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Tag Archives: cakes
Strawberry Cake
The strawberries at the market this weekend were gorgeous. I initially thought of baking a pie to follow our burgers and ribs – however, being short on time to make and chill pie dough, I decided on a cake instead. This … Continue reading
Italian Chocolate Chip Ricotta Cake
I love a good breakfast cake – of course you could eat this after dinner, but it’s nice to have an excuse to have a little something sweet with your morning coffee. This cake is light, moist, studded with chocolate … Continue reading
Posted in Lovin' from the Oven
Tagged baking, cakes, chocolate chips, no frost cakes, ricotta cheese
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Pantry Lemon Cake
This is another pantry recipe – when I was taking inventory of my cupboards last week, I found a box of lemon cake mix and lemon pudding mix. Add some eggs, oil, water, and lemon zest and you have a … Continue reading
French Apple Cake
I’ll admit, I have a thing for apple cakes – because you don’t have to frost them, and they can be dessert or a companion with your morning coffee. Yep, they’re flexible like that. There’s not a whole lot of … Continue reading
Posted in Lovin' from the Oven
Tagged apple cakes, baking, cakes, cakes I don't have to frost
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Anniversary Apple Cake
Joe likes apple cake, so for our anniversary on Friday I broke out the springform pan and got busy! This is about the time of year when I start to experiment with cakes and pies for Thanksgiving – you could … Continue reading
Lemon Raspberry Cake
I made this cake for a dear friend’s birthday. A lemon raspberry cake topped with a cream cheese icing with lemon zest. This cake is light, refreshing, studded with raspberries – because everyone loves a cake with raspberry preserves!
French Strawberry Cake
9th Street had gorgeous boxes of strawberries on Saturday, I picked up two, one would be macerated for brunch, and the other for this cake. I’m a big fan of “one pan wonder” cakes – this one is light, custardy in the … Continue reading
Posted in Lovin' from the Oven
Tagged 9th Street, cakes, dessert, one pan wonder cakes, strawberries
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