Sturbridge Village, or Old Sturbridge Village (OSV) is a place that makes me wish I lived in the East. The Village is a living history site, stopped in the years between 1790-1840. They have historians dressed in period attire, historic homes, crafts and activities, a working farm, heirloom animals, etc etc etc. The romance … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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