i'd rather be baking

Somehow, this year, the blog has escaped my usual brand of winter citrus crazy. This doesn’t mean I didn’t go citrus crazy…you should see my refrigerator right now. There are two varieties each of oranges and grapefruits and at least one lingering lemon. It’s safe to say the fruit drawer is full! Which didn’t stop me from buying the world’s largest bag of local apples for $5 last weekend…but I digress.

Ryan wanted his Mama’s lemon icebox pie for his birthday. It’s a family recipe and I’d never made it before…and really never eaten it before, either! So we got on the phone and figured it out. Apparently I was a little too thorough in spreading and smoothing out the meringue on top, but other than that, it turned out perfectly. Super quick and delicious!

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I don’t make a lot of cakes at home. I’m kind of up to my ears in cake at work and really, it’s just not my thing. But this, my friends, is the only exception. This is my favorite cake of all. It’s not pretty or fancy, but it’s by far my favorite.

I’ve been baking this cake since high school and it’s become a favorite dessert among my family and friends. At our wedding rehearsal dinner, our best man talked about this cake during his toast. It’s that good.

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This week we’ve been in Utah for six months and can’t quite believe it. I’m not sure if it’s justified but I feel as though somehow we’ve accomplished something. Or I just want an excuse to make cake.

This is just the sort of homegrown cake that doesn’t really need a special occasion. It’s not fancy or glamorous but it sure is delicious. I received this recipe from my grandmother, who used to make it when I was growing up, but it’s originally from an old Betty Crocker cookbook.

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As discussed last week, we had ourselves a little bake sale here in the SLC. Which was actually part of a big bake sale for a great cause. I knew I wanted to make cookies for the sale, and that these crowd-pleasers were a must.

Since reading this recipe via Smitten Kitchen a few years ago, I’m proud to say that these cookies have been embraced, drooled over, and baked many times by both sides of our sweet family. Now, how often does one find a recipe like that?

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Pretty much any recipe with “grandma’s” in the title has to be awesome, right? I can’t vouch for them all, but I can definitely vouch for this one. I’ve been eating it for approximately 22 years, I’d say.

My sweet grandma has been making these my entire life and it’s a safe assumption that I’ve been eating them since I could chew. They are a staple at every family function and the favorite cookie of my grandpa, my sister, and myself. And we really, really like cookies.

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