I haven’t baked with zucchini in years so I had a random desire to fix that.  Sometimes zucchini goodies can come out bland, but not these bars.  They are insanely delicious!  In fact, I brought them to my niece’s 1st birthday party, but secretly I didn’t want to share them. These zucchini bars are infused with traditional autumnal spices and covered with a sweet spicy frosting.  Picture an amazing carrot cake, and you really aren’t far off.  Yum! Zucchini Spice Bars With Spice Frosting Recipe (Makes 16 bars) Ingredients for Zucchini Spice Bars: 1 zucchini (equivalent to approximately 1 cup) 2/3 cup dark …

I’m taking it back to basics today.  You would think that with all the baking I do I would have a pound cake recipe stashed away, but I don’t.  However, for many years my husband has raved about his step mom’s pound cake.  Of course I had to seek out her recipe and find out what all the hype was about.  (Plus I enjoy baking goodies that my husband loves.)  I was not disappointed.  This is the best pound cake I’ve ever had! Pound Cake Recipe (Makes 12 to 16 servings) Ingredients: 4 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 pound (equivalent …

Last month my husband and I had a lovely vacation in Quebec City, Quebec.  Most of the bakeries and patisseries there have a great selection of maple flavored cookies, chocolate, and candy. Since we’ve been back, I’ve been craving maple flavored desserts so this maple cake is just want I wanted. This maple cake is a lightly sweetened maple cake covered with a sweet layer of maple icing. Maple Cake Recipe (Makes 16 servings) Ingredients for Cake: 2 and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt 1 cup (equivalent to 2 sticks) …