Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Virtual Cookie Exchange 2020 ~ My Day!

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:


Black Moons
These are my original recipe cards from the 60s.


In my childhood, Black Moons were unfrosted.
In this baking, it is one big Black Moon.


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 ... 

Image Source and Story Here

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.


So this Big Black Moon became a fall birthday cake.

For the cake version, I doubled the recipe and baked it in a 10" springform pan,
split it into layers and added the fluffy filling.
I preheated my oven to 350 degrees F and baked about 45 minutes.
This could also be baked in two 8" layer pans at 350 for about  22-25 minutes. 
I did not double the filling or chocoalte icing recipes.
After icing with the chocolate, I added fall "Jimmies" to make it seasonal.

I my region, these are called "jimmies" ... not "sprinkles" ... ;) 

Whatever you call it this is so good! 

Please enjoy the goodies at all of today's bloggers: 

December 1


Creatin' in the Sticks


Doreen – Just Let Me Quilt Guest


Bumbleberry Stitches


Home Sewn By Us


Quilt Schmilt


Food for Thought


Life in the Scrapatch (you are here)


Ms P Designs USA


Just Sew Quilter


Cathie's Craftworks


Cynthia's Creating Ark




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.




Starburst Tree Skirt 




This tree skirt is made using a quilt-as-you-go method.

I made this tree skirt following the

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It is made using this 
Free Wedge Template @ Gotham Quilts


May you are yours have a sweet and happy and healthy holiday season! 

Pass the cookie tray, please.

:-) 

33 comments:

Joy from Days Filled With Joy said...

Such a pretty tree skirt, and the cake looks soooo good! xx

Dorian said...

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.

Carla said...

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.

Stitchin At Home said...

The cake looks yummy and the tree skirt is pretty!

Carol said...

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!

Carol Swift said...

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

LA Paylor said...

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

Kathleen said...

I love this! All my favorites...chocolate and marshmallow! Love your tree skirt too, and in my opinion, QAYG is always a good thing.

Karrin Hurd said...

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!

Bernie Kringel said...

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!

CathieJ said...

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.

Sharon said...

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!

Sherrie said...

Hi,
That cake looks so yummy, thanks for sharing
your recipe. Love the tree skirt. Have
a great day!

Carol Andrews said...

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. 😉

LIttle Penguin Quilts said...

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!

piecefulwendy said...

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!

Beatrice said...

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

Anorina @SameliasMum said...

Gosh I love a chocolate cake, and your black moon cakes looks sooooooooo good!

Karen's Korner said...

That looks so good. I can see that they are much used and loved recipe cards. Gorgeous tree skirt.

Jocelyn said...

Looks SO yummy!

Brenda @ Songbird Designs said...

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!

tink's mom said...

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.

Charlene McCain said...

Your Christmas tree skirt is so bright and festive! Will definitely be adding your Black Moons recipe to my cookbook. It looks amazing!

LJ said...

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. :)

Lyndsey said...

I was hooked on trying the recipe on the first picture. It looks so yummy.

Brenda said...

Looks so yummy! How long and at what temp do you bake the cake?

Magpie's Mumblings said...

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!

kupton52 said...

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...

Susan said...

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.

beaquilter said...

looks yummy and love the tree skirt!

For the love of geese said...

Your black moons look so good and remind me of whoopie pies. Love your tree skirts.

thatfabricfeeling.wordpress.com said...

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!!

Emily said...

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!