Images from Sister’s Summit hosted by Kara and Karli.
Kara’s Gingerbread Cake with Caramel Sauce
1 3/4 C flour, 1 tsp. baking powder, 3/4 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 tsp ginger, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/4, tsp nutmeg, 6 T butter, 2/3 C brown sugar, 1/2 C molasses, 1 egg, 1/2 tsp vanilla, 2/3 C boiling water. Grease an 8 in. square pan. Preheat oven to 325. Mix dry ingredients together. Cream butter and brown sugar. Stir in molasses. Beat eggs and add to creamed mixture. Stir in vanilla. Add dry to creamed alternately. Gradually add boiling water. Bake 50 min Served warm is . . . . mmmmmmm.
Carmel Sauce: 1 C butter, 1 C sugar, 1 C brown sugar, 1 C cream, pinch salt, 2 tsp vanilla. Warm in saucepan together 5 – 6 min.
This lil’ machiney is the way to serve up fluffy, pile-it-high cream. As delicious as it is, it’s even more fun to use. There is a whipped cream lovin’ someone in our family that might be seeing this pretty baby under the Christmas tree for all his creamy Christmas wishes. Ooooo, think of the hot chocolate buffets . . .
In which we discover that William the Conqueror is our 23 Great Grandfather (direct line too). This fact does not make me love my Irish potato farmer and Pony Express riders and poor, poor coal miner ancestors less, but a little drama is fun too.
Karli did not buy these amazing Muppet costumes. She really did fashion them from the inside out herself – no pattern, no instructions. It was fun to hear her describe the process, and the pleasure this creative neicey takes from being . . . creative.
It is always helpful to have a sister who can fasten on one’s pearls while getting ready for a BYU gala.
These ‘chat books’ of Kara’s are from her Instagram posts for $6. So you’ll never forget what your young son thought 1 dime and 1 nickel really equal.
It would seem Kathi has waved goodbye to the cancer blues. That is the best news of all. Gardner Village can wait for another Sister Summit.
