Archive for the ‘Cake’ Category
Blueberry Coffee Cake Loaf.
Some of the best things to wander into a kitchen and find in the mornings are swirled and covered with streusel. Though to be fair, some of the best things ever, regardless of time and location are swirled and covered with streusel. I’m breakfast-cake addicted, as this lemon loaf and pound cake prove. There is [...]
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Paula Deen Pound Cake.
Cake for breakfast. It’s happened again. A slice of pound cake, barely toasted and drizzled with honey sure is a great way to greet the day. I believe I’ve settled it—the correct time for cake is no longer solely post-meal for dessert but rather, as the meal, first and foremost. Breakfast, being the lovely flexible [...]
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A few days ago I woke up, made a pot of coffee, and then realized, much to my stomach’s unfortunate state of emptiness, that there was nothing to eat for breakfast. Nothing, not even something inappropriate like cold pizza, grilled cheese, quesadillas or other appropriated lunch foods. And so, faced with skipping breakfast and getting [...]
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Orange Poppy Seed Cake.
Sometimes cake is complicated. It’s high maintenance. It has four layers, two kinds of filling, and a whipped meringue frosting. It has to be refrigerated. It absolutely needs glitter. Oh yea, and that gold dust as well. Sometimes cake requires Q-tips, skewers, and brushes to assemble. Sometimes, you have to roll the cake, flip it [...]
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Ho-Ho-Ho.
Like these CinnaBunBombs, the Ho-Ho-Ho is a recipe that’s been a long time coming. It’s a Christmas tradition in our house, at our aunt’s house, at our other aunt’s house…wherever there’s Christmas dinner, there is a Ho-Ho-Ho waiting patiently in the fridge a la Santa up on the roofs. Waiting for dinner to end, and [...]
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Lemon Pucker Cake.
This is a fresh cake. Fresh in the Fresh-Prince kind of manner. But most importantly, it’s a fresh cake baked for the birthday of a fresh little sister. Now here’s a story… There was a batch of cupcakes. Lemon Lust Cupcakes in fact. Wonderful little lemon cups of cake, filled with tart lemon curd and [...]
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Caramel Apple Upside-Down Cake.
Caramel Apple Upside-Down Cake, superior to all other cakes. Especially those frosted ones. Think rich caramel, soft apples, and a perfectly spiced, crumbly cake. Click here fore the recipe and to read more.
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Here’s the thing about donuts, they’re perfect. Truly, completely, perfect bits of fried dough. That they’re fried should tip one off to their perfection. And glazed, and occasionally filled. Whether yeasted or cake, donut I love you. It’s an unhealthy feeling, yes, to love such a thing. But have you ever tried one? It’s America [...]
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Chocolate Chip Snack Cake.
Chocolate Chip Snack Cake translates into an excuse to eat cake, all day. Click here for the recipe.
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What’s girl to do? Let me be more specific. What’s a baking girl to do? Well, first off, get out of the oven. Alright. I’ll be serious. So seriously, let’s talk buttermilk. It’s tangy, thick and frothy. It makes the best salad dressing, and the absolute premier biscuits. But the thing about buttermilk, it comes [...]
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