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Chocolate Macaroon Bars

…chocolate cake mixture into the glass pan. Spread the coconut macaroons evenly over the chocolate layer and pour the remaining chocolate cake over the coconut. Bake for 35 – 40….

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England’s Lively Food Community

…immensely popular. I attended a Cake and Bake show in London where three stages featured standing-room-only demos. Judging by the packages attendees carried, baking is a very popular British pastime….

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Cakes

Chocolate Oblivion Tart

…the recipe in The Cake Bible. I have adapted her recipe to match more closely the one I used. I’m also adding a recipe for raspberry coulis as I personally…

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Culinary

Cranberry and Vanilla Syrup Tart

…with vanilla and confectioner’s sugar or a scoop of vanilla ice cream. For the pastry, if you do not have cake flour in your cupboard, use one cup of all-purpose…

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Cakes

Norwegian Toscakake

Courtesy of Pat Sinclair, Classic Scandinavian Baking Pat says, “To Scandinavians, “tosca” means a layer of sliced almonds covered with a buttery caramel topping.  The tender sponge cake is leavened…

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Brunch

Strawberry Rhubarb Jam

…plain Greek yogurt for a delicious breakfast or dessert. Spoon it over ice cream. Spread it between layers of a cake (sponge cake or angel food cake are especially good),…

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Cakes

Persimmon Pudding with Lemon Sauce

  Persimmon Pudding is a rich, delicious cake that takes advantage of the delicate Hachiya persimmons — the orb or acorn shaped ones that must become soft to be ripe. …

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Cakes

Sweet Bittersweet Chocolate Ganache

…thick icing layers and decorations, double this recipe.  (The perfect chocolate cake for ganache?  Gift of the Gods Cake, also by Susie Norris.) Print Sweet Bittersweet Chocolate Ganache Print Recipe…

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Cakes

Vanilla-Scented Madeleines

Madeleines are the quintessential French tea cake, with a mouth-pleasing crisp exterior, and a dense cake-like interior. If you enjoy serving beautiful desserts, it’s worth investing in Madeleine molds, as…

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Comfort Foods

The Queen’s Coeur a la Creme

…it alongside our Deep Down Orange Cake, molded into small bundt cakelets. I thought that we’d have enough for several days but the reality was quite different — it was…

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Cakes

Lamingtons

…over pound cake or sponge cake that you no longer have to go down under to enjoy this adorable little treat. Enjoy these tasty morsels of chocolate and coconut dipped…

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Book Reviews

Book Review: Flavor Flours

…use and store it. Each chapter contains a chiffon or sponge cake, followed by a selection of baked goods that accentuate or take best advantage of the flour. During her…

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Book Reviews

A Baker’s Passport by Susie Norris

…Arts, 2008). Here’s a recipe for Gift of the Gods Cake, which lives up to its name. Susie also wrote, Hand-Crafted Candy Bars (with Susan Heeger, Chronicle Books, 2013). This…

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Breads

Eggnog Doughnut Muffins

…batch just for these very appealing doughnut muffins and a little evening sipping. These muffins have the flavor of eggnog, the texture of cake doughnuts, and are tasty any time…

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