Tea Party Recipes:
1. Tea Cake Hat Cookies
2. Colorful Cakes on a Stick
3. Pound Cake Batter
4. Vanilla Glaze
5. Birds' Nests

Decorated hats bob in the midday sunshine as a chorus of little girl laughter fills the air. Rebecca Edgar, affectionately known as "Dollbaby," began an annual spring tea party at her home in Opp, Alabama, five years ago to entertain her granddaughters and their friends. The main attraction is nibbling and socializing at tiny tables adorned with elegant tablecloths and fresh flowers. Good friend Shirley Culbertson prepares the tasty sweets including a magnificent Teapot Cake centerpiece (see recipe on page 152 of the April 2004 issue of Southern Living.).

above, middle: Colorful Cakes on a Stick, Tea Cake Hat Cookies, and Birds' Nests on a pretty lace doily bring lots of smiles.