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blueberry dump cake
If ever there was an award for a recipe with super low effort and delicious results, this blueberry dump cake would grab first place! I made this yesterday and let me tell you, it’s THE easiest cake you will ever make. With just four ingredients, it’s foolproof. Lately, it’s been circulating on social media but…
Read Morecarrot cake with whipped cream cheese
The popularity of carrot cake was revived in the United Kingdom because of the rationing during World War II and also because of the promotion of carrots’ consumption operated by the government. According to National Today, many historians believe the cake originated in the Middle Ages when sugar and other sweeteners were scarce (carrots were…
Read Morepineapple upside-down cake
We enjoy eating fresh pineapple. When weather permits, there’s nothing better than fresh pineapple spears cooked on the barbeque. We also like ’em dunked in melted chocolate…yum! But fresh pineapple is equally delicious in this vintage recipe, pineapple upside-down cake. Upside-down cakes have been around since the 1800s and were initially cooked on cast-iron skillets…
Read Morerhubarb cake – so easy your kids can make it
My mother in law, Aida, is visiting from England and has been with us for the past 12 days. It’s been a whirlwind visit with us trying to fit in every day with something to see, do or eat. At 92 you’d think we would be home more than usual but not with Aida. She’s…
Read MoreLemon Olive Oil Cake
If you’ve been following my blog, you’ll see that I don’t post many desserts (the most recent was oats & cranberry bars back in March) and if I do it’s usually ones that are easy to make. My sweet tooth tends to gravitate to things such as blue cheese with fruit and a glass of…
Read MorePineapple Cherry Upside-Down Cake
Pineapple skillet cake has been around since the early 1920s. Dole held a pineapple recipe contest in 1926 and among the 60,000 submitted, 2,500 were for pineapple upside-down cake. And by the mid 1930s, it was the most widely cake made in America. It was still quite popular in the 1950s and 1960s. I’m sure…
Read MoreLava Cake
When we plan a dinner party, there’s careful consideration as to the flow of the evening especially towards the end. We want our friends to be able to walk away feeling satiated but not stuffed to the gills and about to go into a food coma! Choosing the right dessert makes for a fitting end…
Read MoreCoconut Orange Cake with Honey Whipped Cream
All cake recipes should be this simple! It’s moist and the flavors coming from this dessert are amazing. This may look like an ordinary cake but let me tell you this, it’s not! Hints of orange softly perfume the cake and the slight crunch of the coconut will have you going back to the kitchen…
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