Mom's Coconut Cream Cake

I didn't take a good picture of this cake but hopefully you get the idea.

Cream together:
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup butter
Add:
2 cups sugar
5 egg yolks (reserve egg whites)
2 cups flour add alternately with 1 cup buttermilk which 1 tsp. soda has been dissoved into.
2/3 cup flaked coconut
1 tsp. vanilla
pinch of salt

Beat egg whites and fold into batter, do not over mix. Pour into three 9 inch layer cake pans and bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes. Cool and ice with cream cheese icing.

Icing

1/2 cup butter
8 oz. pkg. cream cheese
1 box powdered sugar
1/2 cup finely chopped nuts (optional)

Put coconut on outside of iced cake. SOOOO delicious!!!

Coconut Zucchini Bread

2 large eggs 2 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil 1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. salt 3 cups all purpose flour
3 cups grated zucchini 1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup shredded coconut 1 cup walnuts-optional (I don't add this)

Beat eggs, sugar, adn oil until creamy. Sift together and add: baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and flour. Add grated zucchini, vanilla, coconut, and nuts (if desired). Pour into 2 greased and floured bread pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. I found this recipe and tried it and I think it's the best zucchini bread I've tasted! YUMM-O!!!

Ham & Cheese Pockets

My elementary school in Kansas had THE best food EVER!!! We were so spoiled by some of the best cooks and everything was made fresh and from scratch. Their homemade rolls were to die for! One of my favorites were their enchiladas and their homemade pizza. I finally got a recipe that is the closest to their enchiladas thankfully. Well, one thing we always looked forward to for lunch were the ham and cheese pockets and the bierocks. My mom would make both for us sometimes and we just felt like it was such a treat. If you haven't ever had them they are so easy and so yummy! I decided to let the kids help (I don't do this very often) and they had a lot of fun. Zack was the dough stretcher, Matty put in the ham, Max put in the cheese, and I closed them up. They turned out to all have cheese all over the outside too but that's ok. They had fun and that's all that mattered. With all of the ingredients you just adapt it to your family there is no set amount or anything.

HAM AND CHEESE POCKETS

Rhodes Rolls that have thawed and risen for around 5 hours(squish 2 together for each pocket)

Ground up ham. I use the food processor or meat grinder. You don't want it mushy but just ground enough to have a good consistency in the pocket.

Shredded cheddar cheese

Spray your cookie sheets with cooking spray. Put your 2 rolls together and squish them out, then add some ham and some cheese. Close it off and put seam side down. Try to make a good seal or the cheese will ooze out. Mine do a lot but that's ok. You don't need to let them rise more at this point just stick them in your hot oven. Bake according to instructions on rolls package and until a nice golden brown so the dough is fully cooked. Brush with butter when they are out of the oven. Enjoy!!!