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Carrot almond cake with ricotta creamMakes one 9-inch cake Serves 8 to 10 This carrot cake is redolent of almonds and lemon, without the usual cup or so of oil that many American carrot cake recipes call for. If you use yellow carrots, it's ...

With spring upon us, and the delicate pink and white flowers of the cherry trees swaying in the breeze, I was inspired to celebrate the season by making this scrumptious Cherry Blossom Cake!  This recipe is super easy to prepare … Continue reading →

Ah, Spring...A time for renewal and new beginnings.  I have always loved Fall, but Spring holds a very close second for me.  I love how my backyard metamorphoses beginning, oh, around the first of February.  My flowers and trees seem to ...

Coconut cake is just about my favorite thing on Earth. I know that coconut is one of those things that you either love or hate, it is a polarizing ingredient, but I happen to love it. And so does my brother. My brother lived about 25 minutes away until very recently, and we...

Ever wonder why Coffee Cake didn’t have coffee in it? Well, now you can stop wondering – because it does! This Mocha Coffee Cake, made with Gevalia Single-Serve Coffee, has triple the coffee for a perky wake up breakfast! When I got the opportunity to try out and create a recipe with Gevalia, I jumped...

I think we can all agree, there's just nothing like Mom's home cookin'. It just tastes better, doesn't it? For that reason I've asked my Mom to submit some of her favorite recipes for me to share with y'all each Monday. Let's get cooking in the k...

Do you know anyone who eats “gluten-free”?  Me too.  However, I had never baked anything gluten-free in my life.  But when my darlin’ friend kept eyeing the scrumptious creations I would bring into the office and share with my co-workers, … Continue reading →

Every restaurant you go to in DC right now is featuring a cherry something or other on its menu. I have seen cherry cocktails, cherry desserts, cherry cupcakes, even cherry barbecue; all in celebration of the Cherry Blossom Festival happening in the city. The blossoms were really late this year due...

It is gorgeous here in Washington, DC right now. The cherry blossoms have finally bloomed, the air was warm, and we spent the weekend soaking in the sunshine. My sister and her boyfriend stayed with us and we went to the first soccer and lacrosse games of the season, and broke in a...

The thing about being a baker is that you tend to make your own birthday cakes. I don’t mind making my own cake, but I really seem to have a hard time deciding what kind to make. I sat on the couch with Ava yesterday and we poured over cookbooks trying to come...