"It's all about the recipe!"
It was time for my cookbook club’s “Signature Cake” meeting. A “Signature Cake”, is show-y cake, one that we might become remembered for. A special cake our family and friends might look forward to, or even ask for, on birthdays and special…
Harry Potter 2011—a flash from the past! My 20-year-old twins have tickets to the midnight show—of course they do. They were in second grade when I read the first book to them. Next thing I know, we’re at a bookstore at…
Who doesn’t like yellow cake with chocolate frosting? It’s a classic! This recipe and photo is from Cook’s Illustrated. The little editorial near the recipe on page 51 of the Spring 2011 edition of Cook’s said everything I want to…
My daughter recently catered a birthday dinner for a very bubbly, champagne loving girl, and she knew that Champagne Cupcakes had to be on the menu! The good news is that these are great cupcakes not only for a birthday dinner,…
The Drunken Monkey Cake—my third cake from All Cakes Considered by Melissa Gray. The directions were bothersome again, but I (mostly) made it as directed the first time 😉 This recipe resulted in a cake that was too moist (probably too…
I have been in a funk all week—I made two more cakes from that book I was all aglow about last weekend, and I’m no longer glowing 🙁 First off, I wanted to try the Red Velvet cake recipe; the…
Bake this! It’s yummy. Not too sweet. Classic coffee cake. Goes well with coffee. Very well. A nice Sunday breakfast or mid-morning snack. Or both. Winner, winner, winner! My son likes the two-day old leftovers so much he’s taking them back…
It’s a one layer cake. Rustic looking. Uneven. No frosting. No filling. But! Fabulous. FAB-YOOO-LICIOUS! The outside is lightly crispy, lightly crunchy, and the inside is soft, creamy, and rich. One tablespoon of flour holds the chocolate, sugar, eggs and…
