Recently, I read a recipe for a plum cake that sounded good and different. Since my recent attempt at an upside down prune cake, lightly sweet and fruity cakes have been on my mind. So I followed this recipe and although I think it would be good with a scratch cake mix, I did use … Continue reading
I always have a hard time denying my daughter when she wants to cook, probably because I have developed such a love for cooking with this recipe blog. So last week when she asked if we could make cupcakes, it only took a moment’s consideration to agree. But you know I can’t just make any … Continue reading
I posted the recipe for Upside Down Prune Cake and at the time speculated if this could be done in a Dutch oven. Well, over this past weekend, I was at a history timeline event camped next to a friend who is quite proficient with Dutch oven cooking. She indulged me, and we decided to … Continue reading
While at first I thought, “oh boy, a fiber rich cake to be served right after dinner!” after thinking about prunes and the fact that before they became the go-to fiber source, they were just another fruit available and readily grown in orchards everywhere. Prunes are a variant of plums, and taste almost the same. … Continue reading
Here’s a nice recipe for a spice cake. I bet it’s good, and another non-chocolate alternative. If you remember from an earlier post, Mrs Fish was Gram’s mother’s good friend, and Gram sometimes called her Auntie Fish. My guess for this recipe is to cream the butter and sugar, add the rest, bake in a … Continue reading
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