Hey Amy!

This past weekend I wanted to bake.  I usually reach for the chocolate recipes but this time I wanted a rich, moist vanilla cupcake with buttercream frosting.  Three hours later I had these to feast upon. I love this recipe for it’s simplicity and rich flavor.  It’s a good basic starter for anyone new to [...]

A few years ago, Nany and I were shopping at a local thrift store and I found this pan.  It was marked with Duncan Hines and Ekco so I turned to Nan and asked if she had ever seen this pan before.  She explained (because Nany Knows) that it was a pan given to customers [...]

I bought some Granny Smith apples last week (or maybe even longer…yikes!) and needed to use them.  Wasn’t sure what I was craving, other than pie.  Heavenly sweet apple pie.  I got to digging around in my large cookbook collection and stumbled upon a recipe for an apple tart cake.  I was intrigued and decided [...]

Everyone needs that one go-to recipe that they can count on when they need a delicious and moist cake.  My hope is that someone you love in your life has passed on theirs to you–your mother, grandmother, aunt, or neighbor that you respect, love and want to honor by using their recipe.  I have several [...]

A few weeks ago a girl in my office asked if I ever posted recipes that were made from boxed cake mixes.  She was very shy in asking and I later discovered she didn’t have a lot of confidence in the kitchen and thought this would be a good place to begin.  I completely agree [...]

I am sure you are thinking, ‘Hey Amy!  I make my own cake all the time’.  I am referring to the assembly of the cake, guests choosing what flavor cake they want with what flavor frosting.  I love to make several flavors of cakes, cut them into pieces and serve unfrosted.  Then next to the [...]

Last weekend I spent time in PA with my family celebrating my brother’s 40th (ahem) birthday.  My sister-in-law, Trish, made this fabulous cake and I asked her if she would share on Friday’s Friends.  Trish is a great sister (in-law), mother and wife.  She gives me a run for my money each time we step [...]