Category: Baking
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Cordon Rose Banana Cake with Lemon Buttercream and Chopped Macadamia Nuts
Cordon Rose Banana Cake with Lemon Buttercream and Chopped Macadamia Nuts is made with sour cream, eggs, and butter, and yet it's deceptively light and airy. It is the comfort food of homemade, from-s... Read More
Exquisite Dark Chocolate Shortbread
Cacao nibs move these Exquisite Dark Chocolate Shortbread cookies so far to the dark side that there's no hope of redemption. One of the most perfect recipes I've ever followed.... Read More
Polish Kolachy Like Grandma’s
This recipe produces the Polish kolachy that grandma made back in the day: cream cheese pastry dough with jam, jelly, or preserves (or maybe nuts) for filling, sprinkled with powdered sugar. It's thou... Read More
Black Forest Buche de Noël
I made a Black Forest Buche de Noël, and it wasn't all that hard! Granted, the only decorations were merengue mushrooms. But a chocolate-frosted, cocoa cake filled with cherries and cream doesn't ne... Read More
Sicilian Fig Cookies
Sicilian Fig Cookies are an old-school Christmas tradition at my house. Rolled-out crescents of flaky dough with a rich fig filling. Freeze well. Fantastic recipe.... Read More
How to Make Homemade Flour Tortillas
How to Make Homemade Flour Tortillas: a flexible, recipe that steps you through traditional (water and shortening) to deluxe (milk and bacon fat). Rated E-I for Easy-Ish (requires brief rolling pin us... Read More
Classic Lemon Buttercream Frosting
Classic Lemon Buttercream Frosting gets its smooth, citrusy tang from both lemon juice and lemon extract. It's a French buttercream, which means its sweetened with a hot syrup that's beaten into egg y... Read More