This recipe is my absolute go-to recipe for all things carrot cake; its origin comes from a trusted recipe in my little More Food That Really Schmecks baking book by my Canadian home-baking heroine, Edna Staebler. I’ve fiddled around with it over the years, adding this and removing/altering that, until I developed what I consider…
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Recipe and Tutorial: Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins
Some time ago, for whatever reason that is lost to the mists of time, I made some banana chocolate chip muffins. I probably had some bananas that were over-ripe or something. I had never had much success with muffins, which is weird and annoying on two fronts, considering that a) they’re one of the…
Recipe and Tutorial: Red Velvet Cake Two Ways, plus Two Frostings!
The true origin of the red velvet cake is unclear, mainly because there are several conflicting stories of how it came to be. While it is widely considered an invention by bakers in the Deep South of the United States, the cake and its original recipe have been claimed by the restaurant at the Waldorf…
Recipe and Tutorial: Gluten Free Coconut Macaroons with a Twist!
Several posts ago, I wrote about my experience making macarons, those delicate yet luscious whipped egg white and almond meal cookies sandwiched together with a rich filling. These are not them. This post is about coconut macaroons, which are rich, weighty, gluten-free morsels of coconut, egg whites and condensed milk. They are considered “cookies”, but…
Recipe and Tutorial: Cranberry Lemon Scones
While I was up visiting my sister and family this past weekend, I had the opportunity to do some baking with my sis, which I love to do. She’s a great sous-chef (very precise, measures all the ingredients out for a recipe’s mise en place, and always jumps in to assist when needed…as I said,…
Top Ten List: Introduction to Star Anise (5 of 10)
This is a little bit of an odd Top Ten list, but I thought I’d take you through my baking cupboard (yes, I have an entire cupboard dedicated solely to baking supplies…um, and another cupboard…and a 4-tier rolling rack…but I digress). Since a Top Ten list would make this blog post too long, I’m splitting…
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