Description:
From Fluffy white coconut cakes layered with lemon curd or raspberry jam to the chocolaty goodness of Mississippi Mud Cake, you'll soon see why Southerners are so proud of their culinary history. Jam cakes and jelly rolls; humble pear bread and peanut cake; cakes with 1, 2, 3, and 4 layers; and even Eudora Welty's bourbon-soaked white fruitcake--each moist and delicious forkful represents the hospitality and welcome-to-the-South attitude of those who live below the Mason-Dixon line. Baking 101 offers the basics of cake baking, including buying the proper equipment, mixing the perfect batter, putting on the finishing touches, and the how-to's of storing your lovely cake so that the last slice tastes as delightful and moist as the first.
