereal. I did have a nice lunch at Logan's, Southwest chicken, salad and a baked sweet potato. A yeast roll too.

Sue

I've been a busy lady today. Cleaned the living room, dining room and foyer.
did the floors and polished the furniture and a good vacuum job. Straightened out the pantry closet and did three loads of wash. That called for another easy dinner....we had chicken marsala over rotini and a small salad. I'm hoping to get back in the kitchen later and try this new cookie recipe I have.

Well, my little experiment with the puff pastry turkey sub was pretty much a flop. I think my pastry was old. I forgot to post that I made a 7-layer salad this afternoon. Everytime Glenda mentions she had it for lunch, I drool! The salad, of course, was delicious!

That fudge cake is a really old recipe. Do you ever read a recipe and wonder how the heck someone decided to try it? Well, I sure wonder about that one. Who decided to make a cake, dump sugar and cocoa on top and pour boiling water on top? As it turned out, it was some weird genius baker!

Azzalea, I like your dinner best. Not crazy about Amish food--but then I just had a few meals when we were in Lancaster, PA 20 years ago. Do love their cheese, though.

Yum, Shirley. I love sausage links, especially the Jimmy Dean maple kind.

Glenda, I'm glad to hear your ice has gone--and I hope it stays that way. Of course, your lunch is enviable!

YogaLady, I don't know what it is about fruit that makes dinner taste so much better. Since Harry's on blood thinner he has to watch his green leafy stuff, so some nights we have fruit instead of a vegetable. We aren't used to dessert anymore, either, but I did the same thing you did when we retired. I baked about every day. Harry's buddies used to stop by for coffee, so stuff didn't sit around long. The chocolate cake was a treat and we still have some, but the "newness" wore off and neither of us wanted any tonight. LOL!

Sue, I've never eaten at Logan's but I've heard it's really good. Sounds like you had another fun day.

Wow, Georgysmom! I need a boost of your energy to get going around here. Bet you feel great to accomplish so much in one day. Plus--you made a wonderful dinner. You da bomb!

hubby came home with wataburgers and fries. No cooking tonight.

I had the same as last night. Taco Soup. And I have 6 containers in the freezer. I got the recipe here at the KT, but don't know who posted it. Now when I save a recipe here I always keep the name and mark it KT.

About the fudge cake. That is almost the same as what I have made for many years. When my DS was about 5 years old he brought a little recipe book home from some kid's group
he was going to. It was a Teaching Children to Cook book.

Just for curiosity's sake, here it is.

HOT FUDGE PUDDING CAKE

1 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup white sugar
2 Tablespoons cocoa
1/2 cup whole milk
2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
1 cup chopped walnuts, optional
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup cocoa
1 3/4 cups hot water
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease a 8" X 8" square baking dish

In a medium size bowl, mix flour, baking powder, salt, sugar and 2 Tbsp cocoa.
Stir in milk, oil and walnuts. Spread in the baking dish. It will be very thick. You may have to use a spatula to spread it.
Mix brown sugar and 1/4 cup cocoa in the empty bowl, and sprinkle it evenly over batter.
Pour hot water over batter very slowly, so as not to disturb the batter. DO NOT STIR IN. Let the water sit on top in a puddle.
Bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes. Do not over bake. It will be jiggly and set up as it cools.
Serve warm or cool with sweetened whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
Serves 6.

DS is now 61 years old, so that tells us the recipe has been around a long time. And you are right; wonder who thought it up?

Sue

I am soooo glad that I don't have a sweet tooth because some of the recipes you all post are decadent sounding. Believe it or not, we have a dessert or sweet treat only a couple of times a year.

Rhizo--one of the amazing things about this type of pudding/cake is that while it looks and tastes decadant? It's almost fat-free. Only a tablespoon or two of oil (and you can use something healthy like safflower), NO eggs, NO butter, NO milk and the chocolate in it is baking cocoa--which is also fat-free. As desserts go? This one's not as unhealthy as most.