CAKES
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Mini Manqué Pear Cakes with Black Grape Compote
“There are only ten minutes in the life of a pear when it is perfect to eat.”Ralph Waldo Emerson Yesterday was a day I needed to bake. The morning wasn’t kind to me.…
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Indulgent & Delicious Strawberry Bavarian Cream Cake … for my daughter!
“When you make a cake, you truly express your desire to please the people you love, and show them how much you care.” Roland Meisner Time flies, and how! It’s was the daughter’s…
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C is for Christmas , C is for CAKE… always room for cake
“Nutty as a fruitcake” Always room for cake in our little home, and winter screams fruit cake, a cake we love to enjoy from December to February. This is the time for an…
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Lavender Mascarpone Cake … as delicious as it sounds
“Birthdays are nature’s way of telling us to eat more cake.” Author Unknown I changed my blog header 2 days ago with pictures of my birthday cake. How ambitious of me when I…
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Roasted Plum Brown Sugar Cakes … delicious desserts!
“What is more mortifying than to feel that you have missed the plum for want of courage to shake the tree?”Logan Pearsall Smith T’was the day after Diwali, and the bazaars were finally…
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Chocolate Strawberry Mascarpone Cake … for Pinktober
“Well, we don’t expect him to look pink and wonderful, do we?”Roger Williams I love October. The weather’s finally changing. There’s a nip in the morning air, ever so slight, but it’s there.…
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APPLE AND BLACK GRAPE BANDE AUX FRUITS…& BLOGGERAID
“Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.”Martin Luther This fall, BloggerAid…Changing the Face of Famine, a dedicated group of food bloggers…
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Brown Sugar Plum Cakes … sweet summer dreams!
“What is more mortifying than to feel that you have missed the plum for want of courage to shake the tree?”Logan Pearsall Smith “Do you realize that we have had no dessert to…
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Fresh Peach Ginger Peasant Cakes … a vegetarian twist to Julie & Julia’s clafoutis!
“I think the inner person is the most important. . . . I would like to see an invention that keeps the mind alert. That’s what is important.” Julia Child The release of…
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Chocolate Genoise Cake with Mocha Mascarpone … cake nirvana
“All the world is birthday cake, so take a piece, but not too much”George Harrison I don’t think it’s going to be easy going back to regular frosting or whipped cream again. This…
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Chocolate Strawberry Cake and a tart that didn’t oblige!
“When your mother asks, “Do you want a piece of advice?” it is a mere formality. It doesn’t matter if you answer yes or no. You’re going to get it anyway.”Erma Bombeck Happy…
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Chocolate Banana Walnut Brownie Cake
“They look more attractive than a regular cake and they do not have to be frosted to be good.”Linda Edwards Over-ripe bananas & never a free moment to bake. A dilemma I used…
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Chocolate Valentino Cake … Braveheart Daring Bakers
“All I really need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt!” Lucy Van Pelt (in Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz) ” The February 2009 challenge is hosted by Wendy…
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Strawberry Chocolate Mousse Mini Cakes
“Don’t let love interfere with your appetite. It never does with mine.” Anthony Trollope Time to experiment again. The boy comes home from school every afternoon & asks me what I did the…
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Chocolate Yogurt Cake … deliciously healthy!
“A falta de pan, buenas son tortas. If there’s no bread, cakes will do.”Spanish proverb There was a time when I had my fixed list of things to bake, & everyone was pretty…
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You’ll LOVE this YULE … the Daring Bakers go French
“If your life is free of failures, you’re not taking enough risks!” Author unknown 2008 comes to an end on a wonderfully high note. Oui!! It’s been an amazing year of being a…
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Caramel Cake with Caramelized Butter Frosting … sugar high on caramel
With the holidays upon us, the wonderful & rapidly expanding group of Daring Bakers, after 2 months of going savoury, have brought sugar back to the party…& HOW!! This months challenge is a…
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Chocolate Espresso gateau … my kind of indulgence
“I never entertain wicked thoughts…Wicked thoughts entertain me.” Anonymous ‘Twas my parents anniversary a week ago & being the designated baker there was little choice but to bake a cake. But living life…
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Honey I Messed the Castella …but it was still so good!!
“When you hear buzz around the beehive, you know they’re making honey in there.” Terrence Howard This week’s been bookmarked to post recipes I’ve bookmarked & gotten down to attempting. Strange how the…
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CHECK OUT MY STRIPES…L ‘ZEBRA CAKE
“I’m ten years old. My life is half over and I don’t even know if I’m black with white stripes or white with black stripes.” Marty the Zebra…in the film Madagascar The Fascinating…
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Citrus Dessert Cake … happiness is a burst of fresh flavour!
'CITRUS' DESSERT CAKE...like a happy sunflower!! Another nice dessert I created from the lemon cake sans sour cream. We had my brother-in-law over for dinner the other day, and as usual, I wanted…
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POUND AWAY, POUND AWAY… It’s the Mocha Chocolate Chip Pound Cake
My vote for an everyday/on-the-go cake goes to the Pound Cake!! Its the one cake that can eaten without frosting, or then spruced up with a ganache or drizzled with chocolate...whatever!! Sturdy enough…
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Almond-Orange Chocolate Cake
I made this cake with an almond sponge cake as the base. Sandwiched it with whipped cream, topped it off with rich ganache. I attempted some marbling on top, and then spruced it…
