Cherry Almond Pound Cake

Cherry Almond Pound Cake

February is National Cherry Month. I could not let the month end without making something with cherries. I would like to make my mother’s cherry pie but it is impossible to find fresh cherries in any store at this time of the year. My mother’s 

Rich Chocolate Cake with Fudge Frosting

Rich Chocolate Cake with Fudge Frosting

National Chocolate Cake Day is January 27th. This easy chocolate cake uses a cake mix with some extra ingredients. The pudding and sour cream make the cake a little denser and very moist. The coffee enhances the chocolate flavor and makes the end result taste 

Bite Size Lava Cakes – 24 Days of Cookies

Bite Size Lava Cakes – 24 Days of Cookies

These bite size Lava Cakes are not technically a cookie but they do look pretty and festive.  My daughter just returned from a Disney Cruise, where she almost certainly had lava cake every night since it is her favorite.  What is the first thing she 

Let Them Eat Cake! – National Cake Day 11-26-18

I want to know who decides what day a food holiday falls on.  The end of November does not really make me think of cake, I am much more in cookie mode. At my last job I started making birthday cakes for everyone.  It was 

Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate

Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate

National Chocolate Day is October 28th.  The first thing I think of when i think about cooking and chocolate is brownies.  Everyone loves brownies and there are thousands of ways to bake them.  I have used the recipe off the Baker’s Unsweetened Chocolate box for 

National Chocolate Cupcake Day – October 18th

National Chocolate Cupcake Day – October 18th

National Chocolate Cupcake Day is October 18th.  While I love cupcakes, they are not my favorite thing to bake.  You have spoon the batter neatly into the little cups and they are harder to frost.  My daughters bake them far more often than I do.