In Twice a Bride, Miss Hattie drew her Cripple Creek friends into a celebration of new beginnings with her vanilla pound cake. Don’t forget her berry sauce. Ingredients for Pound Cake: 3 cups flour 2 cups sugar 1 cup oil 1 cup buttermilk 2 teaspoons butter 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon baking soda 4 eggs Instructions …

On the trail west in Prairie Song, Miss Hattie received her recipe from Rhoda Kamden, a Scottish woman in the Boone’s Lick Wagon Train Company. Ingredients 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 ½ cups butter, softened 1 cup confectioners’ sugar ½ teaspoon vanilla extract Instructions Preheat oven to 350℉. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. In a large mixing bowl, …

A signature treat at Miss Hattie’s Boarding House in Two Brides Too Many. Ingredients for scones: 2 cups Flour ½ cup cold butter, cut ½ cup heavy whipping cream ¼ cup sugar 2 teaspoons lemon juice 1 ½ teaspoons lemon zest 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 egg Ingredients for Sour Lemon Glaze: ¾ cup confectioners’ sugar …

Nell’s Peanut Cabbage Salad It’s time for a picnic in Two Brides Too Many, and Nell is bringing the salad. 1 head of cabbage, chopped fine 3 tablespoons vinegar 2 tablespoons sugar 1 cup of chopped peanuts Mix lightly with a fork, should be just wet enough to hold together nicely. Pepper and salt to taste. Enjoy! Do me a …

A favorite teatime treat in the Sinclair sisters’ home in Portland, Maine. In Two Brides Too Many, they were snacking on the lemony goodness when Father broke his news and turned their world upside down sending Kat and Nell to Cripple Creek, Colorado.   Ingredients 2 ¼ cups flour 1 cup unsalted butter 1 ½ teaspoons fresh lemon juice Zest …