All-natural recipes and baking tips for home bakers
Carrot Cake – for most, this cake is really quite simple, even if it has a large number of ingredients: Blend the wet, add the dry, add the extras, pan and bake. But at high-altitude, carrot cake can be a nightmare. The batter is quite heavy, so using a smaller amount of leavening can keep the cake from rising properly. Pulling back on the heavier …
If you’ve ever wanted to try baking a New York style cheesecake, but were a bit intimidated by the water bath requirement, try this Cheesecake Recipe (No Water Bath!) A water bath, or bain marie, is used for cheesecakes to: But there’s an easier way to accomplish all this without submerging your pan in water. Years ago, I worked on a cheesecake recipe that required …
Includes Regular and High-Altitude Recipes Looking for something different? If you’ve tried Sour Cream Chocolate Cake, Old-Fashioned Coconut Cake, or Lemon-Blueberry Cake, and you’re looking for something new, you really need to try this Butter Pecan Cake Recipe. From an old Southern recipe, this cake is loaded with toasted pecans, and topped with an unusual brown sugar cream cheese frosting. Why Choose This Butter Pecan …
Naturally sweet from bananas and pineapple, with hints of cinnamon and nutmeg, this Classic Hummingbird Cake is as sweet as spring feels. Why a Classic Hummingbird Cake? Classic Hummingbird Cake is always a winner. It’s combination of ripe bananas, pineapple and pecans makes it super-moist, while the cinnamon brings out all the flavor of the banana. The kicker is that, though the cake looks impressive, …
This Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars recipe is super-simple and fun to make with kids, and you most likely have all the ingredients already. You can choose your favorite flavor of jelly or jam. The basic recipe takes a simple sweet dough, spreads it into a baking pan, layers it with jelly, and tops with a crumble of reserved dough. The dough will slump a …
Lemon Buttermilk Cupcakes. Now includes regular and high-altitude recipes! It’s getting warm here in Colorado. I’ll spend the early morning out in the garden, pulling the %#@& grass that loves to infiltrate my flower beds. While I was working this morning, I was thinking about what I wanted to make for an upcoming barbecue party. I settled on Lemon Buttermilk Cupcakes. A nice lemon buttermilk …
A quick and easy recipe for moist, fresh muffins, ready in 30 minutes.
What is the secret to chewy chocolate chip cookies? Who doesn’t like Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies? Isn’t it funny, but you can walk up to a potluck table and find 4 or 5 plates of chocolate chip cookies, and every one will be completely different from the other. Some are flat, crusty and lumpy with chips. Others are thick and cakey, with chips buried inside. …
Easy Banana Nut Bread Recipe – This is my go-to banana bread recipe, as it always produces a lightly sweet, very moist and flavorful loaf. Try adding some walnuts and topping it with a stripe of cream cheese frosting! Perfect for Fall – Easy Banana Nut Bread Recipe As I write this, we’ve experienced our first snow of the season, and it’s not even Halloween …
Teaching kids the basics of baking is easy and fun with this time-tested simple recipe for Chocolate Oat Squares. Warm oats and brown sugar, topped with melted chocolate. Few ingredients but maximum payoff! Baking With the Kids I know – the idea of baking with children can be a bit daunting. You envision a kitchen covered in flour and granulated sugar, slopping thin cake batter …