Lemon Cake with Pineapple Curd

One of my favorite cookbooks is The Cake Mix Doctor by Anne Byrn.  Anyone who really knows me would be very surprised by that admission.  I cook nearly everything from scratch and rarely use a mix of any kind… except when it comes to making some of Anne’s cakes. These cakes are absolutely divine.  I [...]

Wedding Cake and Cupcake Recipe

I don’t usually buy Martha Stewart’s “Living” magazine but the great cupcake pictures on the cover of this month’s issue really caught my eye.  The first thing I thought of was how easy it would be to adapt those cupcakes for use at a wedding reception. As you know, wedding cupcakes are all the rage [...]

Almond Wedding Cake Recipe with tips

Here’s a great cake that would look (and taste) marvelous topped with whipped cream and strawberries (instead of the called for frosting). Or make a small layer cake like the one below.  Think about how easy this one would be to make – buttercream frosting, a red ribbon at the base of each layer, some [...]

Rose Bundt Cake and Coconut Wedding Cake Recipe

Looking for a simple and quick wedding cake alternative? A simple and easy way to make a beautiful cake is to start with the Nordic Ware Rose Bundt Cake pan. The Nordic Ware bundt cake pans are high quality and the cakes come out of the pans with ease (be sure to use Baker’s Joy [...]

Solo Almond Bundt Cake

I recently found this recipe online and decided I would have to give it a try. The real reason I wanted to make it is because I have seen the Almond Filling in the supermarket so many times but had no idea who used it and what he/she would use it for. Kind of like [...]

A Lesson on How to Make Your Own Wedding Cake

  If you’re looking for some great tips and information on the how to make your own wedding cake, this is a fabulous video.  These ladies show it all – from the wedding cake recipe, to the frosting of the cake, to the decorating.  The wedding cake recipe and frosting recipe they use are included [...]

Coconut Mania with Wedding Cake Recipes

We are very lucky to have a fabulous grocery store near us – Jungle Jim’s.  Actually, I don’t know that I should call it a grocery store.  It’s more of an experience.  They call it “a food lover’s paradise” and I must say that I agree.   It boasts to have over 6 acres of floor [...]