Special Recipes from the Charleston Cake Lady (Paperback)

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Product Description

For almost twenty years, Teresa Pregnall, also known as the Charleston Cake Lady, has sent thousands of her bakery's beloved cakes to delighted dessert lovers everywhere.  Following the success of her first book, Treasured Recipes From The Charleston Cake Lady, she's back with more recipes that are destined to become family favorites.  Because her divine desserts don't have long ingredient lists or require hard-to-find equipment-some even use cake mixes as their starting point-they can be whipped up when the mood strikes.  Special Recipes From The Charleston Cake Lady includes coveted recipes for the bestselling baked goods like her Odscene Chocolate Cake, Eggnog Cake, and Christmas Cranberry Cake.  They'll all here and they've never been easier.

About the Author

Since 1984, Teresa Pregnall, also affectionately known as the Charleston Cake Lady, has baked and shipped more than 20,000 cakes from her own kitchen to satisfied customers all over the country. Her cakes have received attention in The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, Victoria, and Country Living. She lives in Charleston, South Carolina.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow Cookbooks; 1 edition (September 19, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688170323
• ISBN-13: 978-0688170325
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 6.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #396,735 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simplicity At Its Very Best, September 27, 2000

By	"marshagillett" (Oklahoma) - See all my reviews

I feel as though Mrs. Pregnall is a very good and close friend of mine, as well as a personal mentor. But, I have never met her and wish that I could. Her recipes from both books are used in my endeavors to please my family and friends with the very best confections possible. Anyone can produce these wonderful treats and relish in the compliments. Teresa is an inspiration to me!

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Received this new book on Friday, October 2, 2000

By A Customer

I just received this new book on Friday--I also have the first book she wrote--Treasured Recipes--my goal is to make all of the cakes in both books. I currently have the Brown sugar nut in the freezer--we thought it was quite good. So far our favorite is the Chocolate Pound cake--using the Dutch chocolate and sour cream. I have also made the chocolate chip cake--for some reason my chocolate chips tended to settle to the bottom of the pan--not sure if I folded them well enough.

We also made the Charleston chews---you must keep this in an airtight container or they will dry out quickly.

I am going to start making the cakes in the second book this week. I personally prefer a pound cake that is quite heavy--and I have found that all of her cakes are quite light--probably due to the cake mix. All of them are very good and a delight to make.

If you have any experience with the cakes--personal likes and dislikes--I would love to read about them.

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars New Fan, March 26, 2001

By	Linda Strickland (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews

I am currently in Charleston and am stunned that not one person that I have asked all over town has ever heard of this dear lady! I just purchased her cookbook and intend to buy the other. She is a dieing breed. I went away to college 20 years ago and never moved back to the south until this year. Thanks to Mrs Pregnall (as she is my senior) I am looking forward to establishing my own group of fans for reproducing her fabulous looking, down-home, gentil and uniquely southern creations. If you are listening Mrs Pregnall, I am earnestly hoping to meet you while here and have you to personally autogragh my book. I am thankful that ladies like you are still around and that you will continue to encourage your craft, which I'm sure has very little to do with the actual ingredients that you put inside the cake....like mostly love. May the Lord bless you and keep you!