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November 25, 2019 • Home for the Holidays, RECIPE

Home for the Holidays: A Layered Carrot Cake Recipe from Caroline’s Cakes

If you’ve been to a Southern holiday party, you’ve probably had a bite of a seven-layer caramel cake, and it very well could have been from Caroline’s Cakes in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

The late Caroline Ragsdale Reutter started her famous …

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November 14, 2019 • Home for the Holidays, RECIPE

Home for the Holidays: Amanda Wilbanks’ Sweet Potato Praline Casserole Recipe

This season, we’re celebrating the traditions of the holidays. And in the South, many of our traditions revolve around food. So over the next few weeks, that’s what we’re bringing you: recipes from some of our favorite (and inspirational) Southern …

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August 20, 2019 • RECIPE, Tailgating

Kate Wood’s Espresso Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies

As the season changes from late summer to fall, there are many things to look forward to. The leaves changing, apple picking, pumpkins patches, and football. Especially football.

And no matter the team you’re rooting for, we can all agree …

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July 26, 2019 • RECIPE, Sweet Southern Summer

How to Make Emily Hutchinson’s Buttercream Frosting Magnolia Flowers

Emily Hutchinson is a master cookie decorator, author, and creator of The Hutch Oven. Known for her buttercream frosted flower cookies, the baker whipped up a batch of cookies decorated with magnolia flowers just for us!

On Emily: Floral

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June 24, 2019 • RECIPE, Sweet Southern Summer

Melissa Haithcock’s Layered Berry Cake with Coconut Cream Icing Recipe

If you’ve been to a Draper James store recently, you may have noticed the theme of “sweet, Southern summer,” splashed across our windows.

We’ve carried this theme throughout the clothing, accessories, and our very own Love, Reese blog. Today, Melissa …

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