Humming Along
By admin On June 1, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Culture and Community, People, Recipes, Washington, DC
For weeks I’ve been talking about sharing an experience in making a Hummingbird Cake. For many seasoned cake bakers, this isn’t news, but apparently the Hummingbird cake is the youngest member of the southern cake tradition. Its first appearance is credited to Southern Living Magazine when they published a recipe by a Mrs. L.H. Wiggins […]
Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of summer and the official time when Eatonville Restaurant adds a coconut cake to the menu.
Wednesday, Decoyise “Dee” Brown came to the Eatonville kitchen for the test baking of her winning coconut cake recipe from the “Makes-Me-Wanna SHOUT!” Coconut Cake Challenge (a presentation of “Church Lady […]
Coconut Cake [with optional Lemon Filling] and Cream Cheese Frosting Decoyise Brown of Waldorf, MD
Decoyise Brown of Waldorf, MD took home the $500 First Prize Wednesday, April 27 at the Happy Hour Finals for the Makes-Me-Wanna SHOUT! Coconut Cake Challenge presented by Eatonville Restaurant and Church Lady Cake Diaries documentary project. […]
Today I’m baking a Hummingbird cake but also putting the finishing touches on the Final Five Happy Hour event for the “Makes-Me-Wanna SHOUT! Coconut Cake Challenge.” Wednesday, April 27 is the date when 3 prizes will be awarded including a $500 First Prize with inclusion on the Eatonville Restaurant menu (the icing […]
Baking and Making Memories
2013 Makes-Me-Wanna SHOUT! Pie Baking Challenge presented with Eatonville Restaurant Entries due February 4, 20132011 Coconut Cake Winner Decoyise Brown
2012 Makes-Me-Wanna SHOUT! Semifinals
March 24, 2012 at Martha's Table
Church Lady Cake Diaries trailer
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