My mom use to make this for my birthday I"m missing her today.
Crazy Mixed-Up Cake
1 1/2cup all-purpose flour
1cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup unsweetentened cocoa powder shifted
1 tes. baking soda
1/2 tes salt
1/3 cup veg. oil
1 tab. s. white vinegar
2 tes vanilla extract
1 cup milk
2 tab confectioners sugar

perheat oven to 350F and grease add flour an 8-inch square pan. combine the flour, brown sugar, cocosa, baking soda and salt in the pan, then shake the pan to level the ingredients.
using the back of a spoon make 3 holes in the dry ingredients. pour the oil in one hole, the vinegar in another, and the vanilla in the third. pour the milk over the top and mix with a fork until well blended. you must mix this this way or it will not come out good.
bake for 30 minutes or until center comes out with moist crumbs cool cake in pan on a rack for 15 min., and dust with confectioners sugar, or fav. frosting.

Sorry of the mistake

I'm sorry you're missing your mom today. Isn't it nice to have something like that cake to remind you of them? I have cried like a baby while sewing because it reminds me of my Grandmother was a seamstress for years and years.

Before it began to be very tired I would use her old kitchen mixer, which helped me feel closer to her when I cooked. And when I really miss her I wear her locket. I don't have many of her things, just the ones that make me feel most special, I supose I'm lucky that way.

So tell us, how did your cake turn out?

My cake comes out good every time I make it It tates like a german ch. cake . I've given the recipes too outhers but they said it did not come out as good as mine I've been making things at the age of 6 Ijust turned 49 today My mom gave me a lilac bush 6 years ago for my birthday and this year it finialy bloomed

Oh that's great to hear. Perhaps your mom is always guiding your hand when you cook, or perhaps, from her you learned to be that good?

I have a similiar plant, a passion vine. We had it for years and nothing nada. Then my husband found a red passion vine clipping at buried it at the base of the original vine. Ever since it has bloomed every year. We think it just needed a friend.

We had a lilac when I was growing up, a huge old bush that would bloom every which way, covered in blooms that could be smelled all over the property. I think they need to be a certain age before they bloom, but perhaps you just needed the reminder of the beauty of your mom.

Last year it was my dad this year it's my mom it's kind of good thing that the bush bloomed it makes me think they are still looking out for me Ya my mom taught me to cook&sew & knit all at an eirly age

The cake sounds good! I'll try it at work on Friday night. Even tho I work in the ER, when it gets slow we have a little oven that we create treats in.
As for missing your mom, and on your birthday no less! (Happy Birthday). It's wonderful that you have such fine memories, complete with tastes. I love using family recipies.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Happy Birthday! :D Thank you for sharing your wonderful memory with us and this neat cake recipe. I remember making this one when I was little, too! I think that your Mom and Dad are making sure you know they are here with you on your birthday! :D :D