When I was growing up, my mom would take us strawberry picking every spring. It was an activity that I always looked forward to. One year, when visiting my mom, we took my two older kids (and only kids at the time) to pick strawberries. It was hot and muggy! My almost 2-year-old son did… Continue reading Angel Food Cake
For Christmas 2020, I was given the best present. My mom made copies of my grandmother’s (who we actually call Mom) recipes. I love this little treasure and being able to see her handwritten recipes. This recipe actually came from one of Mom’s good friends, Diane Long, back in 1962 when my grandparents were living… Continue reading Mom’s Oatmeal Cake
A few years back, my husband’s work did a bakeoff and spouses were able to participate. I was all over that, and so excited about it. I agonized for weeks about what I was going to make, and finally decided on a coconut cake with a pineapple curd. I decorated it with buttercream, and even… Continue reading Better Than Sex Cupcakes
Its fall y’all! In my opinion, October, November, and December are the best three months of the year. When the fall weather hit Utah abut two weeks ago, I went to the store to buy pumpkin. I was shocked that the entire shelf was completely devoid of any cans of my beloved pumpkin puree. No… Continue reading Pumpkin Butterscotch Cake
It has been so hot this summer. I don’t mind a week or two of high 90/100 degree weather, but in true 2020 fashion, it has been at least a month worth of record breaking heat. Luckily, I live in Utah, so it does cool down quite a bit in the evening, which I am… Continue reading Lemon Ice Box Cake
I recently had the husband of a friend reach out to me asking if I could make a Berry Mascarpone Cake for his wife’s birthday. I had never even heard of this type of cake, but I was completely intrigued and felt pretty confident that I could deliver what he wanted. He said the previous… Continue reading Whipped Mascarpone Cheese Frosting
