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Coconut Chocolate Cake and Starving for Suffrage

Posted on October 15, 2012 by

My book club met tonight to discuss A Short History of Women by Kate Walbert. As I chose the book, I brought the dessert. I’ve been craving coconut cake, but at heart, chocolate cake is what I love best. Unable … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Amaretto Tiramisu Roulade

Posted on May 6, 2011 by

Kind of a mouthful of a cake name, I know. I’m trying to come up with something that rolls off the tongue a little better, but then again, the real focus here is how it tastes going down, not sounds … Continue reading →

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Carrot Cake – The One Thing You Must Do

Posted on April 20, 2010 by

The secret to fabulous carrot cake, I have learned, is grating the carrots moments before mixing them into the batter and popping the cake into the oven. You capture all of their moisture that way. They should look startlingly orange: … Continue reading →

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Zebra Cake? Icebox Cake? Easy Cake.

Posted on November 28, 2009 by

This cake was one of my favorites as a child.  We called it zebra cake, because you get zebra stripes when you slice it. As I got more and more into baking, I would run across mentions of icebox cake.  … Continue reading →

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First Harvest of Meyer Lemons: Hot Toddy & Shaker Lemon Pie

Posted on October 26, 2009 by

While our Republic of Texas orange tree continues to grow at the epic pace of a quarter inch a year, and our Mexican lime throws off a meager harvest of tiny fruit that redeem themselves by fitting snugly in the … Continue reading →

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