by Cindy Alldredge | Jan 28, 2026 | Brunch, Cake, Easter, Party Time
Bee Sting Cake is a traditional German dessert made with a soft yeast dough with crunchy caramelized almonds on top and filled with a vanilla cream. Legend has it that in the 15th century two bakers from Andernach, Germany repelled invaders by throwing beehives at...
by Cindy Alldredge | Dec 18, 2025 | Baking, Cake, Christmas, Dessert, Holidays
Christmas Poke Cake is always a good idea. Chocolate peppermint poke cake is the perfect Christmas dessert. This is wonderfully easy to make. Start by baking a chocolate cake according to the directions on the box. Any version of chocolate cake will work. When the...
by Corinne Ritz | Nov 19, 2025 | Baking, Cake, Dessert, Food, Thanksgiving, Uncategorized
Do like cake more than pie? Do you need other options besides pie on your Thanksgiving dessert table? Here are our favorites. Pumpkin Custard Cake is one of my absolute favs. My birthday is in October and growing up, I often requested this as my birthday cake. It has...
by Corinne Ritz | Nov 12, 2025 | Autumn, Autumn Porch Supper, Baking, Cake, Christmas, Dessert, Food, Halloween, Myrna Ritz Approved, Pumpkin, vintage
Soon after I was married, my mother-in-law made a cookbook for our family. It is more than 27 years later and I still have not made everything in that book. And now she is gone and I cannot call her when I am making a new recipe from her book, that I haven’t...
by Cindy Alldredge | Oct 13, 2025 | Autumn, Autumn Porch Supper, Baking, Breakfast, Brunch, Cake, Dessert, vintage
This coffee cake is such a treat! It is THE BEST I have ever had. And like usual the best always comes from Grandma’s kitchen. Start by mixing a teaspoon of baking powder into the buttermilk and set aside. In a separate bowl mix the flour, sugar and 2 tsps...
by Corinne Ritz | Oct 12, 2025 | 4th of July, Autumn, Baking, Cake, Dessert, Food, Summer, Uncategorized, vintage
I LOVE peaches with all my heart! They are only my most favorite stone fruit. So, I thought that I should caramelize some peaches and add some butter cake. Another thing I love is pineapple upside down cake, so I knew I would love a peach upside down cake. Seriously,...
