Cakes

Easy Hummingbird Cake

April 5, 2023 by Debbie 12 Comments

Our Easy Hummingbird cake recipe is made in a 9×13 pan and from scratch ! It is moist and melt-in-your-mouth cake full of tropical flavors from bananas and pineapple, with a satisfying crunch from pecans. The homemade cream cheese frosting that is thick, creamy, and rich. Perfect for any occasion or just a sweet treat this is a southern tradition everyone needs to try. This cake was super popular in the 1980’s where I live and we always made it a double layered cake. I seriously had this cake for my 16th birthday , sweet memories. Making this in a 9×13 pan makes this easy enough that even beginner bakers can enjoy this cake. If you love cakes from scratch check out my Maple Banana Cake .

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Coconut Poke Cake

February 22, 2021 by Debbie 20 Comments

This cool and creamy Coconut Poke Cake starts with a simple white cake and then drenched with sweet coconut pudding. Topped off with a coconut flavored whipped topping and flaked coconut. We love pudding poke cakes at my house and this one right here is no exception. I mean who doesn’t love a good coconut cake? Growing up starting around Easter and into the summer months we always had some type of coconut dessert . There is just something tropical and yummy about it. This is one of those simple cakes you pull out of the Ice Box and in warmer months and it is so refreshing. Trust me , it will be the first cake to disappear at a potluck.

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Caramel Apple Cake

October 21, 2019 by Debbie 15 Comments

Nothing screams fall more than caramel apples right?? This Caramel Apple Cake is basically a caramel apple in cake form and it is AMAZING!! Best of both worlds! I recently made some Caramel Ganache and needed a yummy treat to go with it. I have a love for just about anything with apples and especially bundt cakes. Just check out my Granny Smith Apple Bundt Cake.

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Candy Corn Funfetti Cupcakes

September 10, 2019 by Debbie 12 Comments

Candy Corns, love them or hate their arrival means all of the fall and Halloween festivities are about to begin. For all of you candy corn haters do not fear , pick the decorative candy corn off the top and it’s just a plain vanilla funfetti cupcake . If you love candy corns check out my Autumn M&M Snack Mix .To make these cute festive cupcakes the only special ingredient that you need is the candy corn sprinkles. These are just the yellow , orange and white sprinkles mixed in one jar and they call them candy corn sprinkles. When all the Halloween decorations start hitting the shelves these are fairly easy to find. I found mine at Hobby Lobby but I have seen them at Wal-Mart and even some Dollar Stores. If all else fails search the internet , Amazon as just about everything.

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Maple Banana Cake

August 20, 2019 by Debbie 3 Comments

Do you ever have over ripe bananas and don’t want those babies to go to waste? This is how this Maple Banana Cake was born , I had some bananas I did not want to toss out. Plus ,this has a little bit of a fall feel with the maple flavor. I’ll be honest here, it is August in southern Louisiana and I am TIRED of the heat index being over a 100 degrees. I didn’t go full fall but just a little touch and hoping for cooler weather . If you have bananas that need to used a simpler recipe is my Apple Butter Banana Bread.

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Cherry Amaretto Bundt Cake

July 21, 2019 by Debbie 20 Comments

I don’t know about the rest of you but there is nothing better than cold fresh cherries on a hot summer day. Where I live we only have fresh cherries available for a short time so I have to take advantage of them while they are in season. I love the taste of sweet cherries mixed with the almond flavor of amaretto . Having an abundance of fresh cherries and loving the flavor combination this Cherry Amaretto Bundt Cake was born. This cake is full of fresh cherries and have hints of the amaretto flavoring. So tender and delicious it is hard to stop eating.

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Gentilly Cake

May 18, 2019 by Debbie 22 Comments

I got the inspiration for this cake from Rouses famous Gentilly cake. For those of you not from Louisiana, Rouses is a Louisiana based grocery store chain that has a fabulous in house bakery. They are famous for a few specialty cakes including their Gentilly Cake and a New Orleans style Doberge Cake .

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Orange Bundt Cake with Orange Glaze

December 9, 2018 by Debbie Leave a Comment

The past couple weeks I have gained ownership of several Nordic bundt pans. Let me tell you, I am in love !! If you bundt cake lover , do yourself a favor and purchase just one . You will never want to bake in any other pan.

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Nutter Butter Football Cupcakes

September 6, 2018 by Debbie 3 Comments

These Nutter Butter Football Cupcakes are the ultimate treat for the chocolate and peanut butter lover and just in time for football season. All the guys in my house love this combination so when I was making these they were circling the kitchen and waiting . I am a frosting snob and I have passed this trait down to my youngest son , he will only eat homemade creamy peanut butter frosting . He is with me on the no canned frosting rule , making it isn’t that hard and soooo much better.

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Wedding Cake Cupcake

July 18, 2018 by Debbie 4 Comments

A wedding cake cupcake is like having all the flavors of a fluffy sweet wedding cake in a cupcake and having it anytime you want. One of my favorite cookbooks I received as a newlywed back in the late 90’s was The Cake Doctor cookbook. I learned then that boxed cake mixes can be doctored up and made remarkably delicious and this is a perfect example . Another delicious example is my Lemon Cupcakes and I even make Cake Mix Cinnamon Rolls that are to die for. Once I discovered I could make a yummy cake pretty easily I then became a frosting snob. No canned frosting for me!! These cupcakes are perfect for any occasion from weddings , birthdays and showers. For these cupcakes I did a classic white frosting but that is totally up to you. Another bonus is this recipe makes around 30 average sized cupcakes.

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