Strawberry Dump Cake is an inspired dessert. I had a package of fresh strawberries that flashed warning signals at me every time I opened the refrigerator. This morning I saw the package of strawberry cake mix in the pantry and Strawberry Dump Cake was born. You don’t have to wait for inspiration because Dump […]
Cakes
Cream Cheese Frosting – lower sugar version
Cream Cheese Frosting (Lower sugar version) is a light, soft frosting. It spreads well, but is not suitable for decorating. It will hold things like chopped nuts or other embellishments — food or paper – but won’t hold shape. It’s not strong on flavor, has a very smooth texture, not sweet – it’s the perfect […]
Hummingbird Cake
I’ve heard of Hummingbird Cake forever and wondered what it was. I pictured something light and fluffy, fruity and sweet to taste. You know – hummingbird like! So I jumped at the chance to make one when my friend Donna shared a Hummingbird Cake recipe. Be sure to use overripe bananas since they are sweeter. […]
Lemon Blossoms
This is one of the rare recipes I didn’t tweak the first time I made it. After all, who is going to mess with Paula Dean?? Not this little chickadee! I followed the recipe exactly. She said it yielded 60 blossoms but I came up with exactly 48. The yield may depend on the size […]
Spiced Pineapple Carrot Cake
This is THE best carrot cake ever. Carrots are popular at our house. I had to work fast after my grocery buying trip to have enough to make carrot cake. And it was so worth it! Carrot cake is good. Spiced carrot pineapple coconut cake with nuts and raisins is celestial! This looks like a […]
Buttercream Cake Icing and writing Joy
Buttercream Icing was the basis for a cake decorating lesson. Actually, it was my final exam in the cake decorating class I’ve been taking. We were to bake two layers, stack and frost them before class. We could make flowers ahead of time and let them dry. In class we had to write a word […]
Welcome! I’m Charlene. I love to share quick and easy recipes, whatever I’ve learned in our last DIY project – anything that helps make life easier, better and more fun!! I hope you will find inspiration and add a pinch of joy to your day!