Layered Carrot Cake

Pineapple and freshly grated carrot sing of spring sweetness. Nothing is sacrificed in this lightened-up cream cheese frosting; it’s just as decadent as you always remembered. Layered Carrot Cake <strong>Batter</strong> 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup plus 2 Tbsp. granulated sugar 3 tsp baking soda 1½ tsp ground cinnamon 1½ tsp table salt 1½ (8-oz.)…

Scuppernong Jelly

Scuppernongs are a green-gold variety of the sweet and fragrant muscadine grapes that grow in parts of the South. The house I called home until I was an adult had a glorious Scuppernong arbor in the backyard. Picking the thick-skinned, seed-laced grapes became a family affair each September. With a bowl in hand and my…