Nectarine upside down cake

This upside down cake is simple to make but looks and tastes fabulous. 2-4 nectarines 1/4 cup butter 1 cup brown sugar for the Ca…

My Favorite Carrot Cake "Chatham Carrot Cake"

A number of you have expressed interest in my favorite carrot cake recipe and have emailed me for the recipe in response to an of…

Dutch Apple Tart

I found this Fruit Platz recipe in the Mennonite Treasury and thought I'd adapt it to fit into a tart pan. If you have never …

Banana Coconut Upside Down Cake

Banana Coconut Upside Down Cake Lawsy mercy it has been a while since I've sat down and chatted with you.-- just about three …

Last-Minute Chocolate Cake with Mocha Frosting

So you've been craving chocolate cake or company's coming and you need something delicious and fast.  You look in your pa…

Maraschino Cherry Cake with Fluffy Cherry Frosting

 When I was a girl, I dreamed of this kind of cake, all pink and soft with fluffy pink cloud frosting.  It was the cake that I i…

Date, Banana, Coconut Cake

After my last post where I lamented about all the sugar in the cake I made, I decided to make a cake without refined sugar. This…

Sour Cream Streusel Cake with Cherries

I've been looking for something a little different for breakfast, a take-along for an early family Thanksgiving celebration, …