Christina | August 30, 2010
A buckle is a streusel-topped cake that contains fresh fruit. My favorite fruit to include in a buckle is plum for its tart and sweet bite. I added ground ginger to my plum buckle because I can hardly wait for the warm spices of fall. Ground cinnamon is just as good. I used diced plums here [...]
Category: Cakes |
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Tags: buckle, cake, fruit, ginger, plum, snack cake, streusel
Christina | August 26, 2010
When I was in high school, my family went to Manhattan for a summer vacation. We had such a blast that we repeated the same vacation the next summer too. Black and White cookies are a classic New York cookie that has a texture more similar to cake than baked cookies. Each time I eat one [...]
Category: Cookies and Bars |
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Tags: black and white, chocolate, Cookies and Bars, icing, New York, vanilla
Christina | August 22, 2010
Cheesecake is such a rich dessert that a small 4 ½” cake is the perfect serving size for two. The acidity in honey makes it an ideal ingredient for marinating fruit. The result is fruit with a meltingly tender texture, almost as if it has been cooked. And the whiskey just puts it over the top. My favorite Texas [...]
Category: Cakes |
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Tags: cheesecake, graham crackers, honey, peach cheesecake, peach dessert, peach dessert for two, peaches, small cheesecake, small cheesecake for two, small cheesecake recipe