Gluten Free Vanilla Cake with Chocolate Buttercream is the perfect birthday cake for someone special that can’t have gluten. Did I make this cake for a special occasion? Nope. Did I make this cake because I’ve always wanted to make chocolate buttercream ribbons? Yep! And I wanted to make it gluten free so that my…
Cakes & Pies
Naked Lemon Cake with Fresh Flowers
Naked Lemon Cake with Fresh Flowers is a three-layer, gluten free lemon cake with lemon infused buttercream frosting. The cake is moist and has the perfect amount of lemon flavor. Spring is finally here! Did you think it would never come? Do you feel like it’s been the longest Winter ever? Me too. Flowers are…
Old Fashioned Southern Burned Caramel Cake
Old Fashioned Southern Burned Caramel Cake is is a guest post written by author, Lee St. John. My mother and my long-time next door neighbor’s mother had the same MO (Method of Operation) one early summer morning in the 1950s. Maybe it was because these two women ended up living next door to each other…
Cranberry Orange Almond Pound Cake
Cranberry Orange Almond Pound Cake is an easy recipe for a festive Bundt cake to serve during the holidays! Cranberry Orange Almond Pound Cake! Perfect for the holidays! And it’s super easy to make with Tastefully Simple Absolutely Almond Pound Cake Mix, plus a few added ingredients. Scroll to the bottom of this post for…
Old Fashioned Dutch Apple Pie
Old Fashioned Dutch Apple Pie is a recipe post by contributing author, Andrea Ferenchik. Every Thanksgiving, my sister-in-law Mindy brings an apple pie. She’s been making pies with her mom and grandma since she was young. Now that she has kids, she’s expanded the tradition. Last year, she and her family plus 7 other families…
Nana’s Gluten Free Pumpkin Gingerbread Cake
Nana’s Gluten Free Pumpkin Gingerbread Cake is a recipe post by contributing author, Jane Scott. When my daughter, Lise Ode, was growing up I joined the children’s book club sponsored by Parents Magazine and got a new book every month to read to Lise. One October she got the book “Old Witch and the Polka…
Pumpkin Spice Bundt Cake with Brown Sugar Glaze
Pumpkin Spice Bundt Cake with Brown Sugar Glaze is a guest post by contributing author, Andrea Ferenchik. She’s sharing her Aunt Marie’s favorite pumpkin cake recipe today. My Aunt Marie is an amazing woman! I had the opportunity to spend time with her this summer at her house. It was so nice to be able…
Baked Alaska Ice Cream Pie
Baked Alaska Ice Cream Pie is a gluten-free, dairy free pie made of a graham cracker crust, ice cream and toasted meringue. This pie was inspired by Style Sweet CA where Tessa tells us that Baked Alaska Ice Cream Pie is not only beautiful but incredibly EASY! Once I read that, I was in! I…
Pink Painted Buttercream Drip Cake
Pink Painted Buttercream Drip Cake is a yellow cake with buttercream frosting, chocolate ganache drizzles, edible gold paint splattered on the sides with fresh flowers on top. I created this Pink Painted Buttercream Drip Cake for a special occasion but it’s not what you would expect. I was honored to be interviewed by our local…
Grandmother’s Easy Peach Cobbler with Blueberries
Grandmother’s Easy Peach Cobbler with Blueberries is a gluten free recipe by contributing author, Jane Scott. My Mother Dorothy, Lise Ode’s Grandmother, baked an easy 3-step fruit cobbler that I really liked. So, I converted it to be gluten free and dairy free. I chose peaches as they’re in season. I found some nice juicy…