Category: Cakes

Blood Orange Baby Pound Cakes

Blood Orange Pound Cake Baby Cakes Recipe

Who can resist the intensely colored ruby red juice of a blood orange.  I remain amazed at the depth and array of color that nature provides us.  The juice from a blood orange not only prods me toward the kitchen … Continue reading




Mae’s Apple Cake

Apple Cake with Brown Butter Buttermilk Frosting

A small, square, glass jar sits tucked away in the corner of my kitchen counter.  Both the jar and the recipes inside belonged to my Grandma.  I also have her little black book in which there are pages filled with … Continue reading




Deep Dark Chocolate Snack Cakes

Deep Dark Chocolate Snack Cake Recipe

They say we learn something new every day. Whoever “they” may be. I must agree that as we drift off to sleep at night, most of us could zero in on something new we learned that day. Today, I learned … Continue reading




Chocolate Glazed Bouchons-Perfect for Valentine’s Day

Chocolate Glazed Bouchons Recipe

A heart shaped box filled with chocolates makes me smile.  It has always been my favorite gift to receive on Valentine’s Day.  Not just chocolates, but chocolates nestled in a red box, preferably decorated with cherubs and frilly lace.  And … Continue reading




Do As I Say, Not As I Do

Grapefruit Upside Down Cake Recipe

I believe strongly in the power of intuition.  After all, Oprah drilled this into our heads for years, didn’t she?  99.999999999% of the time, our intuition is correct.  We just need to learn to trust it.  I knew in my … Continue reading