(As previously posted in my blog post: “Tips for Better Baking: Dairy Products and other Liquids“) I made this recipe for a cake commission some time ago; it was actually one of my first cake commissions (ever), and while I was still in Culinary School. A South American coworker had asked if I could find…
Category: Cake/Cupcakes
Recipe Roundup: 8 Uses for Post-Thanksgiving Leftover Cranberry Sauce
Ever wondered what to do with that container of ruby jelly after the main Thanksgiving festivities are over and you’re looking at all of the leftovers in your fridge with some trepidation? Well say no more! Below are eight hand-picked recipes from various web sources that I have arbitrarily deemed to be the best use…
Meyer Lemons: Summer’s Promise in Winter
If anyone has been reading my blog for more than a year, you will know that I go positively loony when Meyer lemons become available in the stores again. These little jewel-like drops of citrus sunshine remind me every year that, as crappy a winter as we may be having in this part of the…
Recipe Post: Dairy-, Nut- and Soy-Free Chocolate Cake with Dairy Free Frosting
Some years ago, a Pastry friend and I had a cake commission for a dairy-free cake and cupcakes for a VERY allergic lady’s birthday. It was to be a black heart with a spiderweb in frosting, and of course everything had to be completely dairy-free. As I remember it, the recipient wasn’t overly fond of…
Christmas Baking Recipe Post: Chocolate Buche de Noel/Yule Log
This cake is so much fun to make! I made a few of these in my first year of Pastry School, and a couple of Vanilla ones as well, and they were very well-received. If you still have little time before Christmas to do some baking, then I suggest you give this cake a try….
Recipe Post: Spice Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
It was Miss Kitty’s birthday recently, and she asked me to make a cake for her birthday party, which was a Pathfinder party at our place, hosted by my hubby (her request, I swear!). We started a new campaign and brought some new friends to be part of our RPG-of-awesomeness, and a great time was…
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