Rural Rhythms: Finding Joy in the Simple Things
A deliciously moist apple bundt cake with cream cheese filling and praline frosting. When I saw this recipe it immediately made me think of the Apple Praline Bread recipe a friend shared with me and I posted here, and I knew I HAD TO TRY IT! This Apple Cream Cheese Bundt Cake is all of the Apple Praline…
Ok, I know I shared a recipe for zucchini bread last week, but my garden is suddenly bursting with summer squash, and honestly I fell a little in love with this cake today. I am a pushover for spice cakes and Cinnamon Zucchini Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting is essentially a deliciously moist…
Not too long ago while perusing Facebook I happened to notice a super moist and totally unique cake that someone had made and shared in a cake and baking group. I knew I HAD to make this cake. With a name like Magic Custard Cake how can you not? Whats so magic about this…
Oh my gosh guys, I can not even begin to guess how many times I have made Banana Cake with Vanilla Bean Frosting since I found this recipe. It is currently my daughter’s favorite, and she has requested it weekly. We no longer wait for bananas to get over-ripe at home, we buy them…
This Double-Streusel Coffee Cake made with homemade baking mix is a quick and easy coffee cake you can make anytime. I’m all for a good coffee cake, and when a reader commented that she used Homemade Baking mix with this recipe I had to try it out myself. This Double-Streusel Coffee Cake is good, but the original recipe…
Maybe it was the weather this weekend, which was decidedly fall-ish or that fact that apple picking has begun in our area, but when I shared this picture on my personal Facebook profile I got all sorts of messages and comments. After passing on the recipe a few times it occurred to me I should…
It has felt more like Autumn here than August lately. The mornings are cooler, we have not been cracking even 80 degrees mid-day and the evenings have that damp chill to them, perfect for getting cozy with a piece of Apple Chai Coffee Cake made with traditional Chai spices. We love apple season at my…
My family adores strawberries, they wait all year for the short 4 week season when we can get fresh local berries. Frozen and shipped in out of season berries can not compare to the sweet bright red juicy berries available late June in New York, so during strawberry season I like to indulge in as many…
I don’t think I ever truly appreciated all flowers until I had kids. Sure, roses are beautiful, orchids sophisticated, a large bank of tulips in the spring is like a breath of fresh air after a long winter. But it was not until my daughter came teetering up to me with a bright bouquet…
This post is all Rochester, from the Applehood and Motherpie cookbook After-School Applesauce Cake recipe to the essential ingredient that will have everyone asking for the recipe, this is pure hometown comfort food at it’s finest. I have already gushed on and on about Applehood and Motherpie, so I will spare you that, but I…