I threw a cookie decorating party at my apartment today to help with some of the time-consuming decorating. Last year my family (except for one sister) traveled to Texas to spend Christmas with extended family. Our family tradition has always been to celebrate and open presents on Christmas Eve night. Since my sister and I [...]
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Wanting to bring a special dessert to this year’s Thanksgiving with the in-laws, I broke out my Southern Living Cookbook and finally narrowed it down to either the Orange-Pecan-Spice Pound Cake or the Chocolate Velvet Pound Cake. The Chocolate Velvet won, since neither Hubby nor I felt like running to the store to pick up [...] October 27th was mine and Hubby’s 1 year wedding anniversary. We did not follow tradition in eating the top tier of our wedding cake on our anniversary because I’ve heard so many horror stories about how dry and tasteless the top tiers are after one year. Besides, that just gives me an excuse to bake [...] My mother, the quintessential chocoholic, surprised me this year by not wanting a chocolate birthday cake. She requested her Aunt Alma’s Poppy Seed Cake. After calling a few family members, we were able to dig up the recipe. POPPY SEED CAKE INGREDIENTS: 2 cups flour (sifted) 1 1/2 cups sugar 1/2 tsp salt 2 tsp [...] |
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