Easter!!

Well, I meant to post my Easter menu before hand and then follow it up with pictures....but obviously THAT didn't happen. It was hard enough feeding 20, much less snapping pictures of the process! Actually I really only had to serve 8, the 12 kids just ate bits and pieces of what we had.....although I'm sure all they *really* ate was Easter candy.

So on the menu was....

Smoked ham with orange and coffee glaze
Herb and Shallot roasted pork loin
Pioneer Woman's Mashed Potatoes
Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Wedge Salad
Yeast Rolls and Herb Butter
Easter Bunny Cake (for the kiddos)

and last but not least....

Italian Creme Cake

1 stick margarine
1/2 C. shortening
2 C. sugar
5 egg yolks
2 C. flour
1 t. baking soda
1 C. buttermilk
1 t. vanilla
1 t. coconut flavoring
1 can shredded coconut (or 1 C. very packed)
1 C. chopped pecans
5 egg whites

Cream margarine, shortening and sugar. Add egg yolks one at a time. Sift flour and baking soda and add alternately with the buttermilk, keeping the mixer running. Add vanilla and coconut flavoring. Stir in coconut and pecans. Finally, beat egg whites until they form stiff peaks and fold into batter. Do not over mix, the beaten egg whites are what makes this so fluffy. Bake for 20-25 minutes in a 350 degree oven.

Icing:
1, 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1/2 stick butter, softened
1 box confectioners sugar
1 t. vanilla
pecans, chopped fine

Mix all ingredients. When cake is cooled, ice cake and sprinkle pecans on top.

YUMMY!!!


Since I don't have many pictures of my own...here is a picture of my table!

And a horribly overexposed picture of the bunny cake. :)