Carrot Cake and I have this love hate relationship. I love a good carrot cake, I hate that I can’t find it. I used to actually travel 20 miles out of my way to buy Carrot Cake at this bakery in Loma Linda (so good, and I never did figure out what the crunchy bits […]
I seriously want to get to someplace warm and tropical. This cold wet weather is bringing me down. How about the Caribbean? Mangos? Rum? Perfect! Since I can’t actually go there… I got out the Mango Rum Cake Recipe and baked this cake instead. It’s almost the same as being there (no it isn’t, but […]
Pumpkin Ginger Bundt Cake (minis) fit the Fall perfectly. You see, Fall is Pumpkin everything season! The way I see it, you can either run screaming the other way, or you can embrace it, and alter it to suit your tastes. I went with plan B. To me, pumpkin tastes somewhat bland and a bit […]
The Potluck Season is upon us. Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Diwali, Kwanza, or the Lunar New Year… You are sharing food. This delicious Chocolate Bundt Cake Scratch recipe is a good one to keep handy. You can dress it up with icing, or keep it simple with powdered sugar….Serve it warm with ice cream, and it’s […]
I have a perfectly good reason for taking the time to bake this Coconut Pound Cake Recipe (scratch!) Vacation for me this year was a week House-Sitting for my Parents, while they took my kids on a trip. Sound Odd? Think about it…. Sleeping as late as I wanted, eating what I wanted, eating when I wanted, […]
This Easy Lemon Blueberry Bundt Cake is a lifesaver! Being a busy mom with active kids can be all dizzying! Soccer, Baseball, Track, Football, Youth Groups, Scouts! All of these activities mean busy weekends of games, tournaments, camp outs, jamborees, gatherings and bake sales. I get hit up A LOT for donations. (Usually at 9pm […]
I love Making Homemade Rum Cake (Scratch). It’s cold and foggy again. But then, this is the Bay Area, and cold and foggy is the norm. Winter is the worst though. It’s dark and cold and foggy… and sometimes it rains. I realize that you people in Minnesota laugh at our version of winter… but still.. […]
Every now and then it’s time to go through the Spice Cabinet. Old spices just don’t have a good flavor, so they have to be tossed. Sometimes we buy something that only gets minimal use (admit it, you have a box of Mace in the back of the cabinet, and you have no idea […]