A Well-Read Tart

A Food and Book Lover’s Blog

Almond Kentucky Butter Cake (Recipe Inspired by HORSE)

I’ve developed a love-hate relationship with this Almond Kentucky Butter Cake. LOVE: There’s a whole lotta love for this nutty spin on a classic Southern dessert. The flavor and the texture are exceptional. HATE: Getting this freakin’ cake out of the freakin’ Bundt pan. Tartlets, you’re staring at photos of my third attempt  to make a Kentucky Butter Cake. I don’t think I’ve ever been so frustrated while baking...

Sock It To Me Cake (Recipe Inspired by 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 goes to visit her, and the unusual, playful name of the dessert caught my eye as I was reading. However, when it tured out that Sock It To Me Cake is the last dessert Roy enjoys before being unjustly imprisoned, I knew what my book-inspired recipe for this amazing novel had to be. While Sock It To Me Cake is a well-known dessert...