Pam's Cooking for Real Life

Pam's Cooking for Real Life Southern cook, baker, self taught cake decorator, sharer of tips, caterer, recipe tester, seller of baked goods and publisher of two cookbooks. Follow along!
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I'm a southern cook, taught by generations. I enjoy sharing my recipes for the "real life" kitchen. I bake, cater, sell locally and love to test new recipes. I'm a self taught, novice cake decorator and love to be creative in the kitchen. I wrote a cookbook containing all my family recipes, to pass down to my grandchildren, but have sold many copies. Follow along for some real life cooking!

THE DOT CAKE … a viral sensationThey are calling it the “dot cake” and it’s all over social media and in many bakeries. ...
06/01/2026

THE DOT CAKE … a viral sensation
They are calling it the “dot cake” and it’s all over social media and in many bakeries. I tried it for you on a smaller scale.

Most creators make a sheet cake, flavor of choice, cut circles out and find cups/containers to perfectly fit the cake rounds. Then they stack the cake rounds in the container, alternating cake and frosting, finishing by leveling the frosting flat to the top. The container is then turned upside down and pressed into sprinkles for total coverage of the “dots” giving it a sort of hard crunchy finish.

I did it here using a few cupcakes with the perfect 4 oz containers and of course the tiny dot sprinkles. They sure are cute, different and that crunchy top doesn’t disappoint.

INDIVIDUAL COOKIE FRUIT PIZZAS I needed something for today’s festivities and I did not want to venture out to the groce...
05/25/2026

INDIVIDUAL COOKIE FRUIT PIZZAS

I needed something for today’s festivities and I did not want to venture out to the grocery store so I used what was on hand.

1 Betty Crocker sugar cookie mix (prepared per bag instructions)

I pressed two tablespoons in each of the silicone rounds you see in pic. You can just drop by tablespoons on a cookie sheet. These silicone pans came from Amazon a long time ago but they sure keep the cookies uniform size. (I added a pic of them on Amazon). I baked them at 375 for 10 minutes. COOL completely

Frosting:
3 tablespoons softened butter
8 oz room temp cream cheese
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups powdered sugar
Frost each cool cookie and top with fruit or fruits of choice. I used local strawberries. If I’d had blueberries on hand I would’ve added.

You can use refrigerated sugar cookie dough as well.

I try to eat a few every day!!!!! It's gonna be sad when the local farm season ends!
05/25/2026

I try to eat a few every day!!!!! It's gonna be sad when the local farm season ends!

It’s a STITCH birthday themed party for a sweet little girl. Cake is a 30 cupcake pull apart, half chocolate and half va...
05/22/2026

It’s a STITCH birthday themed party for a sweet little girl. Cake is a 30 cupcake pull apart, half chocolate and half vanilla. In the words of Stitch "Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten." Enjoy your birthday! 🌺🌺🌺🌺




HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the son of some dear old friends. His mom ordered a classic…. vanilla layers with chocolate frosting. ...
05/21/2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the son of some dear old friends. His mom ordered a classic…. vanilla layers with chocolate frosting. I hope he enjoys and has a wonderful birthday! 🎂

CHOCOLATE OVERLOAD CAKE for a special birthday!🎂 Cake is vanilla layers with chocolate buttercream and a variety of choc...
05/18/2026

CHOCOLATE OVERLOAD CAKE for a special birthday!🎂 Cake is vanilla layers with chocolate buttercream and a variety of chocolate candy.






The two layer 6” chocolate cake layers I had for sale, sold quickly and are ready for a family’s dinner tonight. Fresh s...
05/17/2026

The two layer 6” chocolate cake layers I had for sale, sold quickly and are ready for a family’s dinner tonight. Fresh strawberries are gonna be added prior to serving. Chocolate and strawberries 🍓 are the best combo!

Update…. sold! FIRST COME FIRST SERVE…. I have two 6” layers of chocolate cake available if anyone needs a small two la...
05/17/2026

Update…. sold!

FIRST COME FIRST SERVE…. I have two 6” layers of chocolate cake available if anyone needs a small two layer cake this week. Can decorate with vanilla buttercream. Got a Birthday, office party, or just because you want a cake??? Message if interested.

NEED AN EXCUSE TO BAKE? Ya’ll get in that kitchen and do it today!🎂🍰🎂🧁🥮🍪👩‍🍳🥧World Baking Day falls on Sunday, May 17, 2...
05/17/2026

NEED AN EXCUSE TO BAKE? Ya’ll get in that kitchen and do it today!🎂🍰🎂🧁🥮🍪👩‍🍳🥧

World Baking Day falls on Sunday, May 17, 2026. Observed annually on the third Sunday of May, this holiday encourages people to bake homemade treats—originally cakes—and share them with friends, family, and neighbors to show appreciation.

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