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What’s on the Menu next?

Right now, I am having a hard time deciding what to bake for my upcoming Quarter Auction at the local Englewood Elks Club. This event takes place the…

Crème De Menthe Mirror Glaze Cake

For my Quarter Auction in Punta Gorda in August, I needed to bake something special for one of my auction items. I had some Andes Mints in my…

The Art of a Perfect Cheesecake

Who knew cheesecakes could be so finicky? I have baked numerous cheesecakes and still struggle with them cracking in the middle at times. You can’t…

Baking from Scratch

Who knew that baking from scratch could be so easy but yet so hard at the same time? I, at first, used box cake mixes that I would “doctor up”. I…

Graduation #2

The second graduation cake was for my friend’s son’s girlfriend who was graduating from North Port High the first part of June. She wanted a half…

Graduation Time

April and May are a pretty busy time for bakers everywhere with graduations, banquets and even weddings. I had two orders for graduation cakes,…

Sweet, Tangy Blueberry Lemonade Cake

I did not realize how popular Blueberry Lemonade cakes were until a while after I baked my first one. I thought I had an original idea but obviously…

The Keys Wedding Cake

Friends of ours decided to get married on May 21st and asked if I could do their wedding cake. The catch was they were getting married in Key West.…

Friendly Challenges

I periodically check my facebook and in March, I saw a posting from a dear friend, Jerry, who challenged me to make a Watermelon Cake. He lives in…

COLOSSAL CINNAMON ROLLS

When I lived in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, known as the UP, we would always stop at this little restaurant on the way to my brother-in-law’s…

Sweet Breads

I love the smell of fresh-baked Zucchini bread or Banana bread!! It fills the whole house with it’s delicious aroma. My mother gave me her recipe for…

The Start of Candy Making

I love challenges in baking. I love how you can turn a simple recipe into a masterpiece just by tweaking it here and there. My mother was a baker and…

My Love for Baking from the Beginning

The first time that I can remember baking, I baked a chocolate pie under my mother’s watchful eye. Everyone raved about how good it was. I was in…

Start of the 50/50 Cake

The idea for the 50/50 cakes came from my husband, Matt. He told me before starting my Home-based bakery that I need some baked item that would stand…