Only a picture!

March and April in our family means lots of birthdays, especially this one particular week when we celebrate 5 birthdays!

Mr B.'s birthday was yesterday and he usually asks me to make this delicious cake his mom use to make for him. I have shared before but it is worth sharing again because it truly is delicious. :-)

Pecan Applesauce/Pineapple Cake with Caramel Icing
is as RICH as it sounds.
½ cup butter
2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
2 ½ cups flour
1/4 tsp allspice
½ tsp nutmeg
1 heaping tsp cinnamon
3/4 tsp cloves
1 tsp salt
1 ½ tsp soda
2 cups applesauce
½ cups raisins
1 small can crushed pineapple
½ c pecans
1/4 to ½ cup cocoa (OPTIONAL)
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Cream the butter and sugar well. Add eggs and beat well again.
Sift dry ingredients together. Add the dry ingredients alternately with applesauce.
Stir in the remaining ingredients.
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Pour batter into in a well prepared (Crisco and flour or sprayed well with Pam) BUNDT pan at Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes.

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Top with Caramel Icing ~ YUM!
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Caramel Icing

½ cup butter and 1 cup brown sugar
Bring to a boil and boil 2 minutes.

Add 2 cups powdered sugar into mixing bowl and pour hot mixture and beat well. Stir in 2 tablespoons vanilla. Add powdered sugar to get the desired consistency for pouring over slightly WARM CAKE. Sprinkle with Pecans if desired!

Well, Mr B didn’t get his favorite cake this year, but he did get a picture of it!!!

He has been out of town all week and arrived home last night after a very full week here at home and for him on the road. We decided to enjoy a simple evening and celebrated his birthday with our daughter’s family for a quiet dinner of Chinese food at a local Restaurant, Sam Pan.

I did make him a Texas Sheet Cake another one of his favorite cakes though much more on the simple side... for when we got home.

It was only the two of us, as he blew out his candles. Sometimes low key and simple is a good thing!:)

Today is our DIL’s birthday, Happy Birthday Jamie!!!

I hope you are enjoying  a beautiful spring.
 Although our blooms are slow this year they are starting to appear with beauty!