Around here, if the Coconut Cake's not made Christmas will not come. Seriously. I started making this cake at Christmas while I was working in retail. I was looking for shortcuts. I used a cake mix and doctored it up. Since then I have made the cake from scratch. It depends on how the month [...]
Here's the deal. One of my favorite authors is Penny Reid. She has a new book out Beard Science. I loved the heroine, Jennifer Sylvester AKA Banana Cake Queen so much I came up with a banana cake recipe in her honor. This cake is a twist on a classic southern dessert Hummingbird Cake. I [...]
And you thought it was only make believe. NOPE. It's real. To die for Amaretto cake with apricot filling and Vanilla buttercream icing. Every time I make this cake people go banokers. Best cake evuh. Seriously. These directions are very detailed. I'm not trying to insult anyone's intelligence, but I figure it's better to over [...]
Somebody asked for my Grandmother’s version of the Mexican Wedding cookie. Here it is…. 1 cup softened butter 1/3 cup sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla 2 teaspoons water 2 cups flour 1 cup chopped pecans Confectioners sugar Whip your butter and the next three ingredients till blended. Dump in your flour and pecans and mix all [...]
Roasted Apples and Sweet Potatoes in Honey Bourbon Glaze 5 large sweet potatoes 3 large tart apples (I use Granny Smith) ¼ cup fresh lemon juice *2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar ½ cup honey *6 Tbsp. unsalted butter *¼ cup bourbon *1 tsp. ground cinnamon *½ tsp ground ginger ½ tsp salt 2/3 cup [...]
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