What do you do when a Southern girl tells you that her favorite birthday cake isn’t the cherished Southern Coconut Cake but instead she would prefer Boston Cream Pie instead?
Well, I am all about having your favorite for your birthday so I promised to come through with a fabulous Boston Cream Pie. I am from [...]
This is a grand cake and although it may appear daunting and overwhelming to bake and assemble, it isn’t. I have the pleasure of catering a birthday cocktail party next week for 100 people and this is one of three cakes that will be served alongside my Chocolate Layer Cake and Coconut Cream Cake.
The party [...]
These last few weeks I have made it a point to go through some piles of recipes, which I have been holding on to for a decade or more. This recipe is one of those. The AJC had a huge article on poundcakes that I cut out for a rainy day.
The only problem with waiting [...]
I would be hard pressed to pick my favorite pound cake from all that I have tried this past year. This one is fabulous and this one is just as good but a touch sweeter. But really, how can you go wrong with any combination that includes butter, sugar, flour and sour cream along with [...]
Strawberry season is over in the South. Even though, this minor detail won’t stop me from finding ways to enjoy them all year long. About a month ago, I had to make mini pies for an event; Banana Cream with Chocolate, Coconut Cream with Caramel, Lemon Cream with Blueberries, and Lemon Chiffon pies.
(I realize that [...]
This “Very Good Chocolate Cake” recipe has been marked in my cookbook- as a must do for almost a year. It took a birthday request for chocolate cake to actually move me to make it. I have not hidden from you, the fact that I am not a big chocolate fan and prefer a Coconut [...]
A “Benne” seed is the old Southern name for “sesame” seeds. They were brought to the Lowcountry in 1769 by African slaves. They are still called Benne seeds to this day in the South, and frankly I would be surprised if that ever changes. It is part of the charm of the South. Southerners hold [...]
Somehow, the pleasure of having a Panna Cotta had escaped me till this past week. Frankly, I am not sure how. Even though I am not a fan of custards, flans, Crème Brule and the like, something about a Panna Cotta has always intrigued me. The talented Tartlette, has made a few Panna Cottas, and [...]
How fitting to return once again from a lapse in posting with yet another cake, this time to celebrate the arrival of another beloved grandson and the 2nd birthday of the other.
But, before we go into the story, I have few words for those of you that had the misfortune to visit my site on [...]
First, I want to apologize for being gone so long without word. I hadn’t intended for this to happen, but what started as a few days turned into a week, quickly becoming two weeks and then more. Then all of a sudden I was lost and couldn’t find my way back. This is not something [...]
