In a few hours a group of teenage girls will descend on our home, with baking on their mind. My daughter is having a few friends over for some Christmas baking fun. It seems they’ve graduated from their Easy-Bake Ovens to the real thing, and I’m totally tickled about that. I’m happy to retreat to the next room to finish up some wrapping and continue reading …
Sometimes you just have to make a cake. You do. It’s a fact. There’s something therapeutic about measuring, stirring and mixing to create sweet goodness out of simple ingredients. This recipe for Praline Cake Squares is one I’ve had marked in my Aunt’s cookbook for a while now. I don’t have any idea where it came from, but sure wish I did because I’d send continue reading …
In case you missed it a few weeks back, this recipe for Chocolate Hazelnut Cake, in full photo tutorial form, was posted over at the Tasty Kitchen Blog. I know, I know… It’s hot out there. Heating up the kitchen to bake a cake doesn’t sound like the thing to do at all. But we need to plan ahead. And this Chocolate Hazelnut Cake should continue reading …
Pin It My kids have one more month of school left. One more month or rushing out the door to avoid a tardy. One more month of tests and homework. One more month of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches every day for lunch. So I made them a cake. I’m calling it the OM2G Cake. (That’s One Month to Go Cake, for those of you continue reading …
We still have a couple of weeks until Valentine’s Day, but why wait until then to begin celebrating the love? Plus, you need to give all the sweet treats you can make for the special day a test run right? So here’s a lovely Sweetheart Cherry Cake from my friend, Cheryl otherwise known as TidyMom. Cheryl always has something to tempt your taste buds, or continue reading …
