Cakes & Cupcakes

Warm Cherry Upside-Down Cake

There are many days when my food choices for the day are limited; on purpose, to a bowl of cereal with fruit for breakfast and a simple salad or sandwich for lunch. As a result, there are also many times while I’m on Twitter that I see so many amazing pictures of fabulous food that [...]

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Raspberry Boccone Dolce (Sweet Mouthful)

I recently queried an Italian speaking friend about the meaning of the Italian words, boccone dolce, that are in the name of this recipe. I’ve been making this beautiful dessert for many, many years but had never thought to find out what it meant before but truer words were never spoken. This dessert really is [...]

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Better than Starbucks Maple Scones with Toasted Pecans

I used to enjoy visiting one of the local Starbucks near me (six that I can think of in a 3 mile radius and TWO in one shopping center!) for meeting a client during the week or a friend on Saturday morning. It wasn’t for the beverage so much; I get whole bean coffee from [...]

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The BEST Coffee Cake Ever

I was having coffee and thinking about what to make for a neighbor when I saw a tweet from The Pioneer Woman (Ree Drummond aka @thepioneerwoman) that said, and I quote, “The Best Coffee Cake Ever. I say that with confidence, boldness, and crumbs all over my chin” – so of course I was intrigued…I [...]

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Blackberry Pandowdy

That morning I mentioned in the last post; cold, drizzly and where I HAD to make a curry dish I saw posted on a blog cause I thought it looked warm? Truth? Also HAD to make a pandowdy that my friend Elle posted that she had adapted from The New England Cookbook. Why oh why [...]

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Blueberry Cornmeal Cake

I’ve been a subscriber to Bon Appetit magazine for more than 30 years. The recent demise of Gourmet magazine has seen my good friend receive constant thrashing at the hands of fervent Gourmet magazine lovers who feel a need to take out their hurt against my beloved companion!

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Karydopita (Καρυδόπιτα)

Into my third week of a knee injury and not being able to really cook or photo or…well, lots I can’t do, so I’m continuing on my blogging journey with the help of fellow food bloggers who have offered to help until I’m up and at’em…well, at least up!

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Butter Rum Cake

I love this cake and although not necessarily considered a holiday cake, it is considered OUR holiday cake! I made it for a New Year’s Eve party I hosted last week. I promised dessert and this is a quick and easy dessert with fabulous results!

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Peppermint Meringue Cake with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

This recipe was featured on the December 2009 cover of Bon Appetit magazine. Looked both beautiful and festive and I love cakes with layers of meringue so this one was calling my name for our holiday dessert. Special thanks to Abby Dodge who created the recipe for Bon Appetit; she gave me some great tips [...]

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