Cranberry Orange Bundt Cake , a beautiful festive dessert with the flavor combo of cranberry and orange. Perfect for any holiday occasion, but especially around Christmas time. Tis the season for cranberry and orange, right? I love the combination and look forward to it every year. I watch for the cranberries to be stocked in the stores. The sweetness of the orange and the tartness of the cranberries trigger a beautiful burst of flavor everytime they come together. This is cake can be a breakfast cake or a dessert cake and why not include it in the snack category too. Oh! And don't forget about afternoon tea. haha!
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Christy Jordan's Sweetness! Chocolate Snack Cake
Chocolate Snack Cake , a little vintage chocolate snack cake but with all the bells and whistles of flavor that a large snack cake has. The cake is rich and intense with chocolate using, butter, sugar, eggs, self-rising flour, chocolate syrup, and chocolate chips. Did I say rich and intense chocolate flavor? I am thrilled to share with you a recipe from Christy Jordan's cookbook, Sweetness. It is filled with her favorite recipes from family and friends as well as heartwarming stories of her grandparents and great grandparents.
Classic Bakery White Cake with Buttercream Frosting
Classic White Cake and Buttercream frosting , moist, tender bakery cake frosted with a delectable frosting that stands the test of time. The perfect cake for all your celebrations! White Cake is an American Classic. Growing up before bakeries were in grocery stores, I have memories of a particular bakery in our town. They made the most delicious baked goods. In our family, you knew if you had a celebration, your cake would be coming from there. This Classic White Cake reminds me of those from my childhood.
Vintage Strawberry Jello Angel Food Cake
Vintage Strawberry Jello Angel Cake is a delightful blend of strawberry shortcake and tiramisu. The light, fluffy angel food cake absorbs the juices from the macerated strawberries mixed with Jello. The cake is inverted and topped with whipped cream for a delicious finish. No Bake Strawberry Jello Angel Cake The Strawberry Jello Angel Food Cake recipe is a Tupperware recipe. Yes, they have many recipes using their products, many of which I have today. Tupperware products are now vintage classics, and many kitchens still use them today. They last forever, which says a lot about the products we get today. Strawberry season is coming on strong around these parts, my house included. We just love strawberries in anything. My husband is a big fan of this luscious fruit. He is the first to clean and slice, if necessary, each time I bring them home from the grocery store. He will say, "We don't want to let them ruin." ...
German Chocolate Cheesecake Cake
German Chocolate Cheesecake Cake , is made with a german chocolate cake mix for the cake, and the rest is homemade, including the coconut pecan frosting. German Chocolate, anything around our house, is a favorite. And cheesecake, well, you have the best of both worlds when you bring those two together.
Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake {My all time favorite pumpkin dessert}
Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake , pie, and cheesecake come together to make the ultimate fall dessert, decadent in all its glory! Thanksgiving is approaching soon. It is less than a month away, can you believe it? The turkeys are starting to fill up in the freezer sections in our grocery stores here in East Texas, not to mention the holiday baking items displayed in the center isles. In the coming weeks, I plan to focus my blog post on our traditional Thanksgiving menu that we have each year. My Grandchildren, especially Gabriel, are already getting in the mood for all our favorites we make every year. He said he was ready for some Turkey and Dressing, Sweet Potatoes with Marshmallows, and a Relish Tray with Ham Rolls , and don't forget the German Chocolate Cake and Chocolate Cream Pie that was set on our dessert table . He is such a sweetie...love him! Talking about favorites, this Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake is my all time favorite pumpkin...
Gluten Free Strawberry Snack Cake
Gluten Free Strawberry Snack Cake, a deliciously moist cake made with fresh strawberries and the best part with gluten free flour. Wonderfully easy to make and perfect for any time of the day. Here it is---My first Gluten Free blog post! I am thrilled that I will be posting gluten free recipes periodically. There are family members in my family that are gluten intolerant and welcome gluten free recipes. These recipes will have easy and accessible ingredients that can be easily adapted to gluten free. I was a little overwhelmed with all the wonderful gluten free ingredients that are out there and found some wonderful resources and incredible recipes on how to convert a recipe to gluten free. Now to my first recipe post! Although I may be using a new ingredient concept, I am still continuing to use my old classic baking techniques using my cast iron skillet to bake this snack cake. This is a moist and del...
A Southern Classic! Strawberry Sheet Cake With Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting {Granny's Recipe}
Strawberry Sheet Cake with Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting is an easy, quick version of the Strawberry Cake from the sixties my Mother made. She used the classic ingredients, white cake mix, strawberry jello, and a carton of sweetened frozen strawberries. Mother's Day is Sunday, and I would like to give tribute to my Mother with this wonderfully delicious Classic Strawberry Cake recipe of her's.
Italian Cream Coconut Cake
Italian Cream Coconut Cake is layers of moist coconut cake covered in rich coconut pecan cream cheese icing. A dream come true for coconut lovers! ITALIAN CREAM CAKE The Italian Cream Cake brings all the flavors and flair of a showstopper cake, perfect for celebrations or whenever you want a treat that feels festive. 1973, I worked for the Texas Railroad Commission in an office with several talented cooks. I was in my twenties, had just finished college, and was still living at home, so my cooking skills were still being developed, to say the least. Once a month, we would have a birthday celebration for the employees of that month. Everyone would bring a covered dish of some sort. When you hear "covered dish," you already know what I mean about the kind of food we have to labor over. You know it had to be hard work eating a serving from everyone's dish. (giggles) I wanted every recipe for the dish someone brought, but not as much as...
Old Fashioned Oatmeal Cake With A Broiled Coconut Pecan Icing {Granny's Recipe}
Old Fashioned Oatmeal Cake , dense, moist cake with a broiled coconut pecan icing that will remind you of baked oatmeal with icing on it. Did you know that January is National Oatmeal Month ? Another thing you might not know is that there is more oatmeal eaten in the month of January than any other month.
Apple Snack Cake With Brown Sugar Glaze
Apple Snack Cake is a cake batter that has all the components of a traditional fresh apple cake, but is small enough to bake in a single layer pan. Apple Snack Recipe Fresh apples, butter, cinnamon, sour cream, and brown sugar give the cake the perfect amount of sweetness, making it very moist. The brown sugar glaze adds to its deliciousness. I am always on the lookout for apple cake recipes . The apples in the cake make for a moist and delicious cake, especially if you are using different kinds of apples in it. That way, you get the wonderfully sweet and tart flavors at the same time. This Apple Snack Cake turned out to be what I was looking for. It was between a coffee cake and an apple bread. The next day, it was equally delicious, and I enjoyed it as much without the glaze as I did with it. I will be baking this cake several times before the apple season is over. WHERE CAN I FIND THE RECIPE? TAKE ME TO THE RECIPE FOR APPLE SNACK...
Old Fashioned Buttermilk Pound Cake
The Buttermilk Pound Cake recipe goes way back to the 50s when my Mother started making it. The star of the pound cake is the buttermilk. LEMON BUTTERMILK POUND CAKE Lemon Buttermilk Pound Cake is the ideal dessert for lemon lovers. The hot lemon syrup poured over the cake is the secret to a moist, buttery dessert the whole family will love. One of my favorite and dearest recipes, which my Mother passed down to me, is this delicious Lemon Buttermilk Pound Cake . What is so special about pound cake is that serving it in many different ways is great. My husband likes his fresh out of the oven slathered with butter. My favorite is to put a big dollop of whipped cream and sliced strawberries on it. Mother, on occasion, would serve it with a wonderful lemon sauce and chocolate sauce. Sometimes, I talk myself into believing that this cake is low in calories and healthy when you eat it plain. Well, it doesn't have any icing ? Or "grins"!
Traditional Red Velvet Cake
When you think of a showstopper cake for Valentine's, Red Velvet Cake comes to mind. It's a beloved flavor of the South. Waldorf Astoria Cake Red Velvet cake, sometimes called a Waldorf Astoria Cake, is a wonderfully delicious cake with traditional vintage frosting. Red velvet cake is a signature dessert made famous at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City during the 1920s. I think its popularity has come back in the last few years. I must say this is one of the most challenging cakes I have made, but it is so worth the trouble to make it. The recipe I most like to use for the cake is from Bobby Flay because it makes a large cake. More times than not I make it with a buttercream icing, but this vintage icing is traditional. WHERE CAN I FIND THE RECIPE? TAKE ME TO THE RECIPE FOR TRADITIONAL RED VELVET CAKE Below, under the next heading, I give a list of preferred ingredients, tips, and cooking instructions for Traditional Red Velvet C...
