Chocolate Castles

  • Southern Pecan Praline Cake

    Taken from Southern Living Magazine: Cake 1 cup unsalted butter, softened 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 1 cup light brown sugar,firmly packed 4 large eggs, room temp 3 cups flour 1 1/2 teas baking powder 1/4 teas baking soda 1/2 teas salt 1 cup milk 2 teas vanilla Praline Frosting 3/4 cup unsalted butter 1… Read more

  • Blueberry Scone* Fruit Dessert

    Tonight we are headed to Babe’s for the best fried chicken in the state of Texas with my sister-in-law and her hubby. Because it will be served with creamed corn, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans and biscuits, I thought it might be good to have a little lighter dessert afterward. This morning, I made fresh… Read more

  • The Very Best Oatmeal Cookies

    It never dawned on me that I had put this recipe in the cookbook but never the blog. Thank you Joni for the best oatmeal cookie  recipe EVER…the soaking of the raisins make all the difference in the world. 3 eggs, beaten well 1 cup golden raisins 1 teas vanilla 1 cup unsalted butter, softened 1… Read more

  • Drive Thru Memories

    Last Saturday night, our 11 year old grandson, Sevy came over while his parents went out to eat. Because Peter and Penelope had been digging out Fall decorations all day and I had been climbing up and down the ladder decorating the fall trees that inspire me to bake (like I really need the trees… Read more

  • Kindle Version of Princess on the Porch

    Amazon is encouraging me to request that those of you who have purchased the Kindle version of Princess on the Porch to please write a review at the end of the book. Thank you to all of you who have done so already. Read more

  • Happy Fall Ya’ll

    Just can’t wait any longer, I am ready to celebrate temps falling below 100. And with that celebration comes pumpkins of all sizes and shapes. Peter Pumpkin (aka Randy) is just pacing the floor until I give him the go ahead to begin bringing all the boxes from the garage that store the Fall Trees… Read more