So…my note at the bottom of my original post was strictly intended as a message to my children. Well, Laura, my son’s lovely girlfriend, read it and took it to heart. This weekend, she came for a visit and presented me with (yes, you guessed it) the NordicWare Checkerboard Cake pan! (maybe you heard me […]
Posts Tagged: cakes
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Mar
Mar
I do not own one of those fancy-pants checkerboard cake pans, but I wanted to bake one anyway. My research revealed that it IS possible to do it, so I gave it my best try. It’s not terribly difficult, but it does require some fuss and lots of patience. The idea is to bake three […]
09
Mar
Mar
It was “ladies night out” to celebrate our dear friend Beth’s birthday. Since lemon is one of her favorite flavors, I knew I couldn’t miss with this cake. Print Lemon Raspberry Cake Ingredients one Betty Crocker Supermoist Lemon cake mix 3 eggs 1 cup whole milk 1 stick melted butter (8 tablespoons) 2 teaspoons lemon […]
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Feb
Feb
Today is a big day for my friend, Jen, as she celebrates a milestone birthday. Her grade-partners have prepared a surprise celebration, and I volunteered to bake the cake. Since I wasn’t at the party, I don’t have any photos of the sliced cake (bummer). I will do my best, though, to describe it. I […]
02
Dec
Dec
My dear friend, Holly, celebrated a milestone birthday this month and we surprised her with a small dinner party. I baked her this cake and (if I must say so myself) it was really good!! Really good. I’m not into the cakes-from-scratch thing. Call me lazy or uninspired, but I enjoy baking and eating cakes […]
Michael is my dear, sweet 7-year old nephew who has a smile that lights a room, and who received his first holy communion on Saturday. He was oh so handsome and oh so happy as he journeyed down the long church aisle with his fellow communicants…each little girl glowing in her stunning white dress, and […]
I’m not exactly sure how I stumbled upon Bill Granger’s Coconut Bread recipe but, since I am a HUGE fan of coconut, I just had to give it a try. It is tasty, lightly sweet, and bakes up beautifully. You can find the recipe here. The only change I made was the use of Mounds […]