The Tea Cake Roundup is a distinctive collection of culinary and family traditions that will warm the heart and satisfy the taste buds. The brainchild of Elbert Mackey, this book preserves the endangered legacy of the tea cake and the accompanying family traditions. The Tea Cake Roundup began with Mackey’s personal quest to replicate his Aunt Maggie’s tea cake recipe. The tasty treats were a fond link to his past in rural Minden, Louisiana. As an adult living in Austin, Mackey longed for Aunt Maggie’s unwritten tea cake recipe. An avid cook, he earnestly set out to recreate the treasured recipe. As he embarked on his own trial and error, Mackey took his quest to the World Wide Web. He set up a website, teacakeproject.com, where he solicited recipes, poems, and remembrances. The response was overwhelming and Mackey received submissions from around the country, fueling his determination to preserve the recipes and memories for generations to come. The Tea Cake Roundup is a collection of mouth-watering family recipes and amusing anecdotes from some of the best cooks across America. It is a one of kind journey through the past that will delight all of your senses as you read and savor every heartwarming morsel.