Speedy Brownies

This is my favorite Brownie recipe to make.  It's fast, easy, and I usually have all the ingredients.  I usually mix the chips into the batter.  It's also good with nuts but for some reason, I usually need to increase the baking time about 10 min.

2 Cups Sugar

1 3/4 cups flour

1/2 cup cocoa powder

1 tsp salt

5 eggs

1 cup oil

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup chocolate chips

Combine first seven ingredients until smooth.  Pour into a grease 9 x 13 pan.  Sprinkle with chocolate chips.  Bake at 350 for 30 min or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.

White Almond Sour Cream Cake

Often considered the quintessential wedding cake, it has a very subtle almond taste. Really you can use this recipe to make most any kind of cake varying the flavoring and the cake mix. This is the cake I made for mom at the 2007 reunion

1 (18 ounce) box white cake mix
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/3 cups water
1/8 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 cup sour cream
4 large egg whites

Directions
1Place all dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl and stir together with a wire whisk.
2Add the remaining ingredients and beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
3Pour into greased and floured cake pans, filling each pan a little over half full.
4Lightly tap cake pans on counter to bring air bubbles to top.
5Bake in preheated 325° F oven until cake tests done. (about 35 minutes for 8 inch rounds)

Makes 2 8 inch round cakes