Carrot Cake

Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

“Let them eat cake”!  While this quote has been attributed to Marie Antoinette (and sources say she probably never really said it), I say, “YES”!  You should do it!  After all, it has your basic food groups!  There’s grain-(flour), vegetables-(carrots), protein-(nuts), dairy-(butter & cream cheese). OK, I stretched that a bit!  I’m good at justifying …

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Surprise Cupcakes

Today we celebrated my baby girl’s 13th birthday.  Where has the time gone?  This is my baby, the youngest of my four children!  I can’t believe how quickly that 10 lb 6 oz pound baby girl has grown into this beautiful young teenage girl!  And to top it off, she is just as beautiful on …

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Creamy Coconut Cake

If you are needing a yummy and easy cake for your upcoming holiday celebrations, look no further than this Creamy Coconut Cake!  It is easy because it starts with a simple yellow cake mix (or homemade if you prefer) and then is taken over the top with the simple four ingredient filling/topping.  It’s also fabulous …

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Libby’s Pumpkin Roll

Nothing says fall and holidays like a pumpkin roll.  This is the Libby’s Pumpkin Roll recipe that I found online and it is SO delicious!  I had never had pumpkin roll until I was an adult.  The only thing I remember my mother making with pumpkin was pie.  Since I’ve been an adult, I have …

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Chocolate Bavarian Torte

Need a special occasion cake?  This is it!  I absolutely LOVE this cake.  It is super moist and the filling is SO delicious!  I just made this to have with our Christmas dinner, but it has also been a part of many birthday celebrations in the family.  My sister discovered this recipe many years ago …

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One Bowl Chocolate Cake

  I saw this recipe on one of Paula Deen’s shows on the Food Network.  I have several chocolate cake recipes that are good, but this was a little different.  This was a one bowl recipe with less ingredients than some others.  As it turned out, the cake was quick to put together with ingredients …

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Hummingbird Cake

  Maybe the rest of the world already knows what hummingbird cake is. Personally, I’d never heard of it until a couple of years ago when my in-laws mentioned that it was what Justin’s younger sister wanted for her birthday. If you don’t know, this is a deep-south-meets-Jamaica kind of dessert full of nuts, pineapple, …

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Owl Cake

It’s time to celebrate! This week, the blog hit 115,000 views. As we’ve only been around for 9 weeks, I think that’s exciting! So thanks for all the interest you’ve shown in our project. We love doing this! It’s also time to celebrate the end of a school year, not just for Justin and myself, …

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Coffee Flavored Cake

  I was just a little bit disappointed the first time I tried coffee cake. It tasted okay — good even — but I had expected coffee flavored cake and that definitely wasn’t. So when I finally found this recipe for real coffee cake (you know, the kind that tastes like coffee and isn’t just …

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Sour Cream Chocolate Cake

The sour cream adds a subtle tanginess to this moist, chocolate-y cake. I made this for Justin’s birthday and loved it! While you’re at it, click here to see how we used this recipe in our Owl Cake. Shown with this chocolate frosting.     Sour Cream Chocolate Cake Ingredients: 1 cup baking cocoa 1 …