Mamaw’s Sour Cream Pound Cake

Recently, I found Mamaw’s  recipe for Sour Cream Pound Cake.  I had to give it a try. This is a traditional pound cake. While dense like a pound cake should be it has a delicate flavor.

It is great on its own or topped with strawberries and whipped cream.  Mamaw used to place slices in the toaster oven and toast them slightly for a breakfast treat.

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For the budding artist

We all have an artist within us.  Some of us are just fortunate enough to have found it.

paint party cake | Life of Momma BI was recently asked to make a cake for a friend whose daughter was turning 7.  She was having a little birthday party at one of the local painting stores, where the girls got to paint a project to take home.  I was excited by the opportunity to play with my cake decorating toys.

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Easter Cake

Easter Cake | Life of Momma BI have a few distinct memories from Easter growing up – one is that my mother always made the same coconut cake.  While I am not a huge fan of coconut, I insist on making this cake for my family every year.

The cake begins with a basic white cake mix straight from the box, the way my momma always did.  She was never into making cakes from scratch. It is topped with my favorite – a Fluffy Marshmallow Frosting, and decorated with green coconut and jelly beans.

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