Cakes & Candy

Banana Nut Bread

Banana Nut Bread

This recipe is a popular "bread" in almost every culture, Cajun included. This recipe was provided right when we got…

November 21, 2005

Microwave Pralines

Pralines (Praw-leens) are sweet pecan candies, made for Cajun and Creole children. I loved it in the Fall.

October 27, 2005

Rose’s Sweet Dough for Tarts

This is a basic sweet dough for preparing tarts that can be filled with fig preserves, blackberries, bouille, coconut cream,…

October 27, 2005

Enice’s Coconut Pecan Pralines

MawMaw knows how to score points with her mother-in-law. She loves to make her pralines; they are really easy to…

October 11, 2005

Sesame Benne’ Candy – Fudge or Pralines

When I was a little girl, I remember an aunt would make candy with sesame seeds... this is the recipe!…

September 1, 2005

Mimi’s Jelly Roll

I loved the days my Mom made jelly rolls. The words "jelly roll' is its own definition. jellyroll - thin…

August 20, 2005

Holy Cow Cake

When you bite into a piece of this cake, you can't help but say, "Vache sainte!" (holy cow!) Speaking of…

August 16, 2005

Sweet Dough for Tarts – Tourte douce

The most classic of our sweets is the sweet tart (small pies with filling). These can be filled with any…

August 16, 2005