All-natural recipes and baking tips for home bakers
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, …
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.
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 …
This German Lebkuchen Recipe is rich with spices and fruit flavor, topped with a very delicate sugar glaze. Not just for holidays!
This silky White Velvet Cake is perfect with an all-natural strawberry buttercream made with fresh strawberries. Reg. and High Altitude.
Regular and High-Altitude Recipes Included. When a recipe is practically perfect, I don’t mess with it, and this one is. The only thing I added is a high-altitude Boston Cream Pie version for my mountain friends. Otherwise, this is the tried-and-true Wicked Good Boston Cream Pie recipe tested by Cook’s Illustrated (a fine publication, and highly recommended.) Read the Best Cooking Magazine Ever – Cook’s …
A fine white cake flavored with white chocolate, pecans and coconut. Regular and high-altitude directions.