This rosewater currant cake must have been extremely popular in 1678, because the recipe was labeled simply, “To Make The Best Cake That Ever Was Eaten.” With a description like that, you just have to try it. We came across this recipe at a gathering sponsored by UCLA’s Clark Library along with culinary historian Marissa […]
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Cranberry Ginger Parsnip Cake from ‘Everyday Dorie’
Parsnips – in a cake?!? Yes, parsnip cake is a thing, and yes, you are going to love it. We were fortunate to receive a copy of the new cookbook by Dorie Greenspan called Everyday Dorie. (You may remember Dorie as the author of our favorite Double Buckwheat Double Chocolate Cookies.) And while we love […]
Ooey-Gooey Jackfruit Upside Down Cake Recipe
So you have a giant jackfruit, and you want to prove to your friends just how amazingly delicious jackfruit can be? That’s when it’s time to make this rich and sweet Ooey-Gooey Jackfruit Upside Down Cake. In general, a jackfruit upside down cake is based on the idea that jackfruit is similar to pineapple in […]
Chocolate Zucchini Bread and Summer Zucchini Excess
Chocolate Zucchini Bread is one of the best things we associate with a bumper crop of zucchini. Chocolate and zucchini? Yes, it’s one of summer’s best-kept secrets. You can feed your family zucchini all summer long, as long as there’s chocolate involved. Summer Zucchini Excess Zucchini is one of those garden crops that, if it’s […]
Apple Spice Cake with Pumpkin Frosting
Sometimes your kids have great ideas, without you even realizing. That’s basically the story behind this Apple Spice Cake with Pumpkin Frosting. Long story short: Kid came up with the idea; described it to me; I told him it didn’t sound like it would work; he wanted to make it anyway… it turned out great. […]
Celebrate Birthdays with Cake and Netflix
It’s birthday month, which means there’s lots to celebrate… and there’s plenty of cake to eat. Whose birthday? Well, mine for starters…but also almost everyone else’s. (September is apparently the most popular month for all birthdays. Nine of the top 10 days to give birth fall between Sept. 9 and Sept. 20.) Our pals at […]
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