Another Southern Recipe

I love trying new (to me), traditional, Southern recipes. Of course I am always glad when we are pleased with the results of my tries. Recently, I have mostly made some new/old cakes. The one you can see in the picture is a yellow cake (made from a scratch) - a very useful and easy recipe which can be a basis for various baking creations. The fudge-like frosting reminds me the taste of the Polish fudge called 'Krowka'. All in all, together with the cake, it makes a deligthful (but quite sweet) dessert.
To bake the cake, I used two round 9" meatl tins (baking time was 20 minutes). Unfortunately, when I was making it, I had not enough vanilla extract to add to the frosting, which did not spoil its flavour though. However, next time I will cut down on white sugar, to make the frosting a bit lighter.

I followed the original recipe (with white sugar for the frosting). It was not difficult, you just need to cook and boil the fudge mixture long enough, stirring it all the time. It makes the white sugar dissolve/ change its structure and blend with all the other ingredients. As you can see I put pecan halves on both layers of the frosting. It makes the taste of the cake even more interesting.

The traditional recipe was found here.

Very Good Coffee Cake

This is a great cake with a touch of cinnamon, brown sugar and pecans. Not too sweet, just right to enjoy it and have more than one piece at a time. It is a good everyday dessert option and a wonderful treat which would be appreciated at any holiday gathering as well.

Since the ingredients are the basics, which are always available in my kitchen (flower, butter, cinnamon, an egg, baking powder, brown/white sugar and pecans), there is no need to do special shopping to make this cake. I like it as it makes the recipe really handy - I can make the cake any time, without prior planning.
The recipe, which was found here is certainly a keeper.

October - National Cookie Month

This post is to mark the cookie month. The cookies in the picture are only a sample of different kinds we have had within October. Maybe they do not look impressive but they were tasty. The duckies can say something about it too. :)

Important things

'For thou, Lord, wilt bless 

the righteous: with favor

wilt thou compass him as

with a shield.'

-Psalm 5:12

It's so easy to forget what really important is - being busy with everyday matters, when we are constantly being disturbed by a million things. So easy to lose the path and forget the universal laws of life...

'The world within creates the world without', J. Murphy

The good you do comes back to you. The bad things you do, evil thoughts you send to others, will come back to you too. So the choice is obvious as it simply doesn't pay off to choose the latter option. It may seem quite shallow but it's only part of it all what really matters, and all starts with it at the same time.

Mexican food night

Unexpectedly tasty: cheese tortillas - made from scratch

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oatmeal and raisin molasses cookies

'biscuits from the ice box'

Apple & Pecan Treat

Eaten a couple of weeks ago :)

The recipe is surely a keeper.

Cinnamon Streusel Bran Muffins