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I have finally realized that one of the keys to an amazing life is to enjoy the journey as we are working towards our goals & our dreams. Becoming a "Gamma" has been such a blessing and helped me slow down and enjoy each precious minute of my day.





















































































































































































































Monday, January 16, 2012

Ava spent the MLK holiday with Gamma!


Today Ava was out of school and came to visit me! We were able to finish that puzzle that we worked on the last vsit.  Ava wanted Mac and cheese for lunch. We watched a cute movie about puppies on netflix and then we made cake pops!



















We used a recipe out of one of my favorite cookbooks. I purchased this cookbook at a gift shop about 9 years ago while on vacation. This cookbook, Southern Treasures,  has recipes from the Taster's luncheon and Valdosta Recipe books, provided by the Valdosta Junior League.  I have enjoyed every recipe that I have tried out of this book.



The recipe that we decided to use was a rich buttery cake layer that I have been wanting to try. The recipe was titled Coconut cake ~ Old recipe. The coconut was not in the layer but in the icing. This was a very tasty recipe with lots of flavor.
I used King Author unbleached cake flour. The combination of butter and having that extra teaspoon of vanilla really made a rich cake layer that was full of flavor.

Rich Buttery Vanilla cake layer:
2 1/2 cups cake flour, sift before measuring
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 2/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 cup milk
1/2 cup egg yolks
2 teaspoons vanilla

Sift the first 4 ingredients together in a large bowl. Add butter and 3/4 cup of milk. Beat 2 minutes, scrape sides of bowl. Add egg yolks, 1/4 milk, and vanilla. Beat 1 minute or until mixed. Pour into 2 buttered and floured 9 inch cake pans. I used the batter for 12 cake pops and made cupcakes with the rest of the batter.
Bake 20 minutes in a pre-heated 350 degree oven. Allow to cool and frost.



I enjoy kitchen gadgets. I must say that I was disappointed with this gadget. It gets very hot and was a little messy to use.














I measure and let Ava put everything in the bowl as we follow the recipe. All three of my children love to cook and the girls love to bake. I think Ava will also carry on the same family tradition. It was passed down from my grandmother. My Mother starting teaching me at the age of seven.




I am so thankful to have been able to spend the day with my little granddaughter, Ava Grace. We ate a few too many cakepops with sprinkles but we had a very good day!
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