Our family loves pound cake. If you haven’t already tried my Lemon Glazed pound cake, you should! I grew up having one probably once a month because my mom loves them so much. My base recipe that I use is from my great-grandmother, Mama (pronounced Maw-Maw, hey, we’re southern). I never met her, but I… Continue reading Chocolate Pound Cake
A few years back, my husband’s work did a bakeoff and spouses were able to participate. I was all over that, and so excited about it. I agonized for weeks about what I was going to make, and finally decided on a coconut cake with a pineapple curd. I decorated it with buttercream, and even… Continue reading Better Than Sex Cupcakes
Its fall y’all! In my opinion, October, November, and December are the best three months of the year. When the fall weather hit Utah abut two weeks ago, I went to the store to buy pumpkin. I was shocked that the entire shelf was completely devoid of any cans of my beloved pumpkin puree. No… Continue reading Pumpkin Butterscotch Cake
About five years ago, I went to a church activity for all the women in my congregation. At the activity, we were encouraged to bring a favorite treat along with the recipe. This was definitely something I got behind super fast. Except, at the time, I’m pretty sure I wasn’t eating treats because I was… Continue reading Grandma’s Buttermilk Cookies
It has been so hot this summer. I don’t mind a week or two of high 90/100 degree weather, but in true 2020 fashion, it has been at least a month worth of record breaking heat. Luckily, I live in Utah, so it does cool down quite a bit in the evening, which I am… Continue reading Lemon Ice Box Cake
I recently had the husband of a friend reach out to me asking if I could make a Berry Mascarpone Cake for his wife’s birthday. I had never even heard of this type of cake, but I was completely intrigued and felt pretty confident that I could deliver what he wanted. He said the previous… Continue reading Whipped Mascarpone Cheese Frosting
Back when I was a teenager, my Young Women’s youth group at church did a fundraiser for to help us pay for going to girl’s camp. In the past, we did spaghetti dinners with a service auction, but one particular year, we gathered recipes from women in our congregation, made a cookbook, and then sold… Continue reading Coco Lopez Cake
I love cake in all forms. Layered. Sheet cakes. Cupcakes. Bundt cakes. Pancakes. Most especially, pound cakes. I’ve been racking my brain for weeks trying to create a new cake for Easter, but bunnies, marshmallow peeps, chicks, and carrots just weren’t appealing to me. I wanted something that 1) you would actually make, and 2)… Continue reading Lemon Pound Cake
