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When a struggling bakery owner is rescued by a wannabe songwriter with hidden culinary talents, they discover they can make sweet harmony … if they can only learn to work together.
Rhett Foster longs to change the world with his music, yet he can’t even finish writing one song. Battered by a string of failures and disillusioned, he returns home to Portland, Oregon. While he desperately wants to create a chart-topping hit, his dad mandates a new mission: move to coastal vacation hotspot Seabrook, Washington and expand the family’s successful restaurant chain. In danger of destroying her late parents’ legacy if she doesn’t diversify her menu, Lindsay Carmichael will try anything to save her bakery. But with a tiny budget and an injured employee who can’t work, she has no choice but to sink the last of her savings into buying a dilapidated food truck and hiring Rhett as a part-time barista. What she doesn’t know is that the handsome songwriter has a secret … one that could destroy her business and her heart.
Christian Contemporary Romance
Paperback & ebook, 242 Pages August 1st 2019 |
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Guest Post from Heidi
Here in the South, pound cakes are a staple at family gatherings, church functions and any occasion that calls for a delightful sweet treat. We love our pound cake around here. There are probably hundreds of recipes and iterations available, but this one caught my eye because the author states her mother has been making this pound cake for more than thirty years. It’s apparently a crowd-pleaser and an award-winner.
There’s a key scene in Sweet Melody where Lindsay wants to use her mother’s pound cake recipe, but Rhett suggests she make changes and Lindsay hesitates at first. She doesn’t like the idea of changing what she feels has always worked. Yet embracing change and trying a different technique are symbolic of Lindsay’s growth as a character and Rhett’s role in helping her achieve her goals. So it’s a pound cake recipe, but it ties into the story too. Enjoy!
There’s a key scene in Sweet Melody where Lindsay wants to use her mother’s pound cake recipe, but Rhett suggests she make changes and Lindsay hesitates at first. She doesn’t like the idea of changing what she feels has always worked. Yet embracing change and trying a different technique are symbolic of Lindsay’s growth as a character and Rhett’s role in helping her achieve her goals. So it’s a pound cake recipe, but it ties into the story too. Enjoy!
Chocolate Chip Pound Cake
Recipe by Michelle Werts
Featured in Taste of Home magazine: https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/chocolate-chip-pound-cake/
Featured in Taste of Home magazine: https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/chocolate-chip-pound-cake/
Total Time: Prep 15 minutes. Bake 1 hour + cooling
Yield: 12-14 servings
Ingredients:
GLAZE:
Directions:
Yield: 12-14 servings
Ingredients:
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 cups sour cream
- 2 cups (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
GLAZE:
- 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1-1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 3 tablespoons 2% milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well after each addition. Fold in chocolate chips.
- Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 350° for 60-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
- For glaze, in a microwave-safe bowl, melt chocolate chips and butter; stir until smooth. Whisk in confectioners' sugar, milk and vanilla until smooth. Drizzle over cake.
Heidi McCahan
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Heidi secretly dreamed of writing a book for most of her childhood, but a particularly painful rejection letter in middle school convinced her to tuck that dream away. Instead, she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Sports Medicine from Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington and a Master’s Degree in Athletic Training from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. After a brief career as a Certified Athletic Trainer, Heidi married her husband Steve, then she dusted off her big dream of becoming a published author and launched her first contemporary romance into the world in 2014. A huge fan of coffee, dark chocolate, and happily ever after, Heidi currently lives in North Carolina with Steve, three active boys and one amazing Goldendoodle.
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