Cake

Triple-Layer Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

May 14, 2012
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 What is it about cream cheese frosting that makes it irresistible?  Is it its luscious silky texture … the heavenly tang of  cream cheese … or the fact that it isn’t  overly sweet? It’s such a simple frosting of cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla but the taste is like nothing else. It compliments whatever [...]

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Lemon Almond Torta

March 9, 2012
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Pin It I have done more baking in the past few weeks than I have done in the past year and rather than satisfying my sweet tooth I have managed to stir up my taste for sweets to the point where I feel deprived if I don’t have something freshly baked sitting on the kitchen [...]

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Buttermilk Blueberry Breakfast Cake

February 3, 2012
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Pin It More than 3 months have passed since the farmer’s market closed for the winter and I’m beginning to crave all the fruits and vegetables that we enjoyed through the summer and fall.  I found this recipe for buttermilk blueberry cake at Alexandra’s Kitchen and knew right away that I would like it. What [...]

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One Bowl Banana Layer Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

January 15, 2012
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Pin It     When I was married many years ago my two grandmothers gave me copies of two of the most popular cookbooks of that time, McCall’s Cook Book and Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, both published in 1963.  Many years later these are still two of my favorite books.  The recipes [...]

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Made From Scratch German Chocolate Cake

August 19, 2011
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    My daughter and her family are here this week and I have been preparing many of her favorite meals to celebrate their visit.  Most of the time I cook just for myself so it’s a real treat to cook  for those I love.  Nothing makes me happier than seeing my family around the [...]

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