Notes about Recipes in this book

• Oatmeal muffins

  • Lillibet on April 07, 2014

    Heavier than your normal muffins but these are delicious,not too sweet and make a filling breakfast treat. I usually add some chocolate chips.

• Cranberry orange bread

  • Rachaelsb on December 01, 2020

    This is delicious. Very straight forward, nice orangy tang, really moist. Great tea cake or breakfast!!

  • kshell on November 02, 2025

    Lovely little loaf cake. Has a bouncy crumb. Doubled the recipe and baked half without cranberries, and to the other half added a small grated carrot and some bloomed saffron (so... no cranberries anywhere, this was just a vehicle for me to use up OJ). Both cakes were good and both were done baking in 40 minutes. One was in a 9x5" pan, the other in a longer, skinnier pan. Maybe with the cranberries it takes longer, but start checking early!

• Chocolate chip cookies

  • Rachaelsb on January 26, 2020

    Great thin chocolate chip cookie. Really do need several inches apart on cookie sheet.

• Magic cookie bars

  • yassoma on September 14, 2016

    Very delicious, however no dessert IMO is worth 900 calories per square. Holy hell.

• Traditional vanilla birthday cake

  • Rachaelsb on January 26, 2020

    For those of us that prefer vanilla to chocolate!! this is it. These are incredible as cupcakes when paired with vanilla buttercream frosting. So moist and just the right vanilla sweet. Always my birthday request.

  • LaurenB on September 15, 2023

    Taste was good and traditional. Messed up the blending so could have added to the dryness. Surprisingly reminded me of Magnolia Bakery (topped with the Traditional Vanilla Buttercream)

• Coconut layer cake

  • LisaO on February 17, 2015

    This one is in my favorite cake category. You must love coconut. The filling is gooey goodness. The frosting technique is fascinating to watch. I toast the coconut for the top. Get out your vintage cake stand, this one's worth it.

• Chocolate sour cream cake with chocolate chips

  • Alowishs on April 02, 2016

    (on page 75) Delightful! Very moist and tasty. No icing recipe included so we used this one from Epicurious: www.epicurious.com/.../sour-cream-chocolate... Used 70% orange chocolate bar - amazing taste when put in frosting. Also added a 1/4 cup of port wine I had already open. Yummo.

• Traditional vanilla buttercream

  • Rachaelsb on January 26, 2020

    Frosting is my weakness and this is my go to vanilla buttercream frosting. Does not dissapoint.

  • LaurenB on September 15, 2023

    Very sweet, but a good traditional buttercream. Tastes like Magnilia's.