Apple Cake with Apple Cider Buttercream

Apple Cake with Apple Cider Buttercream Recipe

Am I the only one who finds it relaxing to curl up on the sofa during these frigid days of winter and page through back issues of cooking and baking magazines?  I’m guessing I’m not alone here. Following an autumn … Continue reading




Whole-Grain Blueberry Muffins

Whole-Grain Blueberry Muffins Recipe

I’m a huge fan of muffins, and an even bigger fan of blueberries.  Based on those two facts, you would think I was also a fan of blueberry muffins.  Not so!  I have rarely met a blueberry muffin that was … Continue reading




Dark Chocolate ‘Beer’ Cake with Sour Cream Caramel Frosting

Chocolate 'Beer' Cake w Sour Cream Caramel Frosting Recipe

It’s official!  I finally had my first beer –  in a cake that is.  ðŸ˜‰  In all the hundreds of cakes I have eaten to date, not one had beer in it.  My Dad was an incredible cake baker, and … Continue reading




German Coffeecakes and Remembering Gee Gee

Cinnamon Crumb Coffeecake Recipe and Cheese Kuchen Recipe

Oh, the magical powers of flour, sugar, yeast and butter.  With my wooden spoon as a wand, and a touch of alchemy, could I conjure up a cake just like Gee Gee’s? He was articulate in his description.  Holding up … Continue reading




Black Cocoa Cupcakes with Raspberry Chambord Buttercream…and a Giveaway

Black Cocoa Cupcakes with Raspberry Chambord Buttercream Recipe

In this post from September, I shared with all of you about my journey through treatment and recovery from breast cancer.  That journey humbled me and changed me in ways I will be forever grateful.  I rarely sweat the small … Continue reading