Old Fashioned Mini Lemon Pound Cakes

Mar 13, 11 Old Fashioned Mini Lemon Pound Cakes

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Tweet Share     Growing up my mom made two kinds of cake – sour cream cake and lemon pound cake. She made the sour cream cake from scratch. The lemon pound cake was Duncan Hines Lemon Supreme and I thought it was the best cake in the whole world. It was her go to cake for holidays, birthdays, and any other special...

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What the heck happened to my cake? 5 common cake baking problems

Feb 25, 11 What the heck happened to my cake? 5 common cake baking problems

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We’ve all had it happen. You pull out the mixing bowl and carefully measure out all your ingredients. You mix everything into a beautiful smooth batter and  pour it gently into your best cake pan. You slip it into the oven at the right temperature being careful to note the time so you don’t over bake. When it...

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Secret Ingredient Dark Chocolate Cake

Feb 15, 11 Secret Ingredient Dark Chocolate Cake

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  Occasionally I come across a recipe that I feel completely compelled to fix. Not because I think it will taste great but because it stretches the boundaries of culinary appropriateness.  In my world, there are certain things that go together: bacon and eggs, peanut butter and jelly, burgers and fries, you get my drift....

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Blackberry-Peach Coffee Cake

This is a Southern Living recipe that I’ve been wanting to try for quite a while. I got a pint of blackberries in my CSA box this week so I decided to try it. I made this recipe exactly as written but the next time I’ll add more fruit, maybe double the peaches. This recipe is easy but be careful to not overmix the...

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