Monday, 16 November, 2009
Well, dear readers, this is a *first* for me. I am loathe to share any recipes with you here that involve cake mixes, pudding mixes, and the like – even if they are doctored up quite a bit. I don’t know why, but I just tend to be of the mind that these creations cannot compare to a from-scratch style of cake.
With that disclaimer, I will tell you that the recipe I am about to share with you is a wonderful family recipe that comes to me from my aunt, through my lovely cousin, the Meat Lady. And I must admit, the cake she made for us was surprisingly delicious. It is moist. tender and flavorful, and the topping is absolutely to-die-for!
So without further ado, I give you . . . Devil’s Food Pound Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting!
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Thursday, 20 August, 2009
This sweet is a real treat, y’all.
This recipe comes from my Nanny – my mom’s mom. Mom says that her best memories of this “cake” come from her childhood. Nanny and Poppy would have a few other couples over for cocktails and a light late supper, while everyone’s kids were already in bed at home with sitters.
Nanny would make this Frozen Lemon Cake for dessert. She made it in those old-fashioned ice cube trays, with the cube insert taken out. She would slice it up and serve it to her guests late at night. Then the next morning, my mom and her sisters would wake up, hoping against hope that a little corner might be leftover for them. Of course, there usually was . . . I like to think that Nanny sliced it that way on purpose.
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Friday, 7 August, 2009
I discovered this recipe when I was in college – it is the perfect comfort food. It will make you feel cozy and warm with just one bite. I’ve tweaked it over the years to make it a bit softer, more chocolaty, and more delicate – sublime.
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Thursday, 6 August, 2009
My big brother. Smart, handsome, dentist, bachelor, and now 31 years old. If this sounds like a personals ad, it should. Do you have a lovely lady in your life? Single, southern, conservative, sweet? Perhaps we need to set them up?
Hahahaha, this past weekend was my big brother’s birthday. Every year, I make him the same cake. White cake with lemon curd filling and white mountain frosting. And every year, I tell him what a pain in the patootie it is to make this thing. And every year, I take that first bite of cake and remember, all over again, that it is completely worth the effort to make this masterpiece of a cake!!! Tender, fluffy white cake . . . tangy, tart lemon filling . . . light, melt-in-your-mouth frosting . . . what more could a boy want?!
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Thursday, 30 July, 2009
O, mon dieu, chers lecteurs. This is a fab find!
I’m at home alone (with the dogs) tonight – hubby’s away at a leadership conference. I decided to make dinner easy – boiled gnocchi with Newman’s Own tomato sauce . . . garlic toast on the side.
What do you crave after eating Italian? My mom and I always have a taste for chocolate! But here I am, all alone. It would be wasteful (right?) to make brownies, to go out and get a pint of ice cream, to open a new box of Oreos . . . What’s a girl to do in this kind of emergency???
Enter . . . Emergency Chocolate Cake.
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