Excuse the name. It was between this and “Carrot Bird Cake” but that was a little too avian for my liking. If you’re confused, this cake is a mashup of two formerly separate entities; it is a marriage of cake (the best kind of marriage, in my opinion). Carrot Cake has been a tried-and-true staple […]
Though, as the years pass, I find myself favoring more family-centric, “togetherness” holidays, when I was a kid nothing held a candle to Halloween. I think that’s probably the case for most people as well, still hopelessly nostalgic for a holiday in which they’ve been pushed out of the main activity on the bias of […]
So I did it, I put cheese in an apple tart. If you believe this to be a revolting combination, a stain on the culinary world, an affront to nature, then come back next week for less controversial offerings. If I’ve piqued your curiosity (or better yet, your appetite), read on. Maybe you’re not at […]
I know, I know… this is the second Apple Cake I’ve made in three weeks. I normally wouldn’t have spaced them so close, but there’s a story behind this one that I couldn’t pass up. Let me explain… I was preparing my version of a vintage Betty Crocker Applesauce Cake, just minding my own business, […]
This year I have made a conscientious effort to become a better baker. I basically want to go from someone who likes to make cake sometimes to someone who knows the difference between Chiffon, Sponge, and Genoise (not yet, but I’m trying). I’m mostly going about this by simply making things I haven’t made before–things […]
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