How to Bake Cheesecake
Cheesecake is one of the most decadently sinful dessert there is. It’s not really a cake, but rich cheese & egg custards. That being the case, they need special attention to certain details to ensure you get a wonderful result. Cheesecake Tips: Cheesecake needs proper timing at low heat. This process avoids cracked, dry tops, shrinking & edges over-baked, which might be the result of over-mixing & over-baking....
How to Bake Chiffon Cake: National Cake Day
November 26th is National Cake Day, and we are baking a Chiffon Cake! Can you imagine a special day to celebrate cakes? I love cakes & I especially enjoy baking them. How to Bake a Chiffon Cake: I’m quite fond of chiffon cakes, and the recipe I’m sharing with you is quite delicious and can be filled, iced & baked in an angel food cake tube pan. It is also very good with fresh berries & whipped cream, if you...
How to Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake: National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day
What could be better in these cold, Autumn days than the warm spiciness of a Pumpkin Cheesecake? Cheesecakes are actually very rich cheese & egg custards – not cakes at all. How to Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake: All of your ingredients should be at room temperature. The batter must be well mixed, but not over beaten. This cheesecake maintains a creamy texture, as we are using cream cheese rather than ricotta or curd style cheese....
How to Brandy Peaches: National Brandied Fruit Day
National Brandied Fruit Day is October 20th, and we are celebrating with a Brandied Peaches recipe that will perfect for your Holiday entertaining. Fruits preserved in spirits or brandy prevent the fruit from breaking down or decaying, something like vinegar does. Brandied fruit is most commonly served over ice cream, puddings, cakes or compotes. The syrup is strained into a bottle or seal-able carafe, and can be used to impart flavor...
National Pancake Day: A Favorite Family Recipe
National Pancake Day allows us yet another time to create some family favorites. We like the traditional 4 or 5 inch pancakes, but we prefer my Mother’s recipe for German pancakes. With so many pancake recipes out there, these just have what I crave. I suppose it’s because it’s what I grew up on. I’m sure you have similar affinities for a particular style of pancake yourself based upon the childhood comforts...
How to Cook Apricot Pancakes for Breakfast
I love experimenting with traditional breakfast favorites and making them into a symphony of flavors on your plate. Spicing up your classic recipes is a great way to expand your cooking repertoire without having to learn too many more skills, if you are a beginner in the kitchen. What sounds more yummy than apricot pancakes for breakfast though, right? Hot, fluffy and fragrant with melted butter and hot maple syrup! Now, you’re...
How to Bake Fudge Banana Brownie Cake: Kick Up Your Brownie Mix
I’m going to let you in on a great secret… …most people use mixes in their kitchen when baking. Maybe they don’t use them all the time, but there are times that everyone uses a mix to save time and energy. The great thing about mixes is you don’t have to just settle with what they give you. You can always add other flavors and ingredients to them to kick them up another notch! That’s exactly what I...
How to Cook Breakfast Crepe-Cakes
When I was making breakfast yesterday, I suppose I was a bit sleepy still, as I had forgotten to put all the ingredients in my batter for pancakes. As my pancakes are sitting in the frying pan, I’m realizing that they aren’t rising, and fluffing up with lovely bubbles in them. That’s when I realize…I forgot the baking powder. Seeing that I’m a perfectionist of sorts, I was ready to call it a wrap and feed...
How to Cook Perfectly Fluffy Pancakes
I was scrolling through my site the other morning in search of a few ideas for breakfast and realized that I don’t have a really perfect, plain pancake recipe up for you all. So, here it is…these pancakes are fluffy and tasty, all from scratch, and they’re so worth it. Type: Breakfast Recipe Serve With: Drizzle with Maple Syrup Prep Time: 8 minutes Cook Time: 12 minutes Yield: 8 large pancakes Ingredients: 1 cup...
How to Cook Sweet Potato and Red Pepper Corn Cakes
Making dinner and forgot to make a side dish? Looking for a quick and easy side dish that’s impressive too? Need something that’s cost effective? Try making savory corn cakes pancakes. You almost always have all of the basic ingredients you’ll need, and can dress it up with whatever you like or whatever you have on hand to make something that’s unique and will go with your meal. Cornmeal, sweet potatoes and the...
How to Cook Breakfast Date Pancakes with Flax Seeds
Looking for a recipe for breakfast that’s a bit more exciting? A bit more of a change? A bit tastier? With a healthy twist? Something you can serve on a breakfast date? Kapow! You’ve found it! Here’s the recipe for how to make breakfast date pancakes with flax seeds. Now, these dates are of the dried fruit variety, but I’m sure your “honey” you’re on a date with will love them too! Flax seeds...
How to Cook Sour Cherry Buttermilk Pancakes with Damson Plum Syrup
Breakfast should be fun! Experiment with tasty flavors and check and see what you have in your pantry. When I think of making pancakes, I check to see what kind of fruit we have on hand. Today, I chose dried sour cherries to make breakfast more exciting! Type: Breakfast Serve With: Damson Plum Syrup Prep Time: 8 minutes Cook Time: 12 minutes Yield: 8 large pancakes Pancake Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour – or 1/4 cup whole wheat,...
Ice Cream and Cake Dance Contest from Baskin-Robbins
If you haven’t already seen the advertisements on television, I thought I’d share with you a contest from Baskin-Robbins. If you show Baskin-Robbins your Ice Cream and Cake Dance and you get a chance to win $10,000 and more ($1000 in ice cream cake)! Simply go to: BaskinRobbins.com/VideoContest Of course I had to share this with all of you, my foodie friends! Have fun and I can’t wait to see those dances. * Hey, you...
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