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Drew Peabody

Name and Family and all you want to share

Hey There! My name is Drew Peabody and I am 19 years old and have worked at Sweetie-Licious for over two years now! Of course I LOVE everything about food; cooking, baking and television. My world revolves around food! I also love music! I have been playing piano for 13 years and was involved in choir and musicals in high school. Singing is great passion of mine. Some other things you may not already know: I?m a twin, I enjoy running, and my favorite color is green! :)

I graduated from DeWitt High School in 2008 after which I went to Lansing Community College for two years. This fall is my first semester at Michigan State!! My major is Hospitality Business and I hope to pursue a career involving two of my favorite things, food and people! GO SPARTANS!!!

Your Favorite Sweetie-licious Pie and/or Baked Goods and Why

Here at Sweetie-Licious, my sweet tooth has grown immensely! I am a huge chocolate and peanut-butter fan, and the treats that usually hit the spot are our Peanut-Butter Buttercream Brownies and our Pretty Peanut-Butter Blossom cookies. But if I am really craving chocolate, nothing does the job like our Divine Double Chocolate Cupcakes! We make a moist chocolate cake (of course from scratch) and top it with a smooth, rich chocolate frosting, but the surprise is the creamy white filling in the middle! Absolutely incredible! That being said I have been known to snag a Cherry Lemon Bomb cookie on my way to class!

Your Favorite Sweetie-licious Memory

My favorite Sweetie-Licious memories always revolve around the holidays! I usually end up singing for everyone on Christmas Eve, which is always special. But last year we all got together as employees and family and celebrated Thanksgiving and Sweetie-Licious?s fourth anniversary, as they fall very close together! It was so nice to enjoy the yummiest food and the closest of friends in a place that we all love and feels like home!

Your Favorite Cooking and Baking Memory

Growing up, I was always surrounded by great food from both of my grandmothers. Watching them cook really inspired me from a young age and I feel so fortunate to have found such a passion this early in life. One of my favorite memories was always the Fourth of July! Nearly everyone on my dad?s side of the family would congregate at my Grandparents house in Houghton Lake and eat for days!!! It always seems like we never stop eating at Grandma Bev?s house. My favorite part is, needless to say, dessert!! Something that I can never forget is when Grandpa would get out the old ice cream maker and us kids would take turn cranking the custard until it was frozen and thick! Then one of my favorite ways to eat our ice cream was always with Grandma?s strawberry preserves or even just plain. Eating that cold, yummy ice cream in the middle of the summer was just heaven as a kid!

Your Favorite Family Recipe to Share, History of Recipe

I wanted to find a family recipe to share with you all, and honestly there are so many to choose from! But in my search one simple and classic recipe stuck out. My Grandmother?s Buttermilk cake is one of my favorite desserts because it is so moist, flavorful and versatile. I am not sure as to where the recipe originated, but it is a mainstay in my Grandma?s kitchen and a family favorite. My copy of the recipe is a yellowed index card with my Grandmothers flawless penmanship and very few instructions.

Buttermilk Cake

3/4 cup shortening (1/2 cup if using butter or oleo)
1 1/4 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 1/4 cups buttermilk
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
vanilla or lemon flavor

Bake at 350 about 30 minutes.

I seem to remember that it fills a 9 x 13 inch pan nicely. One of the ways this cake is the best, and possibly our favorite way to eat it, is with fresh sweetened strawberries and homemade whipped cream! The most sensational strawberry shortcake ever! Enjoy!

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I was in a grumpy mood until I came here! – Sammy

The lemon bomb cookies are the best in the whole world. Thanx!

Woke up craving one of your pies!! Had to come get one! Thanks – Steve

I have not had a peanut butter sandwich this good since my mother passed 20 years ago. -- Neil

Wow!! I never knew a sandwich would be so awesome. Thank you for being here, I’ll be back. Blessings – Marti

Simply stunning! Best sandwich shop in the nation! -- Elder Danny

Meeting ‘the boss’ was pleasurable. Eating her ‘ware’ was a scrumptious experience. Meeting her ‘staff’ made us understand what ‘group success’ means. Good folks, good food. – Larry & Judy

What ambrosia! Worth the trip. Continue blessing people Linda –- Patty (IN)

Best bakery I have experienced! You bring magic to the oven and therefore magic to my belly – Cath (GA)

A very dreamy pie place. –- Nancy & Dick

Everyone brags about the quality/variety of food in New York City, but nothing holds a candle to this place. My only regret is that we didn’t try EVERYTHING! – Jill & Ira (NYC)

Your carrot cake is my favorite food on the planet.

The chocolate filled cupcakes and the red velvet ones are the absolute best in town! I have tried many places in East Lansing and Lansing, and NOTHING compares. They are fabulous!! –- D.C.

I took one of your menus and read from cover to cover and circled everything on it that I want to taste before I die! –- Linda

We live in Los Angeles and the pies there can’t compare! Don’t be surprised if all our friends from California start to show up at your door! -- Martha & Nate (CA)

One hour to drive here. Hope to come back often – no matter the price of gas. The pie is the best!-- Bob & Kathie

Saw your article in an insert in a local small town newspaper given to us by my 92 year old mother. We drove from Cuyahoga Falls, OH (about 268 miles). It was definitely worth the drive!! -- Ray & Mary (OH)

I love this cherry pie. I want it to last forever -- Richard

I enjoyed my visit to the bakery. Your staff and the customers were friendly and delightful. I love the Harvest Sandwich and the Coconut cream pie. – Jean

Fantastic experience and culinary delight. Well worth the drive from Detroit -- P & D

I read your article in American Profile. It brought tears to my eyes as it reminded me of my parents shop in Minnesota. –- David

I'm addicted to Lemon Ginger cookies! Awesome -- Deb

I just can’t describe the joy I feel each time I come into your shop. Thank you for sharing your gift of fabulous baking and love. You are amazing! – LeAnn

Keep those desserts coming...Lovely! -- Geo

We saw the article on your shop in our local newspaper The Napa Register. Since we are in Michigan visiting we had to try your pie. It was worth the trip! – Bill & Marianne (CA)

We've talked about stopping at Sweetie Pies all year and look for forward to coming back. What a great stop! -- DALMAC rider

For Christmas this year my daughter decided to leave a Holiday Pie for Santa instead of cookies. She figured if she left the pie she would get more presents from Santa.