Raspberry Coffee Cake in the morning will start your day off to a fabulous start. Serve it anytime for dessert, an afternoon snack, or my favorite breakfast. RASPBERRY BREAKFAST CAKE The recipe is based on my Very Blueberry Coffee Cake, switching out with fresh raspberries, butter, sugar, eggs, and sour cream and sprinkled with a coarse finishing sugar. I grew up with something sweet on the table all the time because my mother had a charming sweet tooth, which she passed on to her four daughters. Mother was an amazing baker. Even though I learned from her, I wish I had written down more of her recipes and paid more attention when she baked.
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Blueberry Gooey Butter Cake
Summertime is the season to indulge in a perfect combination of tangy and sweet desserts like this Blueberry Gooey Butter Cake. BLUEBERRY GOOEY BUTTER CAKE BARS These delightful Blueberry Gooey Butter Cake Bars have the perfect combination of flavors, the ease of the recipe, and the ease of carrying it somewhere. Perfect for any celebrations, picnics, potlucks, or grand enough for any dinner party. Gooey Butter Cake has been around for many years. It all started with the made from scratch version supposedly made by accident by a man in a St. Louis bakery. Then, in the early 70s, Paula Deen introduced her version using a butter cake mix. Since then, there have been many versions of the Gooey Butter Cake. With the ease of making recipes that call for few ingredients, I can whip up a batch of these bars in no time. I had a couple of cups of blueberries that needed to be eaten, so I added them to the recipe. The tartness of the l...
Gingerbread Pear Upside Down Cake
Warm gingerbread cake baked in a skillet on top of a sweet mixture of caramelized pears and flipped over to a stunning presentation, fancy enough for a Thanksgiving dessert. Gingerbread Pear Upside Down Cake The pairing of gingerbread and pears brings this cake to the forefront for the fall. The pears hold up really well and play nicely with the cake's warm spices. Upside down cakes are famous here in the south, pineapple being the most traditional. This Gingerbread Pear Upside Down Cake tastes and looks impressive and is made using a simple shortcut to save time and effort in the kitchen. The cake is moist and dense, just like I like it. Usually, gingerbread cakes get better with age, but you will want to eat this cake in a day or two since the pears begin to soften. The structure of the pears changes when cooked more than other fruits used in upside down cakes, such as pineapple, peaches, and apples. Serve thick cake slices at a dinner party ...
Irresistible Symphony Cake aka Better Than Anything Cake
Irresistible Symphony Cake, devil's food chocolate cake mix, infused with sweetened condensed milk, topped with whipped topping, drizzled with caramel ice cream topping, and sprinkled with chopped chocolate symphony candy bars. Delectable. Irresistible Symphony cake is utterly decadent and a perfect treat to serve for any special occasion, but don't pass up any reason to make one. My daughter in love made this one as a request from my grandson for his birthday, with a scoop of ice cream on the side for a truly indulgent celebratory dessert. This is a moist, semi-homemade cake that everyone will love. The rich, sweetened condensed milk adds to the moist texture of this confection. Then there is the topping, with whipped topping, more richness with caramel sauce, and more richness with chopped Symphony candy bars. Heavenly.
How To Make The Easiest Bunny Lofthouse Frosted Sugar Cookie Pops
Bunny Lofthouse Frosted Sugar Cookie Pops, frosted sugar cookies, and cream cheese come together to make the most amazing delicious no-bake pops. Start with flattening the cookie pop, dip in melted candy melts and decorate with an Easter Bunny decorating kit. A quick and easy Easter dessert just got a little sweeter. After seeing someone on Tik Tok make Lofthouse Frosted Sugar Cookies Pops, I had to give them a try. With Easter around the corner, I decided to make some into bunny faces. The only difference is the shape.
Brownie Bundt Cake
Brownie Bundt Cake is a chocolate fudge cake mix and fudge brownie mix that comes together to make the most scrumptious chocolate cake you will ever eat. The chocolate ganache icing sends the chocolate love over the top. HOT COCOA BROWNIE CAKE I like to call this cake Hot Cocoa Brownie Cake. The rich chocolate taste in this bundt cake reminds me so much of a sheet cake I grew up eating in the 60s. Don't wait to make this cake. The Hot Cocoa Brownie Cake brings back so many memories of my mother's chocolate cake growing up. The Hot Cocoa Brownie Cake has a rich, and I mean rich, chocolate presence in the cake from the two mixes, chocolate fudge cake mix and chocolate fudge brownie mix. The cake is dense while tender and moist yet smooth. The recipe has only five ingredients, so do not add the ingredients on the back of the mix boxes. I used Hershey Milk Chocolate Frosting and microwaved it for 30 seconds to m...
Pumpkin Roll Cake Recipe
Pumpkin Roll Cake Recipe, the classic cake for a Fall dessert. A soft, tender pumpkin chiffon cake filled with pillowy cream cheese filling, then rolled up in a jelly roll fashion and chilled before slicing. Pumpkin Roll Recipe Take advantage of serving this eye catching, gorgeous dessert at your next Thanksgiving gathering. The recipe has few ingredients and is simple to make. Pumpkin Roll Cake is one of my favorite pumpkin desserts. Although I have not made many of them, I have eaten plenty. If they are served for dessert, I make sure that I have a slice to enjoy. While Pumpkin Roll Cake may seem challenging, I can guarantee they are effortless, so be confident. I can give you a tip that has improved how you roll the pumpkin roll. Roll the pumpkin roll in parchment paper instead of a cool light towel dusted with powdered sugar. Which I used to do years ago, and the new way is much easier.
Fresh Strawberry Cake with Strawberry Buttercream Frosting
Fresh Strawberry Cake with Strawberry Buttercream Frosting is the ultimate Southern dessert for any special occasion or a delightful dinner with family. Fresh juicy strawberries take center stage in this show-stopping strawberry cake and buttercream frosting. I always think of a Strawberry Cake around Mother's Day. It has a certain Mother's charm about it, richness, softness, and sweetness. This Fresh Strawberry Cake is a little different from my Mother's heirloom recipe she made when I was growing up in the '50s.
The Best Carrot Cake Ever with Ultra Creamy Cream Cheese Frosting
The Best Carrot Cake Ever with Ultra Creamy Cream Cheese Frosting sets the bar for all carrot cakes. The cake is incredibly moist from a generous amount of finely shredded fresh carrots and blanketed with a velvety frosting that completes the perfection. The Best Carrot Cake Ever! This past weekend I surprised my husband for Father's Day with a Carrot Cake. I had made one just the week before for my son in law's birthday. Jim enjoyed it so much, I decided to make him one too. Carrot Cake is often made around celebrations and holidays and rightful so, usually for Easter. It is such a rich and decadent cake that deserves all the compliments and praises.
German Sweet Chocolate Cupcakes with Homemade Coconut Pecan Frosting
German Sweet Chocolate Cupcakes with Homemade Coconut Pecan Frosting is the quintessential cupcake for the holidays. The cupcake is made with Baker's German Sweet Chocolate Bar that gives the true German Chocolate flavor. Homemade buttery pecan coconut frosting is piled on top to complete the Iconic German Chocolate Cake that is loved throughout the holidays. For me German Sweet Chocolate anything screams Holiday flavor. There is no substitute for the classic main ingredient in this German Sweet Chocolate Cupcakes, Baker's German Sweet Chocolate Bar. Some people use cocoa powder for the chocolate ingredient, but for me, that will not do. I always use the true classic flavor of German Chocolate. It has that distinct sweet flavor that comes from the Baker's German Sweet Chocolate Bar.
Apple Cream Cheese Bundt Cake
This delicious Apple Cream Cheese Bundt Cake features chunks of apples mixed and folded in with a cream cheese pound cake filling. APPLE WALNUT CREAM CHEESE POUND CAKE This cake is rich, moist, and full of chunks of fresh apples, walnuts, cream cheese, and a lot of butter with a hint of cinnamon. All the flavors of a fall dessert, the perfect dessert to wow your guests during the holiday season. Have you made or had a cake that tastes better the next day? Well, I am here to tell you that the Apple Walnut Cream Cheese Pound Cake gets better and better the longer it sits. It is a good idea to make the Apple Walnut Cream Cheese Pound Cake a day ahead if you are planning for guests. I love bundt cakes. They are my grab and go desserts. Even the whole cake travels well when transporting it. That is why it is the best cake to take someone coming home from the hospital, a family meal after a funeral, and sharing with a sweet neighbor. It...
Southern Fresh Cherry Cake
Southern Fresh Cherry Cake, quick and easy deliciously moist cake, made with self rising flour a touch of cornmeal, buttermilk, eggs, and butter. Serve it plain with a dollop of whip cream or as we did with a dusting of powdered sugar. The cherries are so plentiful in the grocery stores right now and what better way to showcase them than to make a Southern Fresh Cherry Cake. I actually had to buy a couple of bags of the cherries to have enough to make the cake. My grandsons are huge fans of these little jewels. Like most fruits, fresh cherries have the pros and cons. Fresh Cherries do not have a lot of nutritional value, but they are high in water content and are super beneficial to eat in the summer to hydrate.
Cranberry Orange Bundt Cake
Cranberry Orange Bundt Cake , a beautiful festive dessert with the flavor combo of cranberry and orange. Perfect for any holiday occasion, but especially around Christmas time. Tis the season for cranberry and orange, right? I love the combination and look forward to it every year. I watch for the cranberries to be stocked in the stores. The sweetness of the orange and the tartness of the cranberries trigger a beautiful burst of flavor everytime they come together. This is cake can be a breakfast cake or a dessert cake and why not include it in the snack category too. Oh! And don't forget about afternoon tea. haha!
Christy Jordan's Sweetness! Chocolate Snack Cake
Chocolate Snack Cake , a little vintage chocolate snack cake but with all the bells and whistles of flavor that a large snack cake has. The cake is rich and intense with chocolate using, butter, sugar, eggs, self-rising flour, chocolate syrup, and chocolate chips. Did I say rich and intense chocolate flavor? I am thrilled to share with you a recipe from Christy Jordan's cookbook, Sweetness. It is filled with her favorite recipes from family and friends as well as heartwarming stories of her grandparents and great grandparents.
Classic Bakery White Cake with Buttercream Frosting
Classic White Cake and Buttercream frosting , moist, tender bakery cake frosted with a delectable frosting that stands the test of time. The perfect cake for all your celebrations! White Cake is an American Classic. Growing up before bakeries were in grocery stores, I have memories of a particular bakery in our town. They made the most delicious baked goods. In our family, you knew if you had a celebration, your cake would be coming from there. This Classic White Cake reminds me of those from my childhood.
Strawberry Jello Angel Food Cake
This Strawberry Jello, Angel Food Cake recipe is from Tupperware. Yes, they have tons of recipes using their products, many that I have today. Tupperware products are now vintage classics, and many kitchens still use them today. They last forever, which says a lot about the products we get today. Strawberry season is coming on strong around these parts, my house included. We just love strawberries in anything. My husband is a big fan of this luscious fruit. He is the first to clean and slice, if necessary, each time I bring them home from the grocery store. He will say, "we don't want to let them ruin." I notice a lot of them go missing when I'm getting ready to use them in a dish. ha! ha! Starting with a store bought Angel Food Cake, this gorgeous cake comes together in no time. Place it in the refrigerator and watch it transform into light and airy deliciousness. Another reason ...
German Chocolate Cheesecake Cake
German Chocolate Cheesecake Cake , is made with a german chocolate cake mix for the cake, and the rest is homemade, including the coconut pecan frosting. German Chocolate, anything around our house, is a favorite. And cheesecake, well, you have the best of both worlds when you bring those two together.
Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake {My all time favorite pumpkin dessert}
Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake , pie, and cheesecake come together to make the ultimate fall dessert, decadent in all its glory! Thanksgiving is approaching soon. It is less than a month away, can you believe it? The turkeys are starting to fill up in the freezer sections in our grocery stores here in East Texas, not to mention the holiday baking items displayed in the center isles. In the coming weeks, I plan to focus my blog post on our traditional Thanksgiving menu that we have each year. My Grandchildren, especially Gabriel, are already getting in the mood for all our favorites we make every year. He said he was ready for some Turkey and Dressing, Sweet Potatoes with Marshmallows, and a Relish Tray with Ham Rolls , and don't forget the German Chocolate Cake and Chocolate Cream Pie that was set on our dessert table . He is such a sweetie...love him! Talking about favorites, this Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake is my all time favorite pumpkin...
Gluten Free Strawberry Snack Cake
Gluten Free Strawberry Snack Cake, a deliciously moist cake made with fresh strawberries and the best part with gluten free flour. Wonderfully easy to make and perfect for any time of the day. Here it is---My first Gluten Free blog post! I am thrilled that I will be posting gluten free recipes periodically. There are family members in my family that are gluten intolerant and welcome gluten free recipes. These recipes will have easy and accessible ingredients that can be easily adapted to gluten free. I was a little overwhelmed with all the wonderful gluten free ingredients that are out there and found some wonderful resources and incredible recipes on how to convert a recipe to gluten free. Now to my first recipe post! Although I may be using a new ingredient concept, I am still continuing to use my old classic baking techniques using my cast iron skillet to bake this snack cake. This is a moist and del...
