A Well-Read Tart

A Food and Book Lover’s Blog

Sock It To Me Cake (Recipe Inspired by AN AMERICAN MARRIAGE)

Have you ever heard of Sock It To Me Cake? If you have, you probably grew up in the American South. But, if you're like me, this is a brand new cake experience that you're about to have. And you're going to love it.  Get excited.    What is Sock It To Me Cake to book-inspired recipe for An American Marriage? Sock It To Me Cake is main character Roy’s favorite cake in An American Marriage. His momma makes it for him when he...

Mint Chocolate Cake (Reciped Inspired by THE MOTHER-IN-LAW)

I really should call this Mint Chocolate Cake the “Hot Mess Cake.” Because that's totally what it looks like until the cake comes out of the oven. It’s just a whole bunch o’ ingredients dumped unceremoniously into a food processor that magically becomes one of the most delicious, moist, and mouth-watering cakes you’ll ever taste. Even though The Mother-in-Law wasn't inspired by author Sally Hepworth's mother-in-law, my book-inspired...