FILOMENA’S APPLE CAKE

FILOMENA’S APPLE CAKE

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5½ ounces butter, softened 5½ ounces, plus 2 tablespoons sugar, divided 2 teaspoons vanilla 3 eggs, separated 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 3 tablespoons milk 3 honeycrisp or gala apples For garnish: confectioners’ sugar for dusting Preheat...
Weidmann’s Black Bottom Pie 

Weidmann’s Black Bottom Pie 

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I got the sweetest letter from Mrs. Mary Davidson Jennings, a 92-year old reader originally from Kosciusko, who loves Mississippi and Mississippi Magazine. She enclosed a brochure published in 1952 about the history of Weidmann’s Restaurant in Meridian, the oldest...
Best of Mississippi Travel

Best of Mississippi Travel

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Mississippi Magazine is happy to introduce our newest reader poll, Best of Mississippi Travel! With such a beautiful state, Mississippi is the perfect place for tourists to experience genuine Southern hospitality, and we want to know our readers’ favorite places...
STRAWBERRY MERINGUE CAKE

STRAWBERRY MERINGUE CAKE

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  1 (18¼-ounce) box yellow cake mix 2 egg whites 1 teaspoon almond extract, divided 1 teaspoon vanilla ½ cup sugar Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare cake mix according to directions on package, adding ½ teaspoon almond extract. Pour into 2 greased and floured...
Six Great Easter Sides

Six Great Easter Sides

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Time to set the Easter table with tried-and-true favorite salads along with some easy sides with new twists! Bacon Ranch Deviled Eggs 6 hard-boiled eggs 1/3 cup mayonnaise 2 teaspoons ranch dressing mix  1 teaspoon dry mustard Salt, black pepper, and white pepper to...