Texas Sheet Cake

Texas Sheet Cake

by | May 31, 2023 | Baking, Cakes, Desserts

This cake has saved me more times than I can count. Big crowd, last minute, need something people will love. This is it every single time. One pan. Forty servings. Zero problems. That’s the promise of Texas Sheet Cake and this recipe delivers on all three. Thin...
Classic Southern Pound Cake

Classic Southern Pound Cake

by | May 25, 2023 | Baking, Cakes, Desserts

This cake has been to more occasions at this house than I can count. Births, moves, hard weeks, good Sundays. It always fits. That’s the thing about a great pound cake — it doesn’t need a reason and it’s never wrong for the moment. Dense, buttery,...
Classic Lemon Bars

Classic Lemon Bars

by | May 20, 2023 | Baking, Cookies, Desserts

I have never once brought these anywhere and had a single one left. Not one. In six years of dessert tables, potluck spreads, and block party sweets, these Classic Lemon Bars disappear first. Every single time. I watch the table from across the yard and I know exactly...
Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

by | Apr 27, 2023 | Baking, Cookies, Desserts

People say they don’t like oatmeal raisin. Then they have these. Then they ask me for the recipe before they’ve put the fork down. Every single time. I’ve watched it happen at three different block parties, a church potluck, and at least four bake...
Old-Fashioned Soft Molasses Cookies

Old-Fashioned Soft Molasses Cookies

by | Apr 9, 2023 | Baking, Cookies, Desserts

Every time I bake these the whole house smells exactly like my grandmother’s kitchen. That alone is reason enough. She kept these in a tin year-round — not just at Christmas. Year-round. Because the smell was as important to her as the cookie itself. I...