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Root Beer Float Cake

Posted on June 25, 2015 by tbuzzee

Rich, dark chocolate with a hint of spice topped with vanilla buttercream and turbinado sugar on top; this cake really does taste quite a bit like a root beer float! And its kinda stoopidly simple to toss together, too. All … Continue reading →

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‘Hostess’ CupCake

Posted on June 15, 2015 by tbuzzee

Rich came across this recipe while he was in California on a bidness trip, and tagged me with it on facebook with just the tagline “PLEASE?” I took that to mean he would be very happy to come home to … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Mousse Ladyfinger Cake

Posted on June 10, 2015 by tbuzzee

I was surfing through another vintage advertising web site when I came across a no bake, no egg chocolate mousse cake made with evaporated milk and ladyfingers. The recipe, printed in a February, 1967 Australian women’s magazine promised that the … Continue reading →

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Lemon Cream Cheese Bundt Cake

Posted on May 21, 2015 by tbuzzee

So, YEH, mebbe I should’ve tried a bit harder to keep more of the glaze on top of the cake and not pooled on the cake plate; but still and all, this is one fine, and pretty darned simple to … Continue reading →

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French Apple Cake

Posted on May 4, 2015 by tbuzzee

Ridiculously simple to toss together, and really, very, very good, this recipe, from Dorie Greenspan’s Around My French Table, is also a wicked handy way to use up a few apples that have, ermmm, shall we say, been hangin’ around … Continue reading →

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Peanut Butter Cup Swirl Cake

Posted on February 12, 2015 by tbuzzee

Rich came across a recipe for a peanut butter cup cake; a yellow cake mix with peanut butter added, then some of the batter mixed with chocolate syrup and swirled in. The baked cake was then topped with a peanut … Continue reading →

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Root Beer Spice Cake

Posted on November 24, 2014 by tbuzzee

OK, this is stoopid. Stoopidly simple to toss together and stoopidly tasty – in fact, Rich has decided it is now his most favorite of all my cakes. And to think it’s just a box of spice cake mix and … Continue reading →

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A cake mix, a can of soda and…

Posted on November 10, 2014 by tbuzzee

Last summer, I came across an article explaining how, with just a box of cake mix and a can of soda, you could make yourself a pretty decent cake; they even listed possible combinations: French vanilla mix and orange soda … Continue reading →

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Caramelita Cake

Posted on October 27, 2014 by tbuzzee

It was time for our monthly gathering to drink wine and eat good food; also known as The Book Club. This month’s book “A Place at the Table” was my selection and, while I enjoyed it, I thought there could’ve … Continue reading →

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Irish Cream Cake

Posted on March 18, 2014 by tbuzzee

We were having friends over for a seasonal dinner of Guinness braised corned beef, boxty, and garlic roasted cabbage steaks. Now, what to do for dessert? I’d been thinkin’ a Guinness cake would be the perfect ending for the meal, … Continue reading →

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