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 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,...