Plus the Best Banana Nut Muffin Recipe We think this is the best banana nut muffin recipe ever. But then we made batch after batch after batch in our test kitchen to get it just right. It’s not too sweet… Read More »How to “Doctor Up” Your Muffin Recipe
The creaming method for mixing cakes is consistent with the general creaming method that you would use for mixing cookies or muffins. Attention to temperature and mixing the dry and wet ingredients alternately is beneficial. Steps in the Creaming Method… Read More »The Creaming Method for Mixing Cakes
Everyone loves German chocolate cake. This is a simple version made with a flourless chocolate cake. One flourless chocolate cake, cooledGerman chocolate cake topping (recipe follows)whipped cream or ice cream. Top the chocolate cake with the German chocolate cake filling. … Read More »Flourless German Chocolate Cake
You’ll need a jar of maraschino cherries. Start with your favorite white cake recipe or cake mix. Mince enough of the cherries to make 3/4 cup of cherry pieces. Mix the cake as per the baking instructions substituting 1/2 cup… Read More »How to Make a Cherry Vanilla Cake
We often put strawberries on top of our cheesecakes. With this recipe, we blend the strawberries into the filling, put strawberries on the cheesecake, and then top it all with whipped cream—sort of like a decadent strawberry shortcake. Maybe because… Read More »Strawberry Cream Cheesecake Recipe
New York cheesecake is rich and thick and dense, often topped with a fruit sauce made with strawberries or raspberries. For these brownies, we used a dark, moist brownie mix to make the base and then topped the brownie batter… Read More »New York Cheesecake Brownies Supreme
Jumbles are old-time cookies typically made cake-like. These jumbles, frosted and garnished with fruit or nuts, make attractive and very good holiday cookies. To see an apple jumble recipe, click here. Ingredients 1/2 cup shortening 1 cup brown sugar 1/2… Read More »Jubilee Jumbles
My cheesecakes always develop cracks across the tops. What causes that? Too much air entrained in the batter is usually what causes cracks in the tops of cheesecakes. To avoid this, don’t over mix. Whisk the eggs before adding them… Read More »A Guide to Troubleshooting Cheesecakes
With only four ingredients and three steps, this is an easy flourless cake. And it’s perfect to make for your sweetheart. As with other flourless chocolate cakes, this is dense and chocolatey. A simple dusting of powdered sugar makes this… Read More »Easy Flourless Chocolate Cake
A baked Alaska is a simple concept—a block of ice cream set on a layer of cake and then all covered with meringue. The meringue acts as insulation allowing you to stick the whole concoction in the oven to brown… Read More »Easy Baked Alaska