Not sure if you're a caker? Or if the food on this blog is edible? Here are some answers to questions you might have.
What’s a “caker?” In short, an Anglo-Saxon who cooks with Cheez Whiz, Cream of Mushroom soup and Cool Whip. The word “caker” is a short form of “mangicake,” a term coined by Italians. For a personal account of my caker journey, click here.
Am I a caker? That depends. Did you grow up throwing spaghetti against a wall to check if it was done? Were most of your meals served in a single dish? Was JELL-O considered a vegetable? If “yes,” welcome to the club. You’re a caker.
Are the recipes any good?
Let me put it this way - most of the recipes I post come from small communities. Whoever submits the recipe includes his or her name. Usually, this person is a woman. If this woman submits a crappy recipe that wastes the time and money of her friends, co-workers and fellow church goers, well, just watch her try to find a Bridge partner the next time she needs one.
Where do you get your recipes?
I’ve been collecting cookbooks and recipes over the years. I’ll always post the source of the recipe and an image of the cookbook cover if I have it. Many of the recipes you see are from church cookbooks. That’s not to say all church cooking is caker cooking. I’ve simply pulled the best caker recipes from them. To see my cookbooks and the recipes I've featured from each one, click here.
How often do you post new recipes?
I stopped posting on this site in 2014. But I regularly post best and worst taste tests on my author blog.
How do I search the recipes?
Recipes in the main grid are chronological, newest to oldest. You can search by categories which appear above the recipe name on individual posts. You can also search by tags that appear at the bottom of the post.
What makes a recipe a "caker" recipe?
1) A “magic” ingredient. We cakers love to think we’ve discovered some sort of short cut. Usually, this short cut requires a can opener.
2) Ease. The recipe has to have as few steps and as few ingredients as possible.
3) Frugality. There’s nothing more wasteful than spending good money on food.
To find out more about me, visit my author site brian-francis.com
Photo: James Heslip