a tasty little blog about southern baking
Posted in Desserts on Apr 2nd, 2012
This is Alice Boffin Toft’s Bakery. I am not sure where or when we got this, but as a child, this was a favorite. It was my sister’s, and while she allowed me to play with it, I was extremely jealous, so for a birthday, I got a vegetable cart which you will see in [...]
Posted in Desserts on May 19th, 2010
I found this authentic and easy cobbler recipe on the Rick-Rack and Gingham blog – a blog by a southern grandma who loves to bake and travel around in her RV with her husband of 34 years. Thanks Cindy! …What all Good Southern Women keep up their sleeves for those emergency..ooops.. someone is coming over… [...]
Posted in Desserts on May 9th, 2010
I am completely in love with the idea of having a celebration where each guest brings a single layer for a cake. The collection of layers would then be assembled into a magnificent cake for all to share. It seems that this folktale-like custom is something that actually exists in the south, where a deep [...]
Posted in Desserts on Apr 24th, 2010
Pecan-Cornmeal Butter Cakes The New York Times April 20 Dining section has a great story about the flowering of restaurants in Durham, North Carolina (Durham, a Tobacco Town, Turns to Local Food). When I lived there in the 1970s, the food was great, but the range of cookery was nowhere as bountiful as it is [...]
Posted in Desserts on Apr 22nd, 2010
And old pal from childhood, Chris Ellinger, agreed to offer up his secret recipe for strawberry shortcake. According to Chris: “There’s a hundred versions of strawberry shortcake. Some use those store bought sponge cakes, some use lady fingers, some just use regular cake. These are all WRONG! You are cheating yourself if you don’t make [...]
