Black Moon Cupcakes~ Twins

Author: CGPin it

Repost from 2018

Ingredients:

Batter

1 cup shortening

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

2 cup whole milk

2 tsp vanilla

4 cups flour

1 ½ tsp. Baking soda

1 cup 'black' cocoa

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

Filling

1 cup shortening (room temp)

2 cups marshmallow fluff

2 cups sifted confectioners sugar

½ tbs vanilla

instructions:

Cream powder, shortening, and sugar.

Alternate mixing in 2 cups milk, 2 tsp vanilla, with 4 cups of flour.

Mix in baking powder, baking powder, salt, and cocoa.

Use ice cream scoop and place on parchment paper 2 inches apart.

Mix together shortening and fluff.

Add in vanilla

Slowly add confectioners sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Bake 8-10 minutes

notes

Yields: Depends on how big or small you make them.
The key ingredient is the black cocoa which can be hard to find.
A New England Treat originally made in Lowell Ma. at Stoddards Bakery. 
I have tweaked this recipe over 20 years and this is as close as to original as I remember

Southwestern Vegetable Stew

SOUTHWESTERN VEGETABLE STEW

ingredients:

• 3 lbs lean ground beef
• 1 large onion - chopped
• 4 cloves fresh garlic – fine chopped
• 4 celery stocks – whole
• 1 large can red kidney beans
• 2 lbs frozen veg-all or mixed vegetables
• 8 oz beef broth
• 1 can tomato paste
• 1 large can petite diced tomatoes
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp ground peppercorns
• ½ chili powder – or to taste
• 2 tsp hot sauce – or to taste
• 2 tsp Worcestershire Sauce

instructions:

1. In a saute' pan lightly caramelize the chopped onions.
2. Add in hamburger, salt, and pepper
3. Drain
4. Transfer hamburger and onions to a large stock pot or dutch oven.
5. Add tomato paste, beef broth - stir
6. Add in 'all' vegetables – except the red kidney beans. Stir Remember to keep the celery stocks whole
7. Add in chili powder, hot sauce and Worcestershire – stir and taste.
Cover and Simmer until the celery stocks are wilted
8. Add in kidney beans.
9. Simmer another 30 minutes
10. Stew is done when the sauce is a brownish color. The Sauce should be a little thick not watery like a soup. You can add a little flour to thicken if needed.
11. Serve with French Bread