In this post I’ll be sharing the Best Pound Cake Recipe. It is the best because it was my great grandmother’s recipe. We all know that grandmas and great-grandmamas all make the best everything. It’s likely that we have all heard the story of how the original pound cakes got their name because there was …
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In this post I’ll be sharing the recipe for a Southern Butter Pecan Pound Cake with Praline Glaze. It’s an amazing dessert y’all! Y’all aren’t gonna believe this but I nearly forgot about this wonderful cake. I can hardly believe it myself but it has been years since I’ve baked one. I was recently reminded …
Peaches and Cream Poke Cake is a delicious semi-homemade dessert using fresh or frozen peaches. This layered sweet treat is topped with fresh whipped cream. It’s luscious! The fresh peaches should be hitting farmer’s markets any time now here in South Carolina. I can’t wait to have peachy everything while they last. Poke cakes are …
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 …
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 …
In this post I’ll be sharing a Simple Berry Trifle Recipe. A trifle is an easy layered desert of cake, custard, fruit, glaze or jam, and whipped cream. You can make this so many ways. It’s just so easy to put together. There are many versions out there but here is a simple …