1/6/2024 0 Comments Backpocket strawberry shortcat![]() A local bakery in Baton Rouge made a famous strawberry cake that folks would go crazy about every Spring! This cake was every bit as good as advertised, too. ( Shrimp Etouffee, Creole Red Beans & Rice, Mardi Gras Cinnamon King Cake…the list goes on… a classic New Orleans Muffaletta Sandwich…and on…) Fresh Strawberry Cakeīut one of my favorite treats from Louisiana that I miss the most was actually not Cajun at all. I developed a serious love for Cajun food, and I’ve posted some of favorites here in the past. Shorts! But I’d have to say that the food is hands down the thing I miss the most. I remember wearing shorts on New Year’s Day in Baton Rouge. ![]() What do I miss the most about southern Louisiana? I’m tempted to say it’s the weather since I now live in upstate New York where the winter seems like it lasts longer and longer every year. Thanks to the warm weather, strawberry season starts early down there…and this Fresh Strawberry Cake is one of my favorite uses for fresh strawberries! But on the other end of the spicy scale, Louisiana is known for its’ strawberries. I have no idea what the pepper was, but I know that just touching a sliced edge of the pepper to your tongue would make your tongue go numb for at least 10 minutes. That plant grew to about 4 feet tall and was loaded with hundreds of tiny, red peppers. I planted some pepper seeds outside of my apartment during my first year there. One of the coolest things about living in the deep South is how well everything grew. LSU was playing the Florida Gators, so it was entirely appropriate that we fried up some alligator bites that day. That same parking lot was also where I first tried alligator. I was in Cajun food heaven! To this day, the best fried fish I’ve ever eaten was cooked in the parking lot outside of LSU’s Tiger Stadium. But I was in for a surprise when I moved to southern Louisiana. After college, I moved down to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and holy cow do they know how to cook down there on the bayou! I was born in Texas and grew up in the Carolinas, so I’ve tasted my fair share of delicious Southern food. Some of the best food I’ve ever eaten was cooked in a parking lot. This Fresh Strawberry Cake features loads of ripe berries and a light whipped cream frosting…making it the perfect summer dessert!
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