She Nailed It!

Thanks friends for hanging out with us while we cook up a storm! I am so impressed with my Mom's cake she decorated for my sister! I hope you are having a wonderful day :)

Freezing water in a jumbo foil pan to set salads on!!!!!…..Brilliant. Absolute game changer for summer picnics. Thank you!

Hi! My family owns a bakery so here’s my input 😂. It’s not how soft the cake is, it is how soft and fluffy your frosting is. The frosting looks to be over whipped. Cream cheese frosting should be relatively stiff. Freezing the cake just makes the crumb not as much of an issue when frosting. You’re actually better off refrigerating the cake not freezing it. When frozen it will sweat more than refrigerated. When it sweats the cake layers will start to slip and your cake could fall. So with a cake that has this many layers you’ll want to do a few things, refrigerate it so it is cold (not frozen), make sure your frosting is not over whipped (most important for the frosting you are putting between cake layers it’s usually best to use a stiff frosting for this. If you want a curd type filling you can mix it into the stiff frosting), do not use a cake recipe that is too light and fluffy (pound cake is generally used for cakes this height), do not put too much filling between layers. I would have used about half the curd filling between those layers to avoid slipping since this specific filling is pretty wet. I hope this helps!

Your Dad is a rock star, always adding the extra helping hands (and road trips!) to help the party succeed! Awesome team effort!

Hey Becky!! Baker and cake decorator for over 15 years here. You can definitely decorate fresh cakes. They don’t have to be frozen BUT your icing (cream cheese icing in particular) and your filling are both super soft. The more layers you add to a cake, naturally the more weight will press down on the bottom layers. To help with this, you could add more powdered sugar to your icing to firm it up more. I’d also suggest a much taller icing barrier wall for your filling so the filling can not spill over it as easily. Also, after the bottom three layers, add skewers (I’d personally use a thinker dowel rather than skewers) and then a cake board and then continue with the other three layers of cake. This will help stabilize your cake AND take weight off of the cake layers on the bottom and put it on the skewers and the cake board instead. If you’d like an easier time smoothing your frosting around your cake, run your scraper under super hot water right before. That hot water will change things tremendously. All-in-all you and your mom did an amazing job of this cake. Bravo.

Love the Mom videos😊 Soaking collards in salt or vinegar is simply to clean off any bacteria from the garden soil.

I love how patient and respectful Becky is with her mom. I have seen mom and daughters who make faces and correct their moms even for small things. Good job Becky and what a beautiful meal.♥️

Hi, Susan and Becky. First, please accept my sympathies and condolences on your loss. I know how sad and difficult these times are for both of you. Susan, I hope your grief is tempered with the love and support from your family. You two are so much fun to watch in the kitchen, together. I hope your party goes well and the welcome of your latest family member is fantastic. Please extend my birthday greetings to your neice/granddaughter. So lovely, all your family gets such loving attention and what terrific parties. Will you adopt me??? Thanks for all the fun and tips you two proviede. Many blessings to you and your lovely family,. Let's not forget Mark. He never fails to run to the store when needed, he treats you to lunch, iced tea/or coffee as needed and he rolls his sleeves up to clean the kitchen and the floors. If you won't adopt me, can I borrow Mark?

These are some of my favorite videos of you two together cooking! Hi to your sweet mom!🩷

In my family soaking things in a vinegar solution is a traditional step in cleaning produce/meat. It can be very common in other black families and southern cooking.

I absolutely love when you and your mom cook together. She usually has some kind of tip that she’s gonna tell you about.

It's always a blessing to see Becky cooking with her beautiful mom. Such a sweet mother you have. Everything looks so yummy, blessings❤❤👍

I am Southern and have cooked collard greens many times. I have never heard of soaking them in vinegar. You do need to wash them thoroughly as they hold on to sand/dirt like leeks do. Cleaning them is a labor of love.

Oh my goodness what a great tip on the foil pans and the ice!!! THANK YOU! 🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼 The view out the dining room window is simply gorgeous , Your dad is precious! You All are Truly Blessed!! ❤️❤️❤️

Beautiful Cake Susan!!! Love seeing you and Becky working together!!! And your Dad to the rescue again!!!

So amazing to see mother and daughter working so hard and beautifully together! What a true blessing! Food looks great!

I love how you and your mom share information with each other. I would love to see your mom's garden again. Your parents house is just beautiful.

I made boxed lunches with homemade bread and homemade chicken salad for 50 people. It’s a lot of work but there is nothing better thank hanging out with special people making yummy food for the people love ❤️ it’s definitely a labor of love❣️

Becky here is a tip for following your recipe. Put the printed recipe in a sheet protector an mark off with a dry erase marker each ingredient and step as you go. Makes its so easy t find your place.

Ok. I say this every time you cook with your mom. She is so cute ! Love you both together!!