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Happy Easter & A Lemon Cornmeal Olive Oil Cake

March 31, 2013
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Happy Easter from my house to yours with this delectable lemon cornmeal olive oil cake. This cake is the perfect addition to any Easter meal; lemony and moist, it is quick to prepare and in the oven in no time. If you are in need of a great dessert, no need to look any further, [...]

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Nutella Swirl Bundt Cake

March 24, 2013
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If you have been following my blog for a while you are probably familiar with my weakness for Nutella. I wish I could eat it any time of the day right out of the jar, in cookies or cup cakes, it wouldn’t really matter. I found the recipe for this absolutely stunning Nutella swirl bundt [...]

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Spritzgebäck

December 16, 2012
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  Today is already the 3rd Advent and I am finally starting my Christmas baking. First up, Spritzgebäck, a very traditional German Christmas cookie. The dough gets shaped by pushing it through a cookie press, creating a cookie that is very fragile and buttery, with a tasty hint of lemon and vanilla. Hope you are [...]

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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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D Bar and a Vanilla Malt Shake

June 24, 2012
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  To celebrate the success of my biggest catering event yet Mr. Rockies and some friends treated ourselves at the D Bar here in Denver with a light dinner and some extraordinarily desserts. D Bar is owned by the talented pastry chefs Keegan Gerhard (featured on Food Network) & Lisa Bailey. Since opening their doors [...]

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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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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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Caramel Filled Chocolate Cupcakes with Vanilla Scented Cream Cheese Frosting and Salted Caramel

February 23, 2011
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So, here it is, finally, the complete recipe of  the “Winner of Best Taste” at Tracy’s cupcake party. It is a chocolate cupcake filled with caramel sauce and topped with vanilla scented cream cheese frosting. The decoration on top is a small salted caramel. When I received Tracy’s invitation to her cupcake competition I was [...]

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Orange Flavored New York Style Cheesecake

January 9, 2011
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Do you like to go shopping? I have to admit that I really enjoy it. Especially when I run into somebody helpful and pleasant like Kathleen. While shopping for my ingredients to bake a cheese cake way back in September I met Kathleen at the refrigerated section at the supermarket while she was loading up [...]

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