I’m back! Sorry it’s taken so long. December was a very busy month. I spent a few weeks baking cookies for clients and then went to MI for a week during the holiday. I did manage to do a little baking while I was away and hope to be back to my regular schedule next week. I read an article either in Bon Apettit or Saveur where they had issues putting this cake together. With the icing and cake ...
Icing (food)
Cherpumple
A friend of mine posted this link on my Facebook page. It was for something called a Cherpumple. I’d never heard of it before. It was a three layer cake consisting of a cherry pie baked into a chocolate cake, beneath a pumpkin pie baked in a spice cake, beneath an apple pie baked in a yellow cake, and then frosted. It was like the Turducken of desserts. I had to make it for myself, just to ...
Apple & Olive Oil Cake with Maple Icing
I thought I’d finish off the week with another apple recipe. This one is for a cake. I was intrigued by the title and the picture looked “interesting” (I’m using quotes not as sarcasm, but because I couldn’t think of a better word). I hope epicurious will forgive me because I had to post a pic of the cake from their website. From the pic alone, I knew I had to make this cake. The only ...
Funfetti Cake
I’ve finally realized and accepted that I’m not a very creative person when it comes to baking. I’ll never come up with a clever flavor combo, or super cool design for a cake. This fact has been proven after seeing many very creative posts on other blogs and pinterest (I love and hate pinterest). Never in a million years, would it have occurred to me to put sprinkles in a cake. I thought it was ...
