Category: Cakes
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Chocolate Mug Cake
Have you ever been home by yourself and get a hankering for dessert? Maybe something chocolatey? You think “maybe some pudding, or a piece of chocolate cake?” But, no, you tell yourself you can’t make a whole dessert: there’s all those ingredients, all the time it takes to measure, mix and bake and whats more…
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Pumpkin Roll with Maple Cream Cheese Filling
Perfect for any fall or Thanksgiving meal, the pumpkin roll appeals to all. Rather than serve a pumpkin pie, or maybe in addition to a pumpkin pie, this cake is soft and slightly spicy and has a creamy cream cheese filling. The maple extract really compliments the pumpkin, but if you don’t like maple, just…
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Banana Layer Cake
Sometimes in life, we make a mistake and find out that it wasn’t a mistake after all. Recently, I offered to bring a celebration cake to a dinner. The Birthday celebrants were men, so I chose my go-to favorite: Banana Cake with a Browned Butter Icing. Since we were a small group, I opted to…
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Pumpkin Praline Dessert
Betty Crocker has a recipe which, while delicious, is confusing because its not quite a cake, a bar, or a pie. Using canned pumpkin and a cake mix (I know ~ shocking!), it’s actually a combination of those and frankly, I find it better served upside down so that the soft, creamy filling is on…
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Calvados Apple Muffins
The calendar and the weather are both telling us: Fall is here. The beauty of fall makes up for the loss of the warmth of summer. We tend to find warmth and comfort in foods during these cold(er) months. Each of us has heard of, tasted and/or made an apple cake, as they are quite…
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Better than….Dessert
Better Than or Almost as Good as …. With this dessert, you can fill in the blank. This recipe has been around in many different variations for years and no one really knows who started it. Whoever they are, they are genius! As a pastry chef who has worked with some amazing ingredients and made…
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Caramel Cake
This southern favorite was a best seller at the bakery mostly because it is rich and moist and the crumb is so light and tender. Delicious served “as is” without any glaze or maybe just dusted with powdered sugar,or even a dollop of fresh whipped cream, but it is really elevated to perfection by a…
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Chocolate Truffle Cake
Do you LOVE chocolate…I mean, REALLY, LOVE Chocolate? If so, this intense chocolate cake will take you over the edge! For those with gluten allergies, it’s perfect because it has no flour. What it does have is just 3 ingredients: Eggs, Butter and the best dark chocolate you can find. This cake does not “rise”…
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Sour Cream Coffee Cake
For years, this was my “go to” coffee cake to bring to Easter Breakfast/Brunches. In fact, I made this one early this morning so I can take it to our after-church Easter Brunch tomorrow. Your family will love it and you won’t be baking it just for Easter anymore! The sour cream in this recipe…