Fruit Cake (Pat’s Own Devising)

Here we come with fruit cake recipe number two, one that Gram came up with on her own apparently. Maybe this is the one my sister made? Who knows, I can only guess that any fruit cake will keep better with the addition of bourbon.

Fruit Cake

With the holidays right around the corner, I thought I’d post a few recipes for fruit cake. In my family, we enjoy fruit cake, because we know how to make it. Yes, fruit cake is dense, and many commercial fruit cakes are horrible. Yes, it can be a heavy dessert, so you only eat a … Continue reading

Golden Chiffon for the Girls

Recently, I was going to a potluck lunch with a group of girls, so I decided to make something special and fancy. I made a golden chiffon cake from Gram’s recipe. The ingredients are very easy and I just followed the instructions carefully. So first combining the dry ingredients in a sifter, then adding in … Continue reading

Browny-Cake Topping

How to make your cake more decadent in two simple steps! This would take the place of icing on a cake. My go-to cake flavor for this topping would be chocolate (Oscar’s would be divine!), but a white cake would also be really delicious with this topping as well. Browny-Cake Topping (Bingham Collection) 1 c … Continue reading

Disappearing Chocolate Sensation

Today we are featuring the Disappearing Chocolate Sensation. I can only assume it’s called that because it’s sensational, it’s chocolate, and it disappears, lol. It reminds me a bit of Oscar’s $100 Cake because of the mayonnaise. Disappearing Chocolate Sensation (Bingham Collection) 1/2 c mayonnaise 2 c sugar 1 tsp vanilla 2 eggs 3/4 c … Continue reading