We are all created with some gifts and talents. I have a passion for art and try to use the ones God gave me to glorify him. One of my gifts that I share with others is baking. A few years ago money was short and I felt very depressed that I could not give presents to all of my love ones. While planning the Christmas menu; the idea came to me. Bake enough cakes and create cake sample gifts. I baked fifteen cakes, cut slices of each flavor and mounted them all on decorative plates. Tossed decorative candies on top of the samplers. Covered with plastic wrap. Well, everyone was so pleased that I started doing that every Christmas and now they ask if I will be giving the cake sampler presents before Christmas even comes.
Here's a list of some of the cakes that I baked.
Red Velvet
Italian Creme
Sour Cream Pound with brown sugar, butter and nut filling (may use blueberries instead of nuts)
Preserves Cake (using apricot, raspberry,strawberry,figs,pecans, orange or any preserves.
Chocolate Torte (use hazelnut)
Pineapple with Cream Cheese frosting
Maple Black Walnut (use real maple syrup from Maine)
Carrot Spice (use fresh carrots)
New York Style Cheese Cake
Marble
Ginger Bread
Lemon (Glaze with lemon icing)
Keeping Cake with cranberries and other fruit fillings(this cake keeps for many days)
Banana Cake with Banana Frosting
Simply Strawberry Cake (this is also a great summer dessert using strawberry jello)
Since I started this gift giving my baking quality has grown and so have my recipes.
There are so many ways to create beautiful and delicious cakes.
This is just a tip of the iceberg.
Happy Baking,
T Lowery
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