Cake. Vanilla Cake. Layers upon layers of vanilla cake, with vanilla buttercream frosting. Then, topped with fresh strawberries and a hint of dark chocolate. How can you say no to that? You can’t really. Thus, we have Vanilla Layer Cake, baked especially for a birthday celebration, and topped with adornments, just because. Vanilla Layer Cake…
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I haven’t baked a cake in a just a little while…I’m not sure how long it’s been, but long enough. And, I know many, many, many, many people who enjoy dark chocolate, lots of it, a triple load, in fact. I also know from personal experience that combining both blackberries AND fresh rosemary together with…
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I’m not quite sure what inspired this cake to be made on a Monday morning at 11am, other than that the air is crisp and cool, the pears are becoming ripe, chocolate and coffee are always a good thing, and cardamom is an all too forgotten spice. Yum. Together, they all become: Espresso Chocolate Cardamom Pear…
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As you know, I’ve baked a Coca Cola Cake in the past. There’s just something magical about the secret Coca Cola recipe baked into a moist chocolate cake – really. But I got to thinking…as I sat in the summer sunset on my porch…in the South, it’s not uncommon for folks to really take the…
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Not that I needed another excuse to bake a cake, but my rationale this time was simply that it’s summer! There’s something about the heat this time of year that reminds me – or tantalizes my tongue – of the tropics: sipping Piña Coladas and noshing on pineapple, coconut, and bananas. Maybe I envision a…
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I love baking – and I love frosting ~ the art and the challenge of the sticky, delectable decor. Kevin Richard, from Richard’s Pantry, shares with us today some of his best tips for icing the best cake of your life! When the goal is to make your cake look better in every aspect, the…
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