Monday, 11 October, 2010
For those of you who haven’t read Anne of Green Gables, the title of this post may look like a mistake. Trust me, dear readers, that this cake does not involve any actual liniment! The Anne of Green Gables books and movies were a staple of my childhood, and I even got The Anne of Green Gables Cookbook when I was little. (You may remember the wonderful lemonade recipe I posted from this book.)
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Friday, 1 January, 2010
What better way to ring in the new year, dear readers, than to share one of my very favorite family traditions with you. Every Christmas, Nanny makes her famous tarts! They are really a unique little treat: flaky pastry filled with jam and topped with buttery yellow cake. We usually serve them along side our usual pies for dessert at our big Christmas dinner. But they are also excellent with a cup of coffee for breakfast, or – my personal favorite – in the afternoon with a cup of Earl Grey tea!
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Thursday, 22 October, 2009
As much as I love gingerbread cookies, I have to admit that I like actual gingerbread even more. I used to use a wonderful old recipe from Nathalie Dupree to make pans of gingerbread in the fall. Based on that recipe, I developed a perfect muffin that features all the richness and flavor of a classic old-fashioned gingerbread.
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Sunday, 28 June, 2009
One of my very first cookbooks when I was a little girl was the Care Bears Party Cook Book. It had lots of kid-friendly recipes for fun and festive treats. To this day, I still make a dessert that is based on a recipe from this cookbook. It’s called Cloud Cake. I have included the original recipe and my simplified version below.
I usually make this light and easy dessert with just strawberries, but for the Fourth of July? Red White and Blue Cloud Cake just seemed right!
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Wednesday, 3 June, 2009
I love my mom. So when she told me she didn’t need me to bring dessert for her Mother’s Day brunch last month, of course I didn’t believe her. Instead, I surprised her with one of our long-time favorite recipes, in cupcake form!
This is a fabulously moist and fluffy carrot cake – perfect for a brunch, for Easter, for Mother’s Day, or for any day! These tender little cakes will melt in your mouth – especially when you top them with classic cream cheese frosting.
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Tuesday, 2 June, 2009
My dad loves chocolate. My dad loves whipped cream. My dad’s birthday cake for years and years has been a classic chocolate cake iced with fresh, unsweetened whipped cream. This year, though, he had a brilliant idea. Why not add a raspberry filling in the middle? Brilliant!!
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Sunday, 3 May, 2009
For a dear friend’s birthday cake, I decided to try out the Hershey’s Perfectly Chocolate Cake recipe. I had been hearing a lot of buzz about it online, and wanted to see if it lived up to the hype. It certainly did! This is a great, moist, and easy-to-make chocolate cake. And I especially liked the chocolate frosting.
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Wednesday, 22 April, 2009
Happy Earth Day, dear readers!
In celebration of this special day, my hubby and I made a fun Flower Pot “Cake” – ain’t it purty? Okay, so you’re supposed to make it in an actual flower pot, but I thought it would be so much fun to be able to see all the pretty sedimentary layers of sweetness.
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Saturday, 11 April, 2009
Ever wonder what it’s like to have 6 dozen mini-cupcakes on your kitchen counter? In addition to about 4 dozen cookies, 2 dozen mini lemon meringue pies, and 8 dozen mini-muffins?
Yeah, me neither!
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Wednesday, 8 April, 2009
Strawberry shortcake is a sure sign that summer is coming. We had our first of the season the other day at my in-laws’ house, and now I’m completely hooked. Hubby came home with 2 big pints of beautiful strawberries the other day, and I knew I had to request his famous strawberry shortcake.
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