Think of it as a big cookie ... :-)
Welcome to the 2020 version of the
Virtual Cookie Exchange @ Just Let Me Quilt!
Here is my recipe for the year:
When I was a teenager, I actually typed and numbered my recipe cards.
This is one of those local recipes, passed from person to person,
was printed in recipe columns in the local paper,
and eventually found the way into church and school and community cookbooks.
At some point, I decided that buttermilk gave my chocolate cake an extra taste boost.
By the time, I was on recipe card #45, I was handwriting, rather than typing.
Because I Love Chocolate, I also decided to frost my Black Moons.
Never can have too much dark chocolate .... mmmmmmmm!
Frosted or unfrosted, these tasty treats were indeed called "Black Moons"
in my corner of the planet and here is some proof ...
In answer to the question,
"Yes! I remember this! The bakery was in my hometown.
When we were kids in the 50's and 60's,
my brother and I were occasionally lucky enough to share
a twin package of these out of this world goodies.
They were not frosted.
They were big puffy halves of chocolate cake rounds.
I have never been able to make them rise as much as those bakery delights.
The bakery was "Stoddards" and, if my memory is correct,
it was on Mammoth Road in Lowell, MA.
We never called them whoopie pies.
I never heard the term whoopie pie until I was much older.
Black Moons are not "whoopee pies" in my vocabulary,
but whatever you call it, it is all good!
Also the thick white filling was not frosting and always made with "marshmallow creme."
You can find a free downloadable recipe booklet
Here on the Marshmallow Fluff Website
which does include a recipe for "Whoopie Pies."
I made "Black Moons" for my kiddos all the time and at some point it became the
requested birthday treat for my son whose special day is in November.
Please enjoy the goodies at all of today's bloggers:
December 1
Doreen – Just Let Me Quilt Guest
Life in the Scrapatch (you are here)
Before you go, if you are interested in the quilt under my Black Moon Cake,
it is my new tree skirt which I made for Christmas in July.
33 comments:
Such a pretty tree skirt, and the cake looks soooo good! xx
Oh that looks SO good my friend!! I know a couple of young folk here who would love it, and a few not so young ;) Thank you for the recipe and sharing with us today. Your tree skirt came out lovely as well. Have a beautiful day.
Look at all that chocolate goodness. Yummy. Your Black Moon looks absolutely delish! It's so fun to see the recipe cards. I have something similar from high school, too. Big ideas back then...
Love that tree skirt - thanks for the links.
The cake looks yummy and the tree skirt is pretty!
The Black Moon looks delicious! You had my mouth watering from the first sight of it popping up on my screen. :) The tree skirt is beautiful!
Oh my gosh, what a trip down memory lane. I never numbered my recipe cards, but I typed almost all of them on my manual typewriter. I still have some of them, but most have disappeared over the years. As for that Black Moon cake, I gained 20 pounds just drooling over the picture. Wow! It looks soooo good and definitely is on my must-make-it list. Love, love, love that tree skirt and the method used to make it. Thank you, Pat, for sharing your super dooper recipe and project! xo
ohhhh I want some cake. Lots of allergens for me in it tho, but if I were there I'd risk it. Now I want to make the tree skirt too... I've resisted but it's just so kaleidoscope ish
LeeAnna
I love this! All my favorites...chocolate and marshmallow! Love your tree skirt too, and in my opinion, QAYG is always a good thing.
I love this, chocolate and marshmallow. Lovely tree skirt. Thanks so much for sharing your recipe. I typed a bunch of recipes when I was a teenager too, then my mom wanted me to type all hers up! Thanks again!
Yum!! That looks so yummy Pat. I love the well used recipe card too. That is a true testament to the yum factor in the recipe!
Anything with chocolate and marshmallow is a favorite of mine. I love that tree skirt. I need a new one, so I bookmarked the tutorial. Thank you.
You had me at dark chocolate! Thank you for sharing the recipe and the history. Your tree skirt is lovely; I may need to make one for our son, a new homeowner with few Christmas decorations. Merry Christmas!
Hi,
That cake looks so yummy, thanks for sharing
your recipe. Love the tree skirt. Have
a great day!
Oh the memories you brought back with this post has me smiling. I remember getting Black Moon cakes when we were travelling as a child. So good and I’m sure your recipe will indulge that memory just fine. Loved the tree skirt. Thank you for sharing the memories (yours and mine) the well loved recipes and the great links. 😉
When I saw the treat you made, I did first think of Whoopie Pies! Those were popular where I grew up in New York State. Yours look yummy! I love your tree skirt, too - very pretty!
Oh my, that looks sooo good! I'd love to have a piece over coffee or tea with you, while we chat about quilts. I've never heard of Black Moon cakes, but my mom and grandma used to make a chocolate cookie, then put a large marshmallow on top, then frosted it with chocolate. So maybe a SDak version of a mini Black Moon cake? I should make that recipe this year!
That looks delicious! I had to laugh at your numbered recipe cards. When I first started quilting, I numbered my fabrics and kept a spreadsheet. I have never had a huge fabric stash but even with my small purchases it got out of hand quickly, and I quit. Numbering the fabrics that is, not buying them LOL
Gosh I love a chocolate cake, and your black moon cakes looks sooooooooo good!
That looks so good. I can see that they are much used and loved recipe cards. Gorgeous tree skirt.
Looks SO yummy!
Your tree skirt is so cute and OH MY GOODNESS, that black moon cake looks amazing!! I loved seeing your original recipe cards! Thanks for sharing today!
The tree skirt is beautiful. And I should not have read about the cake before dinner. I wanted to lick the computer screen it looked so good.
Your Christmas tree skirt is so bright and festive! Will definitely be adding your Black Moons recipe to my cookbook. It looks amazing!
My mouth is watering as I look at the pictures of the Black Moon. A tried-and-true recipe is one I'll add to my repertoire. The Black Moon looks perfect on the new tree skirt. :)
I was hooked on trying the recipe on the first picture. It looks so yummy.
Looks so yummy! How long and at what temp do you bake the cake?
These look SOOO good!!! Here (Canada) I used to buy 'half moons' which I think were made by Vachon. Very similar in look but I doubt they tasted half as good as yours!
I love your tree skirt...so festive and so pretty. I am anxious to make my family a large Black Moon...what time and temperature should I bake it as a cake, not drop cookies? Blessings from WV....Merry Christmas...
At my house, we call these Whoopie Pies, and they're my son's favorite. Hmm, maybe I should surprise him when he visits this weekend.
looks yummy and love the tree skirt!
Your black moons look so good and remind me of whoopie pies. Love your tree skirts.
Ooh that looks so tasty. Tell me, does it taste like a chocolate cake or different than say a birthday cake? WHen I was a kid, my Canadian family all frosted cakes with marshmallow fluff. It was standard and we all loved it!! I'm thinking that your cake recipe would be a great reminder of my childhood!! I also love the old fashioned recipes cards with smudges and spills to show use. No computer will ever replace that for me!!
Such a pretty tree skirt and that Black Moon looks delicious! My grandparents used to take us to vacation on the Jersey Shore and there it was also Jimmies. Extra funny to us because my brother is Jimmy and we have 5 Jims in the family!
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