The Best Pound Cake Recipe & First Pressed Vintage Recipe Dated 1796

Pound cake got its name from its original recipe, dating back to 1796, which called for a pound each of butter, eggs, sugar, and flour. A successful pound cake should be moist, buttery, dense yet light and full of flavor. Here’s the recipe I have used for years and the one that gets the most requests,…

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Guest Chef Christmas Cookie Exchange! Mary’s Mini Cinnamon Cookie Rolls

Mini Cinnamon Cookie Rolls These spicy little spirals offer intense cinnamon flavor and are a crispy, buttery cross between snickerdoodles and cinnamon rolls. These luscious Christmasy bites are our friend Mary’s most popular requests for cookie exchanges. Mary says, “Most people say they taste like Christmas!” Grab a mug of steamy coffee or a tall glass of…

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Guest Chef Christmas Cookie Exchange! Maria’s Mexican Chocolate Wedding Cookies

The cookies that are served at most weddings and celebrations are known in Mexico as biscochitos. The basic ingredients are nearly identical to Russian teacakes or shortbread: ground nuts, flour, butter, sugar. In Mexico they are rolled into balls or formed into crescent shapes and covered with confectioner’s sugar. Maria has twisted the traditional recipe…

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The Perfect French Bread, Baguette & Roll Recipe

A crisp, crunchy crust and slightly chewy crumb make this bread as traditional as the breads served in France. Perfect for molding and shaping into any size rolls or single loaves. This delectable bread is wonderful slathered with butter and jam, toasted, the base for sandwiches, French toast, an accompaniment to soups and stews, garlic…

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Salted Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars

These luscious, creamy & lightly spicy bars are a fine fusion of apple pie & cheesecake–sure to satisfy your craving for both. Everywhere you turn, foodies everywhere are latching onto the latest craze of making pie cakes. My appley bars simply simplify the process 🙂 YUM 10 Fold! Ingredients 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/3…

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Cottage Cheese Bread: Light, High, Fluffy & The Best Flavor Around!

Many have asked (thank you!!) for the recipe for the bread that accompanied my ham and bean soup last week. So here it is! Cottage cheese bread possesses a crumb (interior) that is light and airy and a golden exterior which is delicately crusty and buttery. Yet, it has the strength to hold a multitude…

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Copy That! Popular Copycat Clone Recipes: Cinnabon Classic Cinnamon Rolls

The difficult news is traditional Cinnabon Classic rolls weigh in at around 880 calories—not to make you feel guilty, but they are obviously just an occasional indulgence. Not to mention cinnamon is one of the most comforting spice scents in the world—making us feel all warm, cozy and homey. This may be the reason they…

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