Simple, sweet, and packed with ripe fruit — a cake that tastes like summer. I developed this cake in an effort to make the best of a friend’s blackberry patch and the luscious peaches on my counter. The cake is buttery and tender but just dense enough to support the ripe stone fruit and…
Category: Baked goods
Coconut Cake with Fluffy White Frosting
I developed this coconut cake in an effort to make a delicious cake in record time. SUPER easy cake, fluffy white frosting, and sweet coconut covering the whole thing make this a winner. Here’s the trick: I use a white cake mix. After tinkering with several scratch recipes, this one was just better. And as…
Granola with Chia and Cashews
Homemade granola is a staple in my home. I’m convinced that once you try making your own granola – then do a price and taste comparison – you’ll make it a routine. I like my breakfast to have more than just grains, with the right balance of protein-rich nuts and seeds to keep my metabolism…
Rose Petal Barbie Cake
A beautiful, surprisingly simple celebration cake for the Barbie lover! I created this cake several years ago for my daughter’s birthday, per her request. Made from scratch, with simple vanilla frosting, covered in luscious hot pink rose petals and a few pale pink sugar pearls – a tasty, lovely cake. Below is the larger batch…
Hot Milk Sponge Cake
Here’s a light, tasty, easy-to-make sponge cake. It stays moist and fluffy for a couple days, and the texture is perfect. Top it with some vanilla frosting or whipped cream and strawberries & bananas and you have a solid gold dessert. The 1950 Betty Crocker Picture Cook Book is my go-to recipe source for basic…
Currant Scones
Many years ago a dear friend and I set out on a trip around the world. We quite literally circled the globe, heading west across the vast Pacific Ocean from California until we came full circle a couple months later. Wherever we visited, one of the things I loved most was learning what people ate….
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