The Homemade Gifts Continue…

I was trying to think of another homemade gift to give with my Cinnamon Honey Butter and although I know it's delicious on bagels there's no way I was going to learn how to make bagels. Or English Muffins. And the thought of store bought bread just didn't seem right. So…I came across a recipe for Classic Pound Cake via Martha herself and thought…perfect!

I made 3 batches of the recipe, separately of course and each batch made four loaves which I baked in these beautiful Paper Loaf Pans from Sur La Table. Oh, and I did have one disaster batch because I thought it was a smart idea to microwave the butter, which made it too soft. The Man seemed sorta happy about my fiasco. He's snacking downstairs as I type this.

But with my successful ones cooled and ready to wrap, I gathered my stash of supplies and had fun!

After I finished embellishing them I went out to the potting bench to get a wooden crate to tote them in. I lined it with an antique French hand towel and tucked them all inside.

Now that my first batch is packed up and ready to be delivered, I sure wish I was coming to your house. Because if I was I would surely bring you some of my goodies. And we would sit and talk about the holidays and how much shopping we have or don't have left and our favorite Christmas memories and why people drink Egg Nog. And it would be the perfect afternoon. Just perfect.