Tips Stand The Test of Time

***The Cousins are here and Summertime life is grand and active. We're off to our Grandmother's, Great Grandmother's, Heritage runs high here! So in light of it all, I do not want you my friends to miss out on my only "Tip" this week and it still Works For Me Wednesday as we're cooking, baking and entertaining. So join me, let me know if you check it out a REPost/Tip..

Promise to share more tips because I came up with a really great one while managing the Boy Cousins @ Soccer Camp this week! See you soon and remember to check it all out at We Are THAT Family.


After sharing my love for the Southern Bundt Cake, it occurred to me you all would most likely love my Bundt Cake Secret Short Cut.
It's simple and amazing all at once.

Take your favorite Bundt Cake recipe or use mine my Friend Paula Deen's. Bake and cool as directed. Now here comes the brilliant, Betty Crocker Winner Tip from Carolina Mama. Isn't this how most "Best of Tips" go, they're discovered inadvertently?! That's me! Honestly, I just happened on this idea and it is glorious!


Take a container of your favorite ready made icing from the Market at room temperature and remove the lid(s). Here's the million dollar time saving tip:

Warm the icing in the "microwave" for 30 seconds or so. About half way, open microwave and stir. Then you literally just smooth over your cake! And you've got instant notoriety! And fans of your Cake!


That's it! A Southern girl tip for you. You too can end up popular, loved and with an award winning, Blue Ribbon winning, Cake!
Finally, remember the cherished "Sprinkles!" and you have just become a budding Martha Stewart, Paula Deen or Carolina Mama. :) They'll all love you and you'll love you for using this Southern short cut and making it work!

Have you tried it?! Thoughts and feelings? :) This Tip is a "Tasty Tuesday" tip! (on a Wednesday, what can I say?! Mama's being a Mama and it's Sumemrtime!) What about you? Tips?

Warmly,

Little Debbie 100 Calorie Goodness & Giveaway

Little Debbie

... arrived on our front porch a few days ago! It was supper time. Guess what we almost ate for supper?! The 100 Calorie Little Debbie Cakes were more like 'devoured' rather than taste tested. But that's okay because they are really that good and our friends at Little Debbie sent a generous box. I mean the whole family was clamoring over this package. After all, isn't Little Debbie still just as cute and innocent as ever.



Growing up a Southern Girl, Little Debbie, this lovely Southern i.e. Tennessee company, was a part of our lives. Remember the Oatmeal Cream Cakes? My dear Grandmother loved those. Lucky for us, there was a steady supply at her house. Now, next Century, we're so happy to taste these amazing 100 Calories where you can have your cake and eat it too at Little Debbie. They're rich, moist and tasty in every bite. And these flavors just scream variety.

There was even a autographed lite poster of Little Debbie Nascar Driver Marcos Ambrose for the Tigers. Yes, this poster graces their "Club House" right now.
Marcos Ambrose Little Debbie

Mountain Man and my favorite, hands down, is the 100 Calorie Chocolate Cake. It is rich and chocolaty. And moist. We all noticed how fresh and moist they are.

Little Debbie 100 Calorie Chocolate Cake

And we absolutely cannot wait to find the 100 Calorie Nutty Bar Singles.
Little Debbie 100 Calorie Nutty Bar

The best thing is that Little Debbie Cakes included you my readers. So TWO of you get to enter for an identical box of these lovely tasty cakes yourself. Here's what to do - Enter once per step below:

1) Check out the Little Debbie Cakes website. Tell me which cake you would want to try first. 100 Calorie or not.

2) Comment here with that flavor.

3) Twitter the contest at Twitter.com. Joining is easy.

4) Subscribe here so you can get the regular Carolina Mama information because just very soon, I'm giving away one more Little Debbie Cakes box so fan me by subscribing. :)

5) Follow this blog in the sidebar by clicking "Follow."

Now that was easy and the rewards are sweet. All the best to you. And yes, I am entering this into the "Works For Me Wednesday" Tips because a good tip like 100 Calorie goodness really works for all of us. Right girls!

Warmly,