It is strawberry season. Time for strawberry shortcake, but I confess I do not like shortcake. Well I like the idea, I just don’t like the texture of the shortcakes. Shortcakes should taste like cake, but they taste like a biscuit to me, and I am not speaking of the English … [Read more...] about Visitandines
Cakes
Lemon Cream Cheese Coffee Cake.
Lemon Cream Cheese Coffee Cake is perfect if you need something to take to work to make your co-workers smile, or you need a favor, or if you are having brunch and you need a sweet to balance the savory, or if you have someone stopping by for morning coffee and you need a little … [Read more...] about Lemon Cream Cheese Coffee Cake.
Crazy Cake
Did you drink all your coffee this morning? Do you have a spare cup left over? If not you can use water, but coffee accentuates chocolate. … [Read more...] about Crazy Cake
Mini Almond Cake
Last week I posted about presentation or plating. I made both Crème Anglaise and Strawberry Coulis. I really hope you will give it a try. I spent time trying to make my food appealing. This week it is about what to put on that pretty plate. I suggest you make Mini Almond … [Read more...] about Mini Almond Cake
Magic Custard Cake
It has been hotter than Hades here for the last couple weeks. I guess we are being punished for all the good weather when others were suffering. The air-conditioning has been running nonstop. While I am never at a loss for words about food I had really started to stress about … [Read more...] about Magic Custard Cake
Sour Cream Crumble Coffee Cake
For a long time I have been scoping out sites, especially the French influenced ones to see if I could find my Mom’s Sour Cream Crumble Coffee Cake. She made it a lot when we were little and then she stopped making it. … [Read more...] about Sour Cream Crumble Coffee Cake
Texas Cake
Remember chocolate Texas Cake. I don’t know where it originated. I just know it has been around for years. I remember seeing it in a community cookbook. You know the ones with a spiral binding sold by the little league or the church club or PTA. I just remember when I was … [Read more...] about Texas Cake
Apricot Coffee Cake
I wanted to try this apricot coffee cake since I spied organic apricots at the market. It took me a little while because I was busy making homemade apricot jam. I have made several batches with different recipes trying to get the very best one. … [Read more...] about Apricot Coffee Cake
The World’s Best Madeleines
Madeleines ~ The World's Best Madeleines Just when I thought it might be ok to get rid of my madeleine pans, I bumped into this recipe - The World's Best Madeleines. … [Read more...] about The World’s Best Madeleines
