love, elm.

maddieonthings:

Rare John Audubon oil painting of “Redtick Coonhound” 

Wishing everyone a great weekend!

“Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole” - Roger Caras

“All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” Abraham Lincoln

If in doubt, bake a cake.

Just one of the many beautiful cakes my mom has made.

Picnic in Paris.

maddieonthings:

Wellesley, MA

With rhubarb in season, this is the next dessert I’m going to make. Followed by strawberry rhubarb pie. Love me some rhubarb!

Scandinavian Rhubarb Cake

1/4 cup salted butter
1/3 cup milk
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 large stalk rhubarb, cut into 1/2-inch pieces

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Melt the butter in a small saucepan over low heat, then remove from the heat and stir in the milk. Meanwhile, beat the eggs and sugar together until light and fluffy. While continuing to stir, slowly pour in the melted butter. Add flour and baking powder and mix until combined.

Pour batter into an 8-inch springform pan and sprinkle the rhubarb over the top, making sure the rhubarb doesn’t touch the sides of the pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the cake comes out clean–this took about an hour for me, but check it in advance. Allow to cool and carefully remove from the pan. This cake would be lovely served with whipped cream, as the original recipe suggests, but is also delicious plain.

Serves 6.

The French are on to something…