Learn to make one of the South’s favorite holiday desserts, Old Fashioned Sweet Potato Pie. Growing up in the South, I am quite used to sweet potato dishes being part of our holiday meals. There was plenty of sweet potato casserole, candied yams and yes, even sweet potato pie. I remember one Thanksgiving in particular …
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In this post, you’ll discover how to make Southern Sweet Potato Bread, a classic old fashioned quick bread recipe. Y’all, let me tell you, I like pumpkin bread. It’s delicious and I have a great recipe for it but if I had the choice between pumpkin or sweet potato bread….it’s the sweet potato bread hands down. …
In this post I’ll be sharing the classic Southern Hummingbird Cake Recipe. The South is known for it’s delicious foods and the desserts are no exception. Hummingbird Cake is a Southern classic. A Hummingbird Cake is a moist, dense and delicious dessert comprised of three delectable layers topped with a rich cream cheese frosting. It …
Traditional Irish Soda Bread and Spotted Dog, a tale of two breads. It is not uncommon to find both of these breads labeled simply as soda bread, but that’s not exactly right. Let us begin with a Traditional Irish Soda Bread. While researching soda bread recipes so that I could test and write a recipe …
Southern cooks have been baking what we affectionately call Pig Pickin’ Cake for generations. The name pig pickin’ cake is very common in the Carolinas but this cake is also known by other names, such as Mandarin Orange Cake or Pea Pickin’ Cake. This cake is a classic favorite with its luscious pineapple frosting. If …
Do you have dessert recipes that have been a long tradition in your family? For me, it’s this Old Fashioned Applesauce Cake. I cannot recall one holiday throughout my childhood and into my 20’s that this cake was not a part of our holidays. It was my grandmother’s signature cake. She had mastered this vintage recipe …
In this post I’ll be sharing an easy Buttermilk Blueberry Muffins Recipe! Bake up some homemade muffins with love! Buttermilk Blueberry Muffins are delicious as breakfast, a snack, or dessert. These moist and delicious muffins take just a few minutes to put together with a few ingredients. You’ll have fresh scratch made muffins in about …