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Milky Way Cake

Rich. Chocolate. Cake. I got this spiffy new cake pan for Christmas – well, actually I got two spiffy new cake pans for Christmas, but this is the first one I got, so this is the one I used – … Continue reading

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Greek Spice Cake

Wicked moist and very nicely spiced, this is not your typical spice cake. I am unsure as to what makes it Greek – none of the ingredients scream ‘opa!’ to me – but that is how Heather Abel named it … Continue reading

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Figgy Pudding Cake

How’s this for a way to ring in teh holiday season? Figs baked into a rich, spicy cake, drenched in espresso, and served with a brandied fruit and hard sauce. For that matter, who knew that ‘hard sauce’ was butter … Continue reading

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Mango Chutney Upside Down Cake

See, this is why I don’t (ermmm normally) experiment on dinner guests. This is, actually, a fine bit o’ cake. It’s just that, like my oatmeal pie, it doesn’t LOOK all that appetizing… Here’s the back story: I occasionally check … Continue reading

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Spiced Pear Upside Down Cake

My! Is this TASTY! I had made the mistake of buying these absolutely GORGEOUS – but TOTALLY tasteless – red pears at my local market (lesson learned; it’s TJ’s, Whole Foods, or Sunset for anything more exotic than a table … Continue reading

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Orange Sour Cream Cake

I’ve had this recipe banging around my ‘try this’ file for a long time. So long, in fact, that I never bothered to note from whence it came, so, thanks to da Google and whomever shared this tasty little gem. … Continue reading

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