Recent content by tessaesque

I guess I kind of did this backwards, making my first posting before doing a proper introduction. I'm Heather, 24, from the lone star state of Texas. Cooking is a hobby, not a career, and I'm incredibly thankful for that! If I was MADE to cook everyday I don't think I'd love it as much as I...

So I ended up mixing the batter per the instructions. After baking I sliced each portion of cake in half lengthwise (like a hamburger bun) and coated each layer with a thin coating of cream cheese icing following by a thin coating of blackberry pie filling. I topped the cake off with whipped...

For picky eaters I just hide the stuff they "don't like" inside foods they love. I cook and puree carrots into muffins, spaghetti sauce, etc so she doesn't know she's getting the healthy good stuff in her favorite foods. Or I flat out lie. "No, sweetie, there isn't any sour cream in this...

I didn't think of layering the fruit inbetween the baked pieces. I definitely just had a "duh" moment. Brilliant idea!! I think I may make a test cake on Saturday to see if I can get the quantities right.

Thanks! Sidenote: I LOVE Pearls Before Swine!!

Hello all, new to the forums here. I briefly browsed through the topics already posted and didn't see anything quite like this, so I hope I'm not being repetitive: A few weeks ago I took a standard vanilla cake mix and eliminated the water to substitute with puree'd berries. The cake TASTED...