Lately, I have been making pull-apart cakes for birthdays. They are so much easier to serve and so much fun. They can also be a little bit of a challenge to design. Below are some of the cake designs we have attempted so far. Continue reading “Pull-Apart Cakes (Cupcake Cakes)”
Category: Parenting
Sunflower Pull-Apart Cake
This was the cake I made for Caitlyn’s 10th birthday party. It was a rough day with tornado watches/warnings, lots of wind, and power outages. We needed a little something to brighten our day when the weather was so gloomy. Continue reading “Sunflower Pull-Apart Cake”
Blueberry Oatmeal Bread
I found this recipe a while back but I don’t remember where. I needed to come up with ideas for the blueberries that I had frozen. My kids love this and I normally have to double the recipe to make 2 loaves so everyone can have enough. Continue reading “Blueberry Oatmeal Bread”
Japanese White Sauce (Yum-Yum Sauce)
This is a recipe that somebody passed along to me a while back. I scribbled down the ingredients and stuck it in my binder. We love to eat this over steamed veggies and fried rice. It is also good with steak.
It does need to be made a little ahead of time. I think the original recipe suggested letting it sit overnight. I usually try to make it a few hours ahead of time. Continue reading “Japanese White Sauce (Yum-Yum Sauce)”
Bird Nests
I really don’t know what the name for these originally was. My mom would fix them for us every now and then. I’d always get so mad because I had that one sister who would steal all the buttery toasted rounds and eat them for herself.
I usually serve this with some grits and some fresh fruit. Continue reading “Bird Nests”




