Category Archives: Cakes

Lemon Buttermilk Pound Cake

This Lemon Buttermilk Pound Cake recipe is so simple and so summery! You need to make it! It’s been just crazy around here lately with exterior renovations on our house in full swing: New deck and porch railings, chimney repair, … Continue reading

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Clafoutis

It’s cherry season! Cherry season doesn’t last long! Be sure to pick up some of these delightful fruits and impress with this super-simple recipe for Clafoutis: a “fancy” French dessert – cherries baked in a creamy,  flan-like batter. You will … Continue reading

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Orange Pecan Spice Cake with Orange Cream Cheese Frosting

I baked my first cake when I was nine years old. It was an orange cake with orange frosting. And I’ll never forget the lessons I learned with that very first baking attempt. Let me tell you the story. 

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Hummingbird Cake

Hummingbird Cake, so sweet it’s said to attract the lovely little birds to feed on it. It is a Southern tradition…and really, I don’t find it horribly sweet at all.  It’s like banana bread…as cake…with pineapple and cinnamon and nutmeg. … Continue reading

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Bourbon Pecan Pie Cheesecake

I’ve been seeing so many different versions of cheesecakes for Thanksgiving, and this got me thinking, “I wonder if anyone has done a pecan pie cheesecake?” I reached into my closet and pulled out I my tiara (yes, I’m the … Continue reading

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