“She wrote the names of the day's cakes on the board: traditional Southern red velvet cake and peach pound cake, but also green tea and honey macaroons and cranberry doughnuts. She knew the more unusual things would sell out first. It had taken nearly a year, but she'd won over her regulars with her skill with what they already knew, so now they would try anything she made.” SouthernSavvyDessertsBakerJulia Winterson Book:The Girl Who Chased the Moon Source: The Girl Who Chased the Moon
“A hummingbird cake, she decided as she turned on the kitchen light. It was made with bananas and pineapples and pecans and had a cream cheese frosting. She would make it light enough to float away. She reached over to open the window. To float to her daughter.” HopeReturnHummingbird CakeJulia Winterson Book:The Girl Who Chased the Moon Source: The Girl Who Chased the Moon