Inventive recipes from Food Network can be fun, but sometimes you just need to revisit the classics. If it was good enough for Grandma, it’s good enough for me. This is, by the way, the only time a boxed cake mix will make an appearance in my kitchen. It is described as essential and who am I to argue with the tried and true. Bring some good old fashioned deliciousness to your next gathering and I guarantee you will be bringing home an empty plate.

The usual Cast of Characters

Cake

• 1 pkg yellow cake mix

• 2 eggs, room temperature

• 1 tsp. vanilla extract

• 1 stick butter (1/2 cup, 113g), melted

Filling

• 1 eight ounce (8 ounce) package cream cheese or Neufchâtel cheese, room temperature

• 2 eggs

• 1 tsp. vanilla

• 1 stick butter (1/2 cup), melted

• 4 c powdered sugar

The Steps to Glory

1 Heat oven to 350 degrees.

2 In a bowl, combine cake mix, 2 eggs, 1 tsp vanilla and melted butter. Mash together with a fork until all ingredients are fully incorporated.

3 Spray 9-inch by 3-inch round cake pan or a 9×13 pan with baking spray or use a piece of parchment in the bottom of the pan.

4 Press cake mixture into bottom of prepared pan and get as flat as possible.

5 Place cream cheese, remaining eggs, vanilla and melted butter in stand mixer and beat on medium speed until creamy.

6 Add in powdered sugar 1 cup at a time (and on low speed) until all sugar has been added.

7 Pour cream cheese mixture over cake mixture.

8 Bake for 35-45 minutes. I moved mine from the oven when the edges were brown, but the center was still a bit jiggly. You do not want to over cook.

9 Allow to cool before serving.

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Last week was a long week. I’m not going to lie…I couldn’t wait for the weekend to arrive. And then it did! Maybe others feel this way, but I love weekends spent in my home with my Princess and my Hero. I enjoy relaxing and moving things from one spot to another, or what I call “shopping the house”. Sometimes things take on a whole new perspective in a new location…and bring back happy memories of adventures in lands far away. I hope they make you smile as well.

From Japan…an antique Temple stick. I don’t know a lot about it but I love the color and the design.

An antique French Bottle drying tree…it was love at first sight!

A happy quintet of musicians from Poland.

A prized possession from England. This clock will always grace my home.

Our stylish and always in motion treasure after church always makes me smile.

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I read a post on Facebook commenting on the lovely winter we are having this Spring. I still can’t believe that winter wear is still hanging in my hall closet and the pool opens in like a month. We are beginning to see a few glimpses here and there, and it makes me happy to see a lighter touch reflected in my decor. How does Spring look in your corner of the world?

Purple bottles and botanical prints on a mantel are a springtime favorite.

These pretty little flowers are from our front garden. They must be pretty hardy.

A window display cheers up a dreary day on the front porch.

I’ll let you in on a secret. These cherry blossoms are not real… but they still make me happy!

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Yes, gardening in the Springtime is good for the soul.

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Very excited to find out my strawberry bread was featured at Home Sweet Home@ Charm Of Home!

We have been pretty busy lately. Spring always seems so full of activity. Thank goodness the lazier days of Summer are right around the corner. In the meantime, I’m going to try to upgrade on the canned spaghetti sauce that seems to be in constant rotation in our house!Spring has returned!

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One of the best parts of a warm Spring afternoon is hanging out on an old fashioned front porch sharing laughs and, quite often, drinks with family and friends. Homemade ginger Liqueur?  Yes Please!

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We headed off to a great adventure this week! Lancaster, Pennsylvania is a short drive from Annapolis and a wonderful place to just relax and enjoy life at a slower pace… well as slow as you can be with a newly turned five year old Princess in tow!

The Turkey Hill Farm experience was lots of fun. I recommend the ice cream tasting!

The Amish horse and buggies are picturesque and make the drive so interesting.

This view!

If I won the lottery, all these quilts, and many more, would come home with me.

She’s five…how is that even possible?

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