If there's something to celebrate, I always have an impulse to go into the kitchen and start baking. All of the important occasions from my childhood were centered around cooking and eating, so it's … [Read more...]
Fresh Strawberry Upside Down Cake
This is a delicious and simple to make recipe that turns a plain yellow cake mix into a fresh strawberry dessert. This cake has to be the offspring of a marriage between a dump cake and a traditional … [Read more...]
Cinnamon Chip Coffee Cake
After I had baked this cake, I discovered that today is National Coffee Cake Day. I had no idea that coffee cake was commemorated on the calendar, but in my opinion, every day is a good day to enjoy a … [Read more...]
My Sister’s Cakes
My sister and I enjoy decorating cakes for family celebrations. We are both just amateur home decorators, but our family members are always happy with whatever we bake up. I have been decorating cakes … [Read more...]
Chocolate Coffee Cake
This recipe is one that I just happened across in a little cookbook called The Best Muffins & Quick Breads by Gregg R. Gillespie. I'm so glad that I found this recipe for a coffee cake made rich … [Read more...]
Watergate Cake
The recipe for this cake was passed around years ago when the national news was abuzz with talk of the Watergate Scandal. I don't remember which of my friends gave me the recipe, but I remember … [Read more...]
Sweetened Condensed Milk Pound Cake
Pound Cake has always been a favorite of mine because it is such a versatile dessert. Some pudding and sliced fruit will turn an ordinary pound cake into a fancy Trifle, or some strawberries and … [Read more...]
Chocolate Pudding Dump Cake
Oh my goodness! I have made many dump cakes before, but never a chocolate one until now. All last week I was craving something chocolate, and I didn't know just what I wanted until I saw this recipe, … [Read more...]
A Golf Cake for the Seventh
My grandson celebrated his seventh birthday this week. My own children grew up in a blink, but my grandchildren are growing up at an even faster pace. It seems that it was only yesterday when I was … [Read more...]
White Chocolate Chip Pound Cake
Last week when I made the Creeper cake for my son's birthday I also made this White Chocolate Chip Pound Cake so that I would have an alternative dessert for his party. I guess I was just a little … [Read more...]
