Anna | October 25, 2009
I can’t believe I never posted this recipe! It won a prize in a local contest a few years back and it’s easy to make. The pumpkin makes it quite holidayish and it’s a great alternative for those who don’t like pumpkin pie. I am having trouble finding a picture of the original, but there’s [...]
Anna | October 20, 2009
I came home from vacation ready to bake, but the reality was there were piles of laundry and personal matters to attend to. Experimenting in the kitchen wasn’t an option, so I turned to my fresh pile of cooking magazines for inspiration. I found it in the November issue of Eating Well – [...]
Anna | October 18, 2009
Our Disney trip is coming to an end and I’m heading home with lots of new baking inspiration. I found the elusive giant carrot cake cookie at “The Writers’ Stop”, several iced Mickey and candy corn shaped rice krispie treats and all kinds of outrageous cupcakes. This is one I tracked down after reading about [...]
Anna | October 5, 2009
I couldn’t resist! Here it is, the Lemon Loaf Cake from Baking with Julia. I altered one step. Instead of adding the lemon zest to the batter, I mixed it in with the sugar and crushed it around a bit so that the sugar became lemony and fragrant. I’m not sure [...]
Anna | September 21, 2009
If you’ve ever received Cuisine at Home magazine’s sample issue, this Boston Cream Pie Cake might have caught your eye. Unlike regular Boston Cream Pies, it has an extra chocolate layer in the middle which makes for a dramatic presentation — or at least as dramatic as one could imagine for Boston Cream Pie. [...]