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May
17

Cake with fruit (blueberries)

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This is a recipe by Marian Burros published in her book below. The original recipe uses plum and was called the “Plum torte”.    This is a classic dish, very versatile and I have seen many websites featuring this cake.   The recipe makes one thin layer of  a 8 or 9 inch cake.  Double the …

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May
2

Lemon chiffon cake

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I have not baked Chiffon cakes very often.   One thing is because I do not have the proper pan.  I’ve always wanted to buy something like this.   All the features needed to bake a perfect Angel or Chiffon cake : ( From http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/aluminum-angle-food-cake-pan/) Baking light, fluffy angel food cake is easy with this well-designed …

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Apr
26

Pecan caramel brownies

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The original recipe is called Turtle brownies.  Well, unless you are living in the United States, first thing that came to mind is a picture of that big turtle laying eggs on our coastline.   Apparently, after some reading, I think the name Turtle brownies came from the invention of Turtle candies in 1918, where they …

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Mar
14

Banana walnut butterscotch cake

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No matter how you style this cake, it still doesn’t look pretty.. with the jagged surface full of walnuts.   But the taste, it is totally the opposite.  Its really, really good and I had to include it here for you to try it yourself.   The recipe was adapted from the cook book, KitchenAid Great Baking.    …

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Jan
20

Chocolate cloud cake

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I was leafing through my favourite cookbook, “Classic Home Desserts” by Richard Sax (thank you !)  trying to look for a recipe with chocolates.   Found the recipe “Chocolate cloud cake” and since it sounds simple to prepare, no flour (means no measuring and no sieving),  I thought I’ll give it a shot.  One thing I …

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