It is time to take on that homemade scratch cake. No need to be a nervous Nellie, this is really very simple and you will be successful.
You can do it! Step away from the box, run get a large bowl and head to the kitchen. The flavor and texture of homemade goodness will grab your senses like nothing before. So many times when we teach classes, our students shy away from scratch baking. Making a cake from scratch can be just as easy as opening a box. [Read more…]
Home is comforting —but the new sights we saw, friends we made and tastes we experienced the last couple of weeks shine brightly for us! While, we typically share the latest dish cooking in one of our kitchens—today, we want to share two exciting culinary treats that just happened to come one right after the other. [Read more…]
One of the main reasons that I absolutely adore my career is the fact that food is tied in with so many memories of our lives. Each of us can remember a time or event, or suddenly a cherished picture of days gone pops into our thoughts, by simply smelling or enjoying a food tradition. Our family recipe box is laced with so many recipes that evoke traditions. I want to share with you our traditional Easter breakfast, one that we have celebrated for decades. Easter breakfast needs to be easy because there is so much activity that morning–Easter baskets to adore, eggs to fetch and of course, arriving at church early so our daughter can sing in the youth choir. Breakfast has to be fast and special on this day. We celebrate with hard cooked,dyed Easter eggs and Hot Cross Buns. I make the Hot Cross Buns a day ahead and voila! Breakfast is served, no hassles and such fun. [Read more…]
As I write this, ice pellets are hitting the windowpane and collecting on dry brown leaves—but those leaves are encircling new, green daffodil shoots. Spring is struggling in our part of the Midwest. For me, it is time to chase away the winter doldrums and this Lemon Velvet Cake is just the dessert to do that. [Read more…]
Whew! We have just returned from the National Housewares Show in Chicago and what an experience. Babycakes® are still center stage and very much the belle of the show. We had a grand time showing Micky Mouse® waffles, Babycakes cupcakes, Babycakes cake pops and Babycakes donuts. [Read more…]
