Peppermint and Chocolate and Coffee...How bad can that be?
In just a few days, it will be Valentine's Day. I'll be honest, it's my least favorite holiday. I know, it's ~really~ not about hearts and flowers and being someone's special all-important valentine. Yeah, right! My friend, Melanie, has tried to convince me for years that the holiday is more about honoring the ones we love, family and friends, not just the romance part of the holiday. As I said, "Yeah, right!" So, in honor of my friends and family who love me anyway, I made this Peppermint Patty Cake.
This cake is based on a potato cake recipe from my Aunt Barbara. Again, a recipe written by-hand on a little card and old, old, old. We think it may have been my Grandmother's recipe. It calls for mashed potatoes and cocoa. The original recipe also called for other spices, but I focused on the peppermint and chocolate combination. Moist and full of chocolate flavor, I'm pretty proud of this one! I will say, too, this peppermint frosting was lick-the-bowl-clean frosting. It is that good.
And, I did a bit of research on the Peanuts character, Peppermint Patty, from whom I stole this name...I grew up with Charlie Brown and Peppermint Patty. I had forgotten that she was created in the era of women's lib and the Equal Right Amendment. More interestingly, I also remembered her great crush on Chuck, as she called Charlie. Unrequited love as I recall. Something about Chuck being all confused with what to do with a girl that actually liked him...Maybe she was just too strong for Chuck...Something I can relate to...I just don't know.
So, to all those strong women out there and for all the men beside them, Happy Valentine's Day!
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