"Sunday Dinner" and the "Sunday Dinner" Cakes

When I was growing up, my mom and dad and I went to eat Sunday dinner with one of my two grandmothers. Sunday dinner was immediately after church and consisted of what is typically referred to as soul food or country cooking. Usually, we had fried chicken, turkey and dressing, or hamburger steak along with fresh vegetables or vegetables that my grandmothers had frozen or canned during the summer months. Dessert was always the finishing touch to these meals and was a special cake, pie, or pudding that my grandmothers made from scratch.

As we have become busier, those special Sunday dinners are either nonexistent or held at one restaurant or another. When families do gather for a special meal, desserts often consist of cakes and puddings made from a box. To my Southern sensibilities, a cake from scratch and a cake from a box are just not the same. Though our lives are hectic and crazy-busy, good food should still be a must. In honor of those Sunday dinners, The Tipsy Bee is introducing "Sunday Dinner" Cakes. These are the cakes that Southern cooks have whipped up for generations. To start off the series, I am beginning with a classic chocolate cake called "Chocolate Birthday Cake" and the signature cake of The Tipsy Bee, "White Velvet Cake."

The Sunday Dinner Cakes are perfect for a family get-together or small luncheon. The cakes are 8-inches in diameter and 3 layers in height. Prices are $30 for cakes that do not use cream cheese filling or frosting and $35 for cakes that do. Over the next several weeks, pictures of the flavors featured in the Sunday Dinner Cake series will appear on the website and the facebook page. These flavors are available year-round. So when you need a classic cake with made-from-scratch flavor, give The Tipsy Bee, Inc. a call. Best! Christian