Tag Archives: Confectioners’ Sugar

Red Velvet Coca Cola Cake

And to think, this cake almost didn’t happen. A big chunk of family was coming, some last minute, for the weekend and, while I had the meals pretty well planned, and fruit and bakery cookies and other munchies all in … Continue reading

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Pistachio Drop Cookies

My husband came across this recipe from sallysbakingaddiction.com, and, since we were out of cookies, I thought I may as well try them. And… they are pretty darned tasty! A lot like Russian Tea Cakes (or my mom’s almond crescent … Continue reading

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Ugly – But TASTY! – Pecan Pie

I love pecan pie, but really kinda hate the cloying sweetness I usually find in versions made with corn syrup. I know that there has to be an answer, because I have had awesome pecan pies, so, when the nice … Continue reading

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Cherry Coke Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

If there was ever a time to settle back with a nice slice of cake, then surely now is that time. The thing is, a lot of folk don’t want to be bothered the trouble of making a cake – … Continue reading

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Beignets in the Air Fryer (!)

See; I bought these silicon ‘egg bite cups’ late last year, thinking that they’d make a fun gluten-free munchie for folk when they come over. Using my multi-pot. Haven’t made those yet, but then I came across an allrecipes.com recipe … Continue reading

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Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting

It was a mid-winter Monday holiday and friends were gathering for lunch and conversation; which meant, the kids would expect a buzzyfoods cake. Hmmm… I had come across a nice looking recipe for strawberry cream cheese frosting. That would more … Continue reading

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Cinnamon Roll Cheesecake Dip – Gluten-Free!

I was planning for a week of family feasting and, while several family and friends volunteered very nice sounding desserts; I wasn’t seeing any gluten-free options. Then, this recipe showed up in my email from the nice folk at delish.com, … Continue reading

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“Pecan Pie” Teacakes

I was wrangling a two pound bag of confectioners’ sugar around the kitchen when, I happened to notice a recipe for “chocolate chip teacakes” on the back of the bag. Hmmm. The recipe looked a lot like one my mom … Continue reading

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Date and Raisin Slices

Don’t dismiss some of those older recipes out of hand as being hopelessly out of touch with today’s tastes. Some of them are amazingly on point. Such as this recipe. I belong to a Facebook group called “Recipe Clippings,” that, … Continue reading

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Parfait! Orange Cream Cake

So, yeh, it’s the new year. That doesn’t mean we can’t still have cake, though; and this cake (or the many other versions like it) is so darned simple to toss together that it has become my go-to cake of … Continue reading

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