cakes

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summer cherry cake

August 2, 2010

I have found a fantastic little market here in the desert that sells loads of fresh produce and good artisan cheeses and such and it’s been my salvation. The produce prices are incredibly good, and I’ve especially been enjoying the cherries this summer. Last week, though, I got a bunch that wasn’t especially delicious, and [...]

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owl cupcake idea…

October 15, 2009

I’m one of four girls/ladies in charge of the children’s program (called Primary) at my church. Since the congregation I attend is all married college students like us, the kids in our Primary group are younger. In our Primary group, we have about 15 very rambunctious, hilarious children between the ages of 3 and 6. [...]

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caramel pumpkin cheesecake

September 14, 2009

Really, people. Read that title again. Go ahead, I’ve got time. Caramel, pumpkin and warm fall spices… I may or may not drool when I think about it. I really couldn’t think of the right way to name this particular cheesecake when there were so many elements to include. For instance, this was what I [...]

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pineapple upside down cake

February 23, 2009

I’ve always wanted to try pineapple upside down cake. Everyone I know who has ever tried it has loved it. A lot. It’s the sort of recipe that you mention and people’s eyes light up and their mouths go slack and you see the first sparkle of drool just starting to show and you know [...]

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banana crumble snack cake

December 23, 2008

Two words for you: snack. cake. How is this a bad plan? My friend recently gave me a cute, kitschy Christmas cookbook with a bunch of recipes from the 50s and 60s. This was one of the treasures among that collection. The words “banana” and “crumble” were enough for me to earmark the page and [...]

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apple spice cake

November 9, 2008

Every so often, I post a recipe here that I just can’t seem to find the words to describe. This is one of those recipes. Please, may I beg you, implore you, beseech you, dear reader, to try this apple spice cake!!! This isn’t your average apple cake. It isn’t your average spice cake. It [...]

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banana cake with cheater’s chocolate ganache

June 29, 2008

I have recently decided that I want to be a better baker. I love doing it, and I feel like I’m competent, I just really want to learn how to take it to the next level. Michael is very supportive. I’m not surprised. Anyway. For some unexplainable reason, I got this idea in my head [...]

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chocolate lava cakes with raspberry sauce

June 21, 2008

Three words: Oh. Sweet. Suzie. These were absolutely incredible. I do apologize that we did after-dark baking, so there was not a scrap of natural light available, but wow, these were amazing. I got the basic recipe from Michael’s mom, but Michael challenged me to make something with fruit, so I made up the raspberry [...]

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