Almost Tortuga Rum Cake
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Boozy Cakes
Published on October 22, 2010
Yesterday was stormy, which meant Lizzie spent most of the afternoon panting and shaking. Having a terrified corgi underfoot isn’t very conducive to housework, so I grabbed a book and Lizzie and I sat in Fuzz’s closet waiting for the thunder to subside. It didn’t, so after an hour in the closet we moved to [...]
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Published on June 30, 2010
This cake was mentioned in the comment section by Kath, who said it was her favorite but that she didn’t have the recipe. I was so excited about trying an Amaretto laced Italian Cream Cake, that I emailed long time Austin Statesman food editor, Kitty Crider. I suspected she’d have the recipe, and she did. [...]
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Published on April 29, 2010
I probably won’t be making this today, but it sounds like a good last minute St. Patrick’s Day Cake. Chocolate Irish Cream Cake Cake: 1 (18.25-ounce) package chocolate cake mix 1 (4-ounce) package chocolate instant pudding mix 4 large eggs 1/2 cup Bailey’s or other type Irish Cream 1/2 cup cold water 1/2 cup vegetable [...]
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Published on March 17, 2008
This cake had been on my “Make Soon!” list for the past 5 years. I’m not sure why it took me so long, but I finally got around to trying it today. Unfortunately, I haven’t actually tasted it….unless you count the tiny pieces that fell off the bottom (okay, they didn’t really fall) when I [...]
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Published on December 30, 2007
This morning’s cake comes from Kristin in Nashville. She knew I’d been having a tough time finding easy yet impressive recipes and sent me one of her favorites — Glazed ‘n’ Tipsy Amaretto Cake. Here’s what she had to say: I thought I’d shoot over my new favorite party cake. I took it to THREE [...]
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Published on May 31, 2007
I’m back from Birmingham, Alabama where I and 14 new cooking friends competed in the Cooking Light Ultimate Reader recipe contest. My recipe was a dessert called “Chocolate Chip Irish Cream Pound Cake”. It did not win its category this year, but the dessert recipe which beat it, a cupcake, won the whole contest. That [...]
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Published on August 31, 2006
Midori Bundt Cake is quick, easy and unique. The star ingredient (the Midori) is a melon liqueur commonly found in frozen Daiquiris, so even if you don’t like the cake, you’ll at least have a new item for your bar. I am unaware of the origin of this recipe but it strikes me as something [...]
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Published on April 14, 2006
