Coconut Layer Cake with Fluffy Coconut Icing by Julia Ann Souders

A light and moist yellow coconut layer cake with a hint of apricot preserves under fluffy white boiled icing and toasted coconut. Suggestion: Replace milk with coconut milk. Adapted from The New Royal Cook Book, Royal Baking Powder Co., 1922. ©2007-2015 Netta Belle’s Choice® cookbookinabox® “Reg. U.S. Pat. &…

The Best Carrot Cake Ever by Stan Jenkins

Rosalie Williams made the best carrot cake when I was a child. It was her specialty at church dinners. As an adult, I got her recipe because I remembered how great it was. It doesn't have a cream cheese icing but rather a delicious buttermilk glaze. I don't have any photos but plan to make this for a family gathering and will…

Snickerdoodles by Chef Chuck

Cookies with plenty of cinnamon and sugar!

Van Halen Poundcake (custom tropical version) by Niko

My friend Jenni Field, aka The Balanced Pastry Chef (http://pastrychefonline.com/blog/) customized her famous Van Halen Poundcake with a tropical twist for me, the prize of winning a benefit auction she held for Bloggers Without Borders. She shipped it across the country and when I received the exceedingly heavy package, I did not…

Savory Creole Sweet Potato Casserole by Amos Miller

No sweet topping here - this has breadcrumbs & bacon and the Creole twist of Jamaican Pickapeppa Sauce in the yams. It is good to venture outside your comfort zone from time to time - and this is a good way to start! I was set on this culinary path in 1987 when first introduced to Chef Austin Leslie at Chez Helene in New Orleans.…

Black Swan Muffcakes...."Mmmmm, So Pink, So Pretty!" by kathy gori

I'm a little late, okay about 4 or 5 days to the Muffcake party, but ever since Salty Seattle suggested them I cannot get them out of my head. Another thing I can't seem to get out of my head is the movie Black Swan. We get sent DVDs from the studios every year at this time, in order to vote for the screenplay awards. One of the films…

Rolled Sugar Cookies by MarthaW

This is a great sugar cookie recipe that I use for every holiday. Just change the cookie cutters and decorations and you have beautiful cookies to give to friends and family (if they last that long!). This is a recipe by Rose Levy Beranbaum.

S’More Cupcakes by Joann Mathias