Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Let’s Get Real
Chapter 2: Cakes to Diet For
EVERYTHING BUT THE HUMMINGBIRD CAKE
KENTUCKY JAM CAKE
RED VELVET CAKE
DEVIL’S FOOD CAKE
BANANA-CARAMEL CAKE
CHOCOLATE CELEBRATION CAKE
CARAMEL CELEBRATION CAKE
STRAWBERRY CELEBRATION CAKE
ITALIAN LOVE CAKE
SCRUMDILLIUMPTIOUS WHITE CHOCOLATE CAKE
SHOO-FLY CAKE
MAMA KITE’S CHEESECAKE
CARDINAL SAUCE
TERSEY’S COFFEE CAKE
OH ME, OH MY, CARROT CAKE
COCONUT ANGEL FOOD CAKE
Chapter 3: Tarts and Pies Worth the Lie
CHOCOLATE PUDDIN’ PIE
VANILLA PUDDIN’ PIE
EL’S BUTTERSCOTCH PIE
COOKS AND KOOKS KEY LIME PIE
LUCINDA BELL’S $100 PECAN PIE
FOURTH OF JULY APPLE PIE
CAPE COD BLUEBERRY PIE
GRASSHOPPER PIE
FRAîCHE STRAWBERRY PIE
LEMON PIE
PECAN PICK-UPS
LEMON STARLETS
OOEY-GOOEY BUTTER TARTS
Chapter 4: Better Than Nooky Cookies
GRAN’S TEA CAKES
BOOBIE COOKIES
CHRISTA’S CHOCOLATE CHIP–PECAN COOKIES
SUGAR CAKES
CANDY CANE COOKIES
BUFFALO CHIP COOKIES
CRACKED SUGAR COOKIES
AFTER-SCHOOL OATMEAL COOKIES
PRINCESS CUTOUT COOKIES
BROWN SUGAR SLICE ’N’ BAKES
FOUR-GENERATION RUGGIES
RAILROAD TRACK COOKIES
KOSSUTH CAKES
CREAM CHEESE–RASPBERRY PINWHEELS
CHOCOLATE CLOUD COOKIES
CAKIES
MOLASSES CONSTRUCTION CRUMPLES
Chapter 5: Cool Bars and Summer Stars
OATMEAL CARMELITAS
CHOCOLATE-TOFFEE-CARAMEL BARS
KENTUCKY DERBY BARS
CHOCOLATE-MINT BARS
GERMAN CHOCOLATE–CARAMEL SQUARES
CONGO BARS
DEER ANGIE’S BROWNIES
PEACH QUEEN COBBLER
APPLE CRISP
CHERRY SLICES
BLUEBERRY BUCKLE
Chapter 6: Candy and Creative Confections
TRANSATLANTIC CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES
SEASIDE TOFFEE
PEANUT BRITTLE
WHOOPIE PIES
MAGIC MARSHMALLOW PUFFS
CHURCH WINDOWS
BOURBON BALLS
RUM BALLS
FLOATING ISLANDS
CHOCOLATE HYDROGEN BOMBS
Chapter 7: Recipe Legacies
MOMMA REINER’S HOMEMADE MARSHMALLOWS
TELL US YOUR STORY
RECIPE SUBMISSION GUIDEM
Cake Pan Volumes and Tips for Switching Pan Sizes
Metric Conversions and Equivalents
Indexes