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

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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.

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The Jewish Food Festival

Where:  River Market Pavilion
Date: Sunday, May 16th, 2010

Admission is FREE!

Music, food, art, children’s area, history, friends, fun.
Early bird breakfast 8:30 - 10:00 a.m. | Festival 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

501-868-7600
14502 Cantrell Road
Little Rock, Arkansas 72223

contact@capersrestaurant.com

Mon-Thurs- 11-2 Lunch, 5-9:30 Dinner

Fri. & Sat.11-2 Lunch, 5-10:30 Dinner

Closed Sunday

The Market at Capers

501-868-1182
14502 Cantrell Road
Little Rock, Arkansas 72223
contact@markeatatcapers.com

Open 10am - 7pm

The Arkansas Children’s Hospital Auxiliary is hosting Arkansas a la Carte, a fundraising event which will feature tastings from more than 20 Arkansas restaurants and caterers. Arkansas a la Carte will have a silent auction and live music from Josh Green. Tickets for the event, which will be held at Chenal Country Club, are $100/person. Last year, this event raised more than $65,000 for ACH. For tickets or more information, please contact the ACH Foundation at 501-364-1476.

Restaurants participating in Arkansas a la Carte include: 1620, Burges, Cantina Laredo, Capers, The Capital Hotel, Capriccio Grill, Cupcakes on Kavanaugh, P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, Dizzy’s Gypsy Bistro, Jerry B’s at Arthurs/Rockston’s American Grill, Koto Sushi Hibachi Korean BBQ, Krazy Mike’s Shrimp-n-Wings, The Pantry, RSVP Catering, Taziki’s, Union Restaurant, Victorian Gardens, Whole Foods, Whole Hog, Ya Ya’s Euro Bistro, ZaZa Fine Salad and Wood Oven Pizza.

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