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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While we are still experiencing the lingering heat of the summer season, the hankering for iced lemonade and peach ice cream, the spicy scents of fall are just around the corner.Soon it will be time for ginger and molasses – yes, that’s right!So, to unite the two seasons and bring our lingering thoughts of sunshine…
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I have always adored the flavor of bran. Call me crazy, but the depth, the earthiness, the deeply sweet component, and the texture all make my mouth water. Now, granted, most bran items are highly sweetened to take away the bitter fibrous taste and texture, but no mind to me. I just love it. As…
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Lots of vegan lemon buttercream – plenty of vanilla – a hint of cardamom – and fresh juicy pears lurk inside this sunshiney gem of a cake! Lemon Vanilla Cardamom Pear Cupcakes Lemon Vanilla Cardamom Pear Cupcakes Vanilla Cardamom Pear Cupcakes:1 2/3 cup all purpose flour1 cup white sugar1 1/2 tsp. baking powder1/4 tsp. baking…
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Yet again, not necessarily a disaster, but NOT what I’d hoped for.I was actually thinking about the NYT Iconic Plum Torte. It’s “iconic,” it’s famous, and sure to be delicious.But, in true form, I wanted to “Ashley-ify” it and make it my own. The Times published Marian Burros’s recipe for Plum Torte every September from…
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Happy New Year! Although we celebrated my nearest and dearest Ryenne back in November, we are publishing her cake today!I wanted it to be special. She suggested German Chocolate. Sure, I could do that. But, just “that” is not my cup of tea. I decided upon German Chocolate Cake as the basis (friends are vegan)…
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I’m not quite sure what inspired this cake to be made on a Monday morning at 11am, other than that the air is crisp and cool, the pears are becoming ripe, chocolate and coffee are always a good thing, and cardamom is an all too forgotten spice. Yum. Together, they all become: Espresso Chocolate Cardamom Pear…
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