31 Days of Savoring Home: Day 21 Hanging on to Fall!
Posted by Kristen on Oct 21, 2012 in 31 Days of Savoring Home, Seasonal | 0 commentsHi folks, Hope you are all having a restful Sunday. It’s pumpkin carving night in these parts (ie our home). We are having friends over, carving pumpkins, roasting the seeds, simmering a pot of that spectacular Pumpkin Barley Chipotle Soup with Chicken from Edie, snacking on Aunt Hilda’s popcorn cake and enjoying friends and all that good stuff. Basically holding onto fall and eeeetching out every last bit of it’s glory. Have I shared that recipe with you yet for Miss Hilda’s cake?! Oh my, you need it! Here are a few pictures from our week followed by that yummy recipe!
Here are a few pictures from our week that make me smile!
brothers in training
cousins
Miss Hilda’s Popcorn Cake (from Emeril’s momma)
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup plus 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
- 4 quarts (16 cups) plain, unsalted, unbuttered popped popcorn
- 2 cups M&M candies
- 1 cup lightly salted cocktail peanuts
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
- 1 pound marshmallows (mini or regular)
Instructions
Grease a large tube or Bundt cake pan with 2 teaspoons of the oil. Set aside.
In a large bowl, mix the popped corn with the M&Ms and the peanuts and set aside.
In a medium saucepan, melt the butter, the remaining 1/4 cup vegetable oil, and the marshmallows over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally. When melted, use oven mitts or pot holders to remove saucepan from heat and pour marshmallows over the popcorn mixture. Stir to combine.
Spoon mixture into the prepared cake pan. Using your hands or the back of a spoon, press firmly so that the mixture is compacted.
Cover with aluminum foil to keep moist. Let sit for about 3 to 4 hours, or until firm and set.
To serve, invert the cake pan onto a large plate or platter. Shake gently to release the cake. Serve at room temperature.
YIELD: 1 cake, serving 12 to 16
I’ll be back on here tomorrow to share my friend Rebecca’s farmhouse!! So excited that she is willing to share. Y’all are going to love it! Everybody write her a comment begging for a B&B out there!
