Cakes

Easy French Dessert - Gâteau Fondant Aux Poires - French Pear Tart

September 12, 2012
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No way, not this early, I am thinking, while still all bundled up in my cozy blankets, but I know time is ticking and I can hear noises; footsteps, running water, and draws being opened and closed. I jump out of bed and hurry into the kitchen. Luckily it is Mr. Rockies I find and [...]

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Kahlua Chocolate Cake

August 3, 2012
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Kahlua chocolate cake must have been invented for serious chocoholics. It has three times the chocolate; chocolate chips, baking mix and chocolate pudding. This Kahlua chocolate cake has been a kitchen staple for many years at our house . It is super moist, keeps well and can be prepared a few days in advance. It [...]

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Peach Tart with Thyme Sugar

July 28, 2012
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Peaches can be found in abundance at almost every farmers market in Colorado at the moment. I bought plenty last week and still have lots in my fridge. This peach tart with thyme sugar was the dessert of this weekend. After spending almost all week rushing from one doctor’s appointment to the next it was [...]

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Kirschenmichel/ Kirschenplotzer - A Traditional German Cherry Cake

July 22, 2012
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One of my very favorite summer fruits are fresh cherries. They have to be sweet and luscious. Growing up in Germany we had one sweet and one sour cherry tree in the garden of my parents first house and I remember how excited I was every year about the first ripe sweet cherries I [...]

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Fruit Crostata and How to make the Perfect Pie Crust

July 20, 2012
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Summers in Colorado are filled with blue sky. They are dry, hot and interrupted by the occasional late afternoon thunderstorm or the sounds of hummingbirds cutting through the air. My kitchen is running on half burner and I only turn on my oven for special occasions. Yes, they have to be very special. Baking a [...]

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German Rhubarb Cake with Meringue Topping

June 13, 2012
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The recipe for this German rhubarb cake with meringue topping was given to me by my best friend’s mom, Frau Schubing, while I still went to Gymnasium in Germany which was quite a few years ago. I remember scribbling down the recipe on an old envelope that I still own and which survived all the [...]

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Happy Easter and a Carrot Cake

April 6, 2012
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Happy Easter form my kitchen to yours with this moist and irresistible carrot cake. I hope you will have an enjoyable Easter weekend with your family and friends. My dessert suggestion for your Easter buffet would be a homemade carrot cake with cream cheese frosting. This carrot cake gets enriched with walnuts, golden raisins, and [...]

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Cyndee’s Neiman Marcus Cake

March 30, 2012
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The other week my son brought some cherry poppy seed cake over to our neighbors across the street. The recipe for the cherry poppy seed cake makes a big sheet and I knew that it was way too much for us to eat. A few days later they returned the dish the cake was [...]

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Toasted Walnut Banana Bread

March 27, 2012
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This toasted walnut banana bread has been one of our favorite quick bread recipes for many years. My family loves this moist banana bread with the crunchy walnuts. I always double the recipe since the bread just seams to vanish as soon as I get it out of the oven. Toasted Walnut Banana Bread 4.5 [...]

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Cherry Poppy Seed Cake and an OXO Scale Giveaway

March 23, 2012
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Before we get to the recipe of this German cherry poppy seed cake I would like to share with you a little story from my previous life. I was working for several years at a pharmacy in my hometown in Germany. We had a dermatologist office located in the same building as the pharmacy. The [...]

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