Tag Archives: Cakes

Nectarine Ice Cream

Currently cooking out of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home by Jeni Britton Bauer This is actually about two separate recipes, neither of which are from Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream at Homes. Confused? Let me back up a bit. Bryan and I … Continue reading

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Chocolate Pudding Cake

Currently cooking out of Slow Cooker Revolution by America’s Test Kitchen One of my favorite desserts is Cook’s Illustrated chocolate pudding cake. It’s cake, it’s pudding, it’s both! Oh, and it is just a little bit chocolatey. Served warm with a scoop … Continue reading

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Sunday Night Cake

Currently cooking out of Baked Explorations by Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito This is like the little black dresses of cakes. Simple but elegant. Easy to make, but elegant enough for guests. It is also endlessly adaptable. Don’t like cinnamon? … Continue reading

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Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cake

Currently cooking out of Baked Explorations by Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito This cake is dangerous. Really, really dangerous. Like, even though I didn’t cook it long enough and it was gooey in the middle, we still ate most of … Continue reading

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Burnt Sugar Bundt Cake

Currently cooking out of Baked Explorations by Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito I love this cake. No, I hate this cake. Well, I love this cake. Wait. I really hate this cake. That was what was going through my mind … Continue reading

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Banana Walnut Cake

Currently cooking from Good to the Grain by Kim Boyce If you’ve ever taken a big sniff from a bag of quinoa (grain or flour), there’ll be no doubt as to what you are smelling. To some people it smells … Continue reading

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Peach Melba Cake with Raspberry Cream

Currently baking out of Sky High, Irresistible Triple-Layer Cakes by Alisa Huntsman and Peter Wynn I’m so done with this book. I’m done with three-layer cakes and fillings and frostings. These last couple of weeks I’ve been struggling to pick … Continue reading

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Ice Cream Birthday Cake

Currently baking out of Sky High, Irresistible Triple-Layer Cakes by Alisa Huntsman and Peter Wynn There were no birthdays in my family this week, which is fortunate as I wouldn’t have shared this cake with them anyway. This is one … Continue reading

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Marbled Lemon-Blueberry Butter Cake

Currently baking out of Sky High, Irresistible Triple-Layer Cakes by Alisa Huntsman and Peter Wynn I almost got out of my bad-cake-rut with this recipe, but not quite. The fault, though, is my own. This recipe is a lemon cake, … Continue reading

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Chocolate-Hazelnut Nutcracker Cake

Currently baking out of Sky High, Irresistible Triple-Layer Cakes by Alisa Huntsman and Peter Wynn I seem to be on a roll here. This is the third cake in a row that I haven’t liked. I’m starting to wonder if … Continue reading

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