Add eggs one at a time, beating just until the yellow disappears. Add sugar and beat 5 minutes more scraping down bowl with a rubber spatula halfway through the time. Add vanilla. With a mixer set on medium speed beat butter for 2 minutes. It makes a yummy tunnel right in the middle of the pound cake. Oh and I almost forgot to tell you how good the streusel layer is. Maybe people won’t run away if they see me coming with this pound cake! Some people put them in the freezer and save them to make banana bread but you can only give away so much banana bread before people start running. *I received a copy of this book from the publisher in return for a fair and honest review.I never know what to do with too ripe bananas. In conclusion, I enjoyed this – and since Ginger Streusel is a new-to-me author, I might check out her other (or future) stories. Wes also teaches Kale a lot about cars! That part where Kale is so proud of being able to change the tire by himself amused me so much. Wes has a sunny disposition so it is easy to believe how Kale was charmed by him. But it also gives him the chance to meet Wes, who co-owns an automotive shop. Kale has the worst luck when it comes to his car whenever he goes to South Georgia. However, after I was familiarized with the structure, I was able to enjoy it. In fact, I had to re-read the story from the beginning to make sure that it wasn’t a glitch somehow. I was really confused because there wasn’t any ‘sign’ that it would switch into the past. But then then the scene changes to the previous year when Kale first met Wes. See, the story opens with Kale calling his boyfriend’s house, and telling Wes that he will be there soon. Anyway, this was a cute established relationship story – but the structure of it threw me off in the beginning. Review: Okay, first of all KALE Green?!? Seriously, I need to question his parents’ idea of a name *laugh*. Kale never thought he’d crash right into a crush. As festive as a Christmas tree and as jolly as Kris Kringle, Wes proves unexpectedly charming. While Kale waits for the police, his only consolation is the company of fellow driver Wes Armstrong. A few patches of ice put an end to Kale’s Christmas plans-a night alone with his video games. Business is good, but on Christmas Eve, the weather turns bad. While everyone else enjoys holiday parties, Kale drives down south to demo printers.

From fender-benders to flat tires, Kale and his trusty company car Bessie suffer through it all. Working on the holidays can dampen anyone’s spirits, and on top of that, a sleepy Georgia town has it out for Kale and his car.

He might look like a Jolly Green Giant, but he can be a real Grinch. Series: 2016 Advent Calendar – Bah Humbugīlurb: Retail workers and evil never get a day off, and traveling printer salesman Kale Green is no exception.

Crashing the Party by Ginger Streusel