I needed to bake a cake for a house full of people and had a taste for lemons, so I put this together and it worked well! I buy jarred lemon curd (Dickinson's) but you can make it yourself. This cake is good the first day, but even better when the lemon curd has had... Continue Reading →
Too Much Chocolate Cake
This is a favorite in our house, it is quick and easy to make and it satisfies the most intense chocolate craving. I'm pretty sure we originally found it on Allrecipes.com and that is where this picture came from. We are most likely to make it for someone else or when a group of people... Continue Reading →
Homemade Carrot Cake
This is my guy's all-time favorite cake, and his birthday was yesterday, so we had cake! It is from the 'ol red and white checkered Better Homes & Gardens cookbook I used to learn to cook in our first years of marriage. Carrot Cake 2 c flour 2 c sugar 1 t baking powder 1... Continue Reading →
Salted Caramel Chocolate Cake
This is the ultimate cake for a true chocolate/salted caramel lover. Honestly I can think of only three people I am willing to bake one for because it is such a beast! One of those three had a birthday yesterday and this was the result. I used this recipe for my daughter's high school graduation... Continue Reading →
Chocolate Chip Cake
....or Coleman's birthday cake every single year. We originally had this cake while visiting dear friends in Memphis and now it is the only cake he will eat, and it's gone in hours when we have it. So, this recipe is from my friend Britta: Chocolate Chip Cake 1 Pillsbury yellow cake mix 4 eggs... Continue Reading →
Ultimate Birthday Cake
I love to make birthday cakes. I love to celebrate people and to eat cake, so it just makes sense. My family and closest friends know that my cakes tend to be really ugly, probably because 1) I'm not a perfectionist in any possible way, and 2) I get impatient for the final result and... Continue Reading →