Light, fluffy, and deliciously tangy, but with super smooth and creamy white chocolate cinnamon cream layers, this Lemon White Chocolate Sugared Cinnamon Layer Cake is the perfect dessert – particularly for a 40th Birthday Celebration!!!! There’s no shortage of bright lemon flavor in the dessert, but the citrus zing is perfectly complemented by the richness…
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What do you do with leftover polenta (coarse ground cornmeal – Italian “grits”) and pomegranate seeds, knowing you have plenty of winter-perfect maple syrup in the pantry? (PURE, 100% MAPLE SYRUP 🍁 – don’t mess around with anything less).Well, you bake a cake, OF COURSE!!! As a neighbor said to me, “it’s beautiful, but it…
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I’m often asked where I come up with my recipe ideas and inspirations.The truth is – endless, sleepless nights. But, I also dream about food and creative concoctions, as well as wander the grocery aisles, aimlessly. And, when I find something interesting and out of the ordinary, I pick it up, ponder it, and make…
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With only very basic ingredients (sugar, eggs, lemon, buttermilk, and flour) for the cake, and minimalist layers of creamy Meyer lemon frosting and whip, this three layer lemon cake is made completely from scratch with real lemons. It’s deliciously moist and light and is remarkable paired with rich Meyer Lemon Curd and raspberry preserves with…
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Who needs chocolate when spiced cinnamon raisin vanilla goodies are around, right?Well, while you may or may not be a chocolate lover, you’ll love this cake! You really, REALLY will.It’s dense, moist, and flavorful enough that frosting isn’t even a requirement- thus, I “invented” a spiced vanilla whipped cream “frosting” for you. It’s truly amazing….
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Flattered and full of gratitude, I was asked to bake another cake.Yes, I love requests. It makes me feel needed, wanted, appreciated.After all, isn’t that what everyone really wants deep down inside? I think I’ll have to write a separate post about those so sought after sensitivities…another time. For now, let’s just enjoy another “episode”…
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What inspires you?That’s an interesting question, isn’t it?Often, when I meet others for the first or second time, I like to ask that questions, along with posing it to long-time friends.Not only does this spark conversation, but I truly believe that it is fluid, malleable, and changes over time.This question leads to information regarding one’s…
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