Are you excited about Holiday Baking? What happens to me is that I make all these plans to bake so many things, then the busyness of the season takes over and ruins my plans. So this year I have decided to start early and try some of these recipes that I have on my (very…
Today I made Lemon Maids of Honor Tarts. There are many variations of Maids of Honor – this one is an easy variation and I’m all for easy!! I adapted a recipe that I found in my book Country Tea Parties by Maggie Stuckey. These were so yummy! A Puff Pastry Shell filled with Lemon Curd and an almond filling topped with…
Today I have a lovely little Tea prepared for you! If you like plums, you will love my Plum Tarts!! I was so excited to finally use my new Williams Sonoma Mini Tarts Baking Set! This tart pan worked really well with the puff pastry tart shells I made and the tarts turned out really cute! I also got to use my pretty pink vintage tablecloth with…
I have a fantastic recipe for you today!!! (One of my secret recipes, but you won’t tell, will you?) This recipe is similar to my Pink Coconut Teacakes and is like a mini pound cake in texture. It is so moist and comes out perfect every time. My favorite thing about these cakes is that you…
Today at the bake shop, I made Lemon Financiers! These little French almond cakes are so delicious, and topped with a swirl of lemon curd, they are even better!! Financiers are very easy to bake and though they look alot like muffins, they taste totally different. The texture is also different. French Financiers are a bit chewy, but…
Today I want to share with you one of my favorite Scottish Shortbread recipes. I’ve made Blueberry Buttercream to go with them with some hand picked Southern blueberries that I was given. It’s basically the same recipe that I used here, I just substituted blueberries for raspberries. There is one thing you have to do when…
Phew! I don’t know about where you live, but here in the South it is HOT! I live near Savannah, GA and summer comes early here! Today, I have a great recipe for you that is easy peasy and would be lovely for your Fourth of July festivities!! Can you guess what makes these tarts…