Chocolate Castles

  • Pumpkin Dream Cake

    This morning I received a text from one of my DIL’s asking me to make this cake for her! She began the text with “since you are my favorite MIL will you make me this cake?” To which I replied “I hope I’m your fav MIL since I’m your only MIL but yes I will… Read more

  • Soul Shampoo

    TThis morning as I stepped into the shower, I happened to glance at once to the shampoo we had in the shower rack. At eye level, I noticed that of the two shampoos we had, both had words that caught my attention. On the VO5 bottle, the words, “refresh and renew” were on the label.… Read more

  • Apple Bundt Cake

    This cake is very different from the apple cakes I make. It cooks the apples in a butter-cinnamon mixture before adding to cake batter! Kelly Minter is a wonderful teacher and author of Bible studies for women for which I am taking right now! At the end of each week of study, Kelly gives recipes… Read more

  • Old Fashioned Pecan Pie

    What better way to begin this cold weather than with a slice of pecan pie for yourself or for you northern folks PEE CAN pie! We just got back from having our traditional Wednesday night enchilada dinner! It is a windy evening with temps in low 40’s and as we drove home, the beginnings of… Read more

  • The Long Way Home

    This week has been such a time of reflection of where we have come from and how God has brought us back to this place. Maybe it is the Fall temperatures which have been so welcomed this past week (even had a tornado hit about 1/2 mile from where we live) which has given us… Read more

  • Pumpkin Cream Cheese Cupcakes

    Having been assigned to bring a dessert to a luncheon today, I quickly started to explore cookbooks for something pumpkin, since it is officially Pumpkin Month here in Pumpkinville. As I leafed through The Cake Doctor, I came across a Pumpkin spice cake, which I used for the cupcake base (making a few adjustments) and… Read more