ChocoFrost Chocolate Cake Frosting

Want something besides vanilla frosting for your cake? Try this chocolate flavored frosting from Denise (1986).

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp butter
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2-3 tbsp milk
• 1 cup instant powder milk
• For Spicy Flavoring, use 1/2 tsp each of cinnamon, nutmeg or cloves, or 1 tbsp grated orange rind, or cut milk powder to 2/3 cup and add 1/3 cup chocolate powder.

Directions

1. Mix butter, honey, vanilla in a bowl and beat until light and fluffy.
2. Add powdered milk, flavoring and milk gradually while mixing well and keeping the preparation light and fluffy.

This amount of icing should cover a 10" diameter cake. Adjust proportionately for different sized cakes.

Oatmeal Cookies

Oatmeal Cookies
(Modified from recipe on Quaker Oats Box)

Ingredients (makes about 5 dozen):

• 1 cup butter or Vegetable oil
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup water (may use juice instead)
• 1 cup milk powder
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 3 cups oats, uncooked
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1 tsp salt
  
• 1/2 tsp soda

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degF.
2. Beat together butter, sugars, milk powder and vanilla until creamy.
   
3. Add combined remaining (oats, flour, soda, salt) ingredients and mix well.
   
4. Using rounded teaspoonfuls, drop cookie batter onto greased cookie sheet.
   
5. Bake at 350 degF for 12 to 15 minutes.
   

For variety add chopped nuts, raisins, chopped dates, chocolate chips or coconut. Add cinammon, apple pie spice mix to enhance flavor. Enjoy!