Hey Amy!

This is a delicious alternative to a cinnamon sugar traditional coffee cake.  I serve this at my afternoon tea parties with my girlfriends (what you don’t have them?) or make it for my friends at the office.  It travels well if you are in need of a cake to take to an ill friend or [...]

Nothing will get you kisses on St. Valentine’s Day like making a cake with the word ‘kiss’ in it.  Plus it’s a three layer cake and anyone who has or has not spent any time in the kitchen will be impressed with your skills.  If you don’t have three 9-inch round cake pans, you can [...]

Now I think we have all heard of zucchini bread.  I know I have but I have never heard of zucchini cake until I had the chance to taste it before Christmas.  It was really moist, sweet and was in the shape of a bundt cake.  I loved it and thought I had to share [...]

Why do they call it pound cake?  I already feel guilty about eating such a rich delicious cake, do they have to give it a name that implies I will gain pounds after eating it?  I want to call it rich cake so I will believe I will be rich after eating it!  This recipe [...]

I have a wonderful cookbook called 300 Best Chocolate Recipes and boy does the title speak the truth!  Julie Hasson does not mess around with her chocolate.  I adore every recipe I have tried so this week I am going to celebrate chocolate by posting some of my favorites from her book as well as [...]

Angel food cake is indeed heavenly.  It is the lightest of cakes and there always seems to be room for a small slice.  After a large meal, or a long meal, presenting this cake is sure to bring a look of relief to your guests!  I have written before about the perfect topping but here [...]

With the big BBQ holiday of the year a week a way, I thought I would share with you my menu for the Fourth of July extravaganza I hosted last year.  I had 50 people over for a backyard BBQ, swimming and a day of general good times.  The menu required a bit of planning [...]