What if you knew a crime had been committed? What would you do? Would you turn the person in? What if you knew this crime was nonviolent and would net you something amazing? Well…here is what I did. And since I believe in sharing the reward (and the guilt) I am going to pass it along to you. This is a story of a person I might know; a bakery that person may have worked at; stories of famous people who may have come to this bakery; and secret recipes (lemon bundt cake and lemon muffins) that may have come from that bakery.

(NOTE: no real crime has been committed so everyone settle down. And you can go out and get these secret recipes by paying $30 for this bakery’s recipe book but I am about to dish them out for free. Y’all can thank me and the thief later.)

Before we get to the recipes, let’s put the evidence before you and you can draw your own conclusions.

Exhibit A: This person’s face has been blocked out by my thumb to protect them (who needs Photoshop when you have a thumb?). This person may have worked at said bakery but I cannot confirm or deny this.

Exhibit B:  The below show is based in the city where this bakery is found. And baked goods from this bakery may have been made famous by this show.

Exhibit C:   The bakery’s name may often appear in this magazine as part of celebrity sightings.

Exhibit D: These celebrity sighting stories may have happened in said bakery as reported by the person who may have worked there.

– Adam Sandler dropping a $20 bill in the tip jar after buying only a couple of dollars worth of stuff and being super friendly with the bakery staff.

-Discussing red velvet cupcakes with Steve Earle

-Bjork coming in with her daughter and ordering a raspberry iced tea with her super cute Icelandic accent

-Little Steven Van Zandt dropping $600 in cash when we were raising money to help a homeless neighborhood guy who had been hit by a car and had no money or family to help

-Heath Ledger complimenting me on a tattoo

-Dave Gahan ordering his daughter’s birthday cake from me

-a guy whining on the phone needing a hummingbird cake immediately and not taking no for an answer. He turned out to be David Schwimmer.

Exhibit E: The recipes below could be from said bakery. I can’t vouch for their origin, but I can vouch for their deliciousness. Enjoy and please don’t report me as an accomplice.

Lemon Vanilla Bundt Cake

1. Grease and flour one bundt pan

2. Cream 3 sticks butter (1 1/2 cups) and 3 cups sugar until light and fluffy (about 3 minutes)

3. Add 5 eggs, one at a time

4. Add 3 cups flour with 3/4 cup club soda

5. Add 2 Tbsp vanilla and 1 Tbsp lemon zest

6. Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until tests done

Note: When cooled, this cake may be dusted with powdered sugar as the bakery might do it. Also a slice of this is excellent with Earl Grey tea.

Lemon Muffins

Ingredients:

– 2 c. butter

– 2 c. sugar

– 8 large eggs-separate into yolks and whites ( you will use both)

– 4 c. flour

– 4 tsp. baking powder

– 1/2 tsp salt

– 1 cup fresh lemon juice

– 2 tsp grated lemon rind

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks and beat well. Sift flour with baking soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture alternating with the lemon juice and rind. Blend ingredients thoroughly. Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry, and fold into batter. Put batter into muffin tin liners.

Bake at 275 for 25 minutes.

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