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Vanilla Cheesecake with Cherry Sauce

| May 13, 2015 | 0 Comments

                          My family loves cheesecake, especially if I serve it with homemade cherry sauce from cherries from our Evans sour cherry trees. These cherry trees grow and produce prolifically in northern temperate regions, so I am always looking for new ways to include […]

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GOLDEN SPICE CHIFFON CAKE – The Queen of Cakes

| April 9, 2015 | 0 Comments

  Once dubbed “the Queen of Cakes“, chiffon cakes are known for showing off. Chiffon cakes are a mix of a butter cake and a foam cake (e.g. angel food). They are high and very light, very moist, fairly low calorie, and a joy to frost and decorate. When first developed by home economists in […]

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Upside Down Deep Chocolate Cake

| February 14, 2015 | 0 Comments

          An upside down cake is a great idea when you don’t want to be bothered making icing. Pair that with the best chocolate and freshest pecans you can find and this cake is sure to be a hit. Valentine’s Day to me is chocolates and red roses. I have been […]

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Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

| February 3, 2015 | 0 Comments

    February 3 is National Carrot Cake Day! Let’s celebrate with a great recipe for classic carrot cake with cream cheese frosting.           February is a great month for foodies. There are so many foods to celebrate…. for me that means looking up my favorite recipes and planning some menus around […]

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