Arkansas Cooks

I am so glad you're here! Inside you'll find information about episodes of Arkansas Cooks and great recipes from listeners, my family and even some of the cooks featured on Arkansas Cooks over the years on FM 89 KUAR. We also plan to add an archive of Arkansas Cooks episodes in the near future, so stay tuned!

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Mary Twedt

Melba’s Country Cooking - (870) 334-2331
Address: 308 E Main St Norman, AR 71960
Featured Chef - Melba Brewer

Melba’s Country Cooking -full service, known for catfish & homemade pies (the best ever, anywhere)

http://www.normanarkansas.com/tourist/dining.html

Instuctions

3 cups all-purpose flour

6 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder

1/2 tsp. salt

2 tsp. baking powder

2 tsp. baking soda

1/4 cup vegetable oil

1/2 cup soft avocado, well mashed (about 1 medium avocado)

2 cups water

2 tbsp. white vinegar

2 tsp. vanilla extract

2 cups granulated sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 8- or 9-inch round cake pans. Set aside.

Sift together flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking powder and baking soda and set aside.

Mix the oil, mashed avocado, water, vinegar and vanilla together in a bowl. Stir sugar into the wet mix.

Combine the wet with the dry all at once, and beat with a whisk (by hand) until smooth.

Pour batter into a greased cake tins. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Let cakes cool in pan for 15 minutes, then turn onto cooling racks to cool completely before frosting with avocado butter cream.

Avocado Butter Cream Frosting

8 oz. avocado meat (about 2 small to medium very ripe avocados)

2 tsp. lemon juice

1 lb. powdered sugar, sifted

1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

Peel and pit the soft avocados. (Use the ripest avocados you can get. If the avocados have brown spots in the meat, avoid those spots when you scoop the meat into the bowl.)

Place the avocado meat into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Add lemon juice and whisk the avocado on medium speed, until slightly lightened in color and smooth, about 2 or 3 minutes.

Add the powdered sugar a little at a time and beat. Add vanilla extract until combined.

987 Shangri La Dr
Mt Ida, AR 71957-8145
(870) 867-2011

Feature Author & Cook

Lee Cowan

Except for the Snakes I just Love it Out Here - The News from Stone County Arkansas

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