Blackberry Wine Cake

  I realize this is entitled Blackberry Wine Cake but every time I look at the handwriting, I see “Whine” haha. However that may be due to me having a five-year-old. :-) I can’t say that I have tried blackberry wine cake, but it sounds like the kind of thing that is going to come … Continue reading

Butter icing

I love, love, love buttercream icing. Some are better than others so I try all kinds. This one looks like a nice, simple chocolate buttercream that would be a good workhorse icing. Butter Icing 3/4 box powder sugar (2 cups) 1/2 cup coco 1/4 cup oleo 2 tablespoon milk salt 1 teas vanilla

Texas Sheet Cake

I’m interested in making this because it sounds really delicious. The cake is baked in a large rectangle pan and the icing/topping is put on while the cake is hot, so it must melt into the cake. Yummmm. Texas Sheet Cake 1 cup oleo 1 cup water 4 tablespoons coco 2 cups flour 2 cups … Continue reading

Marbled Cheesecake

This cheesecake recipe sort of defeats the purpose of making cheesecake, in that it is made with low fat or light ingredients! However, if you love cheesecake but can’t eat or don’t want to eat the fat, you could lighten it up by using low fat, light or other lighter ingredients. What we give up … Continue reading

Hot Chocolate Mix (Cathy Spurlock)

The cold is finally here in California and this looks like a nice hot chocolate mix. You could make this up and put it in little jars topped with a cute cloth as a Christmas gift or hostess gift for a holiday party you might attend. It is also the kind of thing you could … Continue reading