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Hawaiian Sunsets and Miss Edna's Coconut Dream Cake
Southern author Jefferson Davis has written the first novel centered around a coconut cake- the world’s most delicious coconut cake. Filled with other delectable Southern recipes, Jefferson Davis weaves a delectable tale of love and re-invention.
HAWAIIAN SUNSETS AND MISS EDNA’S COCONUT DREAM CAKE is a hilarious look at Sadie Vaughan’s transformation as she reconciles the clash between Hawaii’s exoticism and diversity, and unquestioned Southern customs and traditions-- all served with a hearty dollop of delectable food. As Sadie’s previously unexamined assumptions about her life are challenged, she faces each one with openness and a suitable recipe.
Mr. Davis, strongly influenced by a family of great southern cooks, seized the opportunity to write a book about a coconut cake recipe that was a family heirloom.
Mr. Davis “Whenever I would make this cake, people would just go crazy- most said it was the best cake they had ever eaten. I would always have to tell the story about how my aunt, Miss Edna won her husband with this cake. That was when I decided to write the story. ”
By including many other recipes in the book, Mr. Davis has created a novel cookbook- or a cookbook that tells an enticing story. Sadie will win your heart, but don’t be surprised if you gain a few pounds in the process!
HAWAIIAN SUNSETS AND MISS EDNA’S COCONUT DREAM CAKE is a hilarious look at Sadie Vaughan’s transformation as she reconciles the clash between Hawaii’s exoticism and diversity, and unquestioned Southern customs and traditions-- all served with a hearty dollop of delectable food. As Sadie’s previously unexamined assumptions about her life are challenged, she faces each one with openness and a suitable recipe.
Mr. Davis, strongly influenced by a family of great southern cooks, seized the opportunity to write a book about a coconut cake recipe that was a family heirloom.
Mr. Davis “Whenever I would make this cake, people would just go crazy- most said it was the best cake they had ever eaten. I would always have to tell the story about how my aunt, Miss Edna won her husband with this cake. That was when I decided to write the story. ”
By including many other recipes in the book, Mr. Davis has created a novel cookbook- or a cookbook that tells an enticing story. Sadie will win your heart, but don’t be surprised if you gain a few pounds in the process!
188 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 29, 2020
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Jefferson Davis
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Jefferson Finis Davis (June 3, 1808 – December 6, 1889) was an American military officer, statesman, and leader of the Confederacy during the American Civil War, serving as the President of the Confederate States of America for its entire history, 1861 to 1865.
A West Point graduate, Davis fought in the Mexican-American War as a colonel of a volunteer regiment, and was the United States Secretary of War under President Franklin Pierce. Both before and after his time in the Pierce Administration, he served as a U.S. Senator representing the state of Mississippi. As a senator he argued against secession but believed each state was sovereign and had an unquestionable right to secede from the Union.
Davis resigned from the Senate in January 1861, after receiving word that Mississippi had seceded from the Union. The following month, he was provisionally appointed President of the Confederate States of America and was elected to a six-year term that November. During his presidency, Davis was not able to find a strategy to defeat the more industrially developed Union, even though the south only lost roughly one soldier for every two union soldiers on the battlefield.
After Davis was captured May 10, 1865, he was charged with treason, though not tried, and stripped of his eligibility to run for public office. This limitation was posthumously removed by order of Congress and President Jimmy Carter in 1978, 89 years after his death. While not disgraced, he was displaced in Southern affection after the war by its leading general, Robert E. Lee.
Jefferson Finis Davis (June 3, 1808 – December 6, 1889) was an American military officer, statesman, and leader of the Confederacy during the American Civil War, serving as the President of the Confederate States of America for its entire history, 1861 to 1865.
A West Point graduate, Davis fought in the Mexican-American War as a colonel of a volunteer regiment, and was the United States Secretary of War under President Franklin Pierce. Both before and after his time in the Pierce Administration, he served as a U.S. Senator representing the state of Mississippi. As a senator he argued against secession but believed each state was sovereign and had an unquestionable right to secede from the Union.
Davis resigned from the Senate in January 1861, after receiving word that Mississippi had seceded from the Union. The following month, he was provisionally appointed President of the Confederate States of America and was elected to a six-year term that November. During his presidency, Davis was not able to find a strategy to defeat the more industrially developed Union, even though the south only lost roughly one soldier for every two union soldiers on the battlefield.
After Davis was captured May 10, 1865, he was charged with treason, though not tried, and stripped of his eligibility to run for public office. This limitation was posthumously removed by order of Congress and President Jimmy Carter in 1978, 89 years after his death. While not disgraced, he was displaced in Southern affection after the war by its leading general, Robert E. Lee.
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December 15, 2025
Coconut Dream Cake Can Save the World - Yes!
I already wrote a review, and it suddenly disappeared. I don't know if it's related to a negative review I was accused of writing that I didn't, but that experience stopped me cold. Until Mr. Davis. Sir, you touched my soul. Not just bcs coconut cake is my mama's and my grand baby's favorite, nope, although it helps.
No. There is a kindness, a gentleness in his understanding and sharing of universal truths. (1) Sugar could give you diabetes, but judiciously used, makes the world a bit brighter and easier to tolerate the, ah, bitter things we casually do to each other. (2) Trying and succeeding at perfecting a gift such as food is an eternal journey off joy, bcs giving the very best gift you can is worth more than money, it is worth love, thoughtfulness, laughter and the miracles of whipping cream and meringue. Oh yes! Joy on the fork is a joy shared by all. (3) Writing about it
clearly and honestly is one of the bravest and hardest things you can do. It is riding a horse bareback and naked in public, knowing the least of your suffering is the new blister on your butt, but it is also the least of your fears realizable and the least of your exposure.
Mr. Davis, I feel I know you bcs I feel your vibration with my own positive and negative experiences, being raised in Texas and the South, but much more than that. You are willing to sacrifice a hard earned privacy and commitment to share universal truths. That we are more alike than different, we love more than hate, and we will put down our plow shares to dance and celebrate the very best in us if given a chance.
If you think this review is confusing, read the book, have a piece of cake and Earl Grey tea and sit by me. We will work it out.
Thank you, dear beloved man, for being a hero and sharing what you have and mostly for having what you shared. Peace ever be with you. And stop up Highway Five, I'm easy to find and I make the best Red Beans & Rice, bread puddin', and Texas caviar you ever threw a lip over. My coconut pie ain't bad either. Come on up and bring your marvelous True Love as well: I would love to meet him as well.
I already wrote a review, and it suddenly disappeared. I don't know if it's related to a negative review I was accused of writing that I didn't, but that experience stopped me cold. Until Mr. Davis. Sir, you touched my soul. Not just bcs coconut cake is my mama's and my grand baby's favorite, nope, although it helps.
No. There is a kindness, a gentleness in his understanding and sharing of universal truths. (1) Sugar could give you diabetes, but judiciously used, makes the world a bit brighter and easier to tolerate the, ah, bitter things we casually do to each other. (2) Trying and succeeding at perfecting a gift such as food is an eternal journey off joy, bcs giving the very best gift you can is worth more than money, it is worth love, thoughtfulness, laughter and the miracles of whipping cream and meringue. Oh yes! Joy on the fork is a joy shared by all. (3) Writing about it
clearly and honestly is one of the bravest and hardest things you can do. It is riding a horse bareback and naked in public, knowing the least of your suffering is the new blister on your butt, but it is also the least of your fears realizable and the least of your exposure.
Mr. Davis, I feel I know you bcs I feel your vibration with my own positive and negative experiences, being raised in Texas and the South, but much more than that. You are willing to sacrifice a hard earned privacy and commitment to share universal truths. That we are more alike than different, we love more than hate, and we will put down our plow shares to dance and celebrate the very best in us if given a chance.
If you think this review is confusing, read the book, have a piece of cake and Earl Grey tea and sit by me. We will work it out.
Thank you, dear beloved man, for being a hero and sharing what you have and mostly for having what you shared. Peace ever be with you. And stop up Highway Five, I'm easy to find and I make the best Red Beans & Rice, bread puddin', and Texas caviar you ever threw a lip over. My coconut pie ain't bad either. Come on up and bring your marvelous True Love as well: I would love to meet him as well.
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