Recipes for Real People
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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The past couple weeks I have gianed 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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These Nutter Butter Football Cupcakes are the ultimate treat for the chocolate and penaut butter lover and just in time for football season. All the guys in my house love this combination so when I was makng 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 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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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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Have you ever had a slice of cake that made you say “HOLY COW”? If you haven’t stop now and get the ingredients for this cake, it will change your life. This cool creamy treat is a twist on a old favorite at my house. For years I have made a Holy Cow Cake very similar to this but I used butterfingers . This cake is so decadent it is hard to finish an entire slice, but I managed to force myself.
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Nothing says summer to me more than a cool crisp strawberry dessert. This strawberry ice box cake is something I have been making for years, way before I saw poke cakes on pinterest made with pudding. I am so old that pinterest didn’t exist when I came up with this yummy dessert….gasp lol. This cake is one of those cakes that you can bring to a gathering and it will be the first thing to go. It is so delicious but you don’t have to tell anyone how easy it is.
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Growing up in the south I remember the first time I had a Hummingbird cake and I have had a love affair with it since then. I typically had them with the three yummy layers and cream cheese frosting oozing from all the layers. The ripe bananas not only give this cake the basic flavor it makes this cake melt in your mouth tender. Adding pecans and pineapple just makes this cake absolutely divine. I really don’t know who claims to have come up with the wonderful cake but they are pure genius and need to be in the Southern Bakers Hall of fame, lol.
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Do you ever have over ripened bananas and want to do something a little different ? Well, this is how this Boozy Banana cake came to be. I had some bananas I was saving to make banana bread and after seeing something about Bananas Foster on TV my recipe wheels started turning . I am also all about being easy and I love bundt cakes. I mean who doesn’t love a nice bundt cake? It’s not exactly bananas foster but it has basically the same flavors.
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Nothing bundt thankful for bundt cakes !! LOL, seriously I love easy cakes baked in a simple tube pan with a nice thick glaze drizzled on it. This granny smith apple bundt cake is simply everything fall crammed into one cake. In south Louisiana when we get our first cool front I want two things…Gumbo and this cake. I have the chicken and sausage gumbo simmering and this cake baking .. I can honestly say this is what heaven must smell like. The cake is tender on the inside with big chunks of apples in every bite. The spices are perfectly balanced with the citrus undertones and has a nice crunch from the pecans.This is an altered version of a cake I have been making for years and I have the recipe posted on Just a Pinch. https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/dessert/cake/granny-smith-apple-bundt-cake-3.html?r=8
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October is here and it is time to take a break from pumpkin everything and acknowledge all those pink ribbons . It is breast cancer awareness month and I am seeing pink everywhere. My kids had a pink out day at school , pink game day socks on the football fields and the cheerleaders even have pink pom poms. I do food so this is my pink ! Unfortunately I think all of us know someone that has battled this horrible disease. Some have won the battle and some have not. Anytime I see those little pink ribbons I can’t help but think of my good friend Margo. She fought the battle and is now a breast cancer survivor, she is honestly the bravest lady I know. Margo is spunky , bossy and full of life. If driving like a NASCAR driver while texting and facetiming going down the freeways of New Orleans hasn’t killed her yet a thing like breast cancer isn’t going to get her, lol. In my eyes October is Margo’s month so these cupcakes will be going to her.
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