Rockwall, Texas

Sunday, July 8, 2012

After leaving brother Darrell's, we headed north to Rockwall, Texas, home of Mel's sister Sharon and husband Jerry. We just missed seeing Sharon and Jerry while they were visiting their son David in Virginia, so it was nice catching them at home in Texas.

Monday, July 9, 2012
Sharon gave us a chance to catch up on laundry as well as family news. An afternoon outing included a stop at our new favorite frozen custard shop, Culver's. We first discovered Culver's when visiting our friend Dave in Colorado Springs. Culver's features a different flavor of frozen custard every day. They publish a monthly listing. At Dave's we hit it on Butter Pecan day. Mel was in heaven eating his custard loaded with pecans. In Rockwall, it was Mint Chip. We managed one additional stop later in our trip where the flavor was Key Lime Pie. I just did a web search on Culver's and have discovered the closest one from home is 313 miles away in Ohio. Probably a good thing...it isn't exactly calorie free, but it is soooo good.

We were fortunate to have Mel's neice Sara and her husband Scott meet us for dinner. They are doing well and live not far from Sharon and Jerry. Sorry we didn't get photos. Cute couple!

As long as I've started posting recipes, Sharon's Earthquake Cake recipe appears below. Sharon had offered to send some of the cake she had baked with us...and we walked off without it. It was yummy!  The photo below is one Sharon took just as we were ready to pull out of their driveway.
Thanks, guys, for a fun stay!

Earthquake Cake
1 cup coconut
1 cup pecans, chopped
1 box German chocolate cake mix
8 oz. package cream cheese
1 lb. package powdered sugar (2cups)
1 stick butter or oleo, melted

Grease and flour 8 x 14 pan. Spread coconut and pecans on bottom. Mix cake according to package. Pour over pecans and coconut. Melt butter and add cream cheese and powdered sugar. Mix well. Spread over cake. Bake 350 degrees for 45-50 min. or until done.

Candy...needing a hair cut!