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It’s been a while since I posted a Top 10 list, so to make up for lost time, I’ve increased the count to 15. Here are 15 of my favorites from the past year. Speaking of which, can you believe it’s almost May? We are already a third of the way through 2012. Best Yellow [...]
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My house is a mess right now. I have this fantasy of calling a maid service to come clean up it up, but it’s messy to the point where I need to clean up for the maid service. Given the situation, rather than bake today I’m going to share my five latest favorite …
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Yesterday’s Irish Cream Cake was fun, but I wanted to create a scratch version and this is what I came up. Todd and I agreed it was better than the cake mix version, and even thought it’s scratch, it’s just as easy. The ingredients list seems long, but it’s mostly basic pantry items and the cake itself is a “stir-and-bake” variation on Black Magic Cake.
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Whether it’s a bake sale, class party or pot luck, one thing you can count on is that Rice Krispie treats will disappear. The fact that they’re inexpensive and easy to make is a bonus, but there are a few things to remember.
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The Girl Scouts are meeting here today so I baked a hodgepodge of favorites known to be popular with fourth grade girls — chocolate chip, oatmeal and double chocolate. Thinking about which recipes to go with made me realize I hadn’t posted an updated list of “favorites”. So here we go.
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A few weeks ago I bought the current issue of Cooks Illustrated. I usually flip through the pages before buying to make sure I’m interested in enough recipes to make it worth it, but this purchase required no deliberation whatsoever solely for this one recipe – Ultimate Chocolate Cupcakes. But I’ll admit, I …
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This Texas Sheet Cake is shiny, sets up like fudge but is soft on the bottom and flaky on the top, and can be made with or without nuts. As for the cake, it’s usually made in 15×10 inch pan, always calls for either buttermilk or sour cream, and can be made with or without cinnamon. Lady Bird Johnson’s Mexican Chocolate Cake, which some claim to be the original Texas Sheet Cake, is made with cinnamon.
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