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Banana Cake with Chocolate Hazelnut Frosting

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The idea for a Banana Cake came from my recent visit to Hawai’i, where I ate banana bread with abandon while simultaneously plotting how I could recreate this joy in my own kitchen. We focused most of our loaf-eating while … Continue reading

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Meyer Lemon Cake with Blackberry Pudding

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   This month, as we think about cooking and baking for the people we love (a round-about way to celebrate Valentine’s Day), I decided to create this Meyer Lemon Cake with Blackberry Pudding for my partner, Brandon. For years now, … Continue reading

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Chocolate Zucchini Cake with Blackberry Buttercream Frosting

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 I’m very proud to say that my garden is growing beautifully this year – the tomatoes (my favorite!) are coming along nicely – the plants are huge and have tons of fruit, I’m just waiting (im)patiently for them to turn … Continue reading

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Coconut Bread Cake

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 First up, I am totally cheating on this month’s theme – there’s nothing really multicultural about this post other than I had coconut “bread” (it was really cake in loaf form) at one of my favorite coffee shops in Seattle, a … Continue reading

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Banana Kashi Cake

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This is the last of our quick and easy recipes this month.  Stay tuned because July we’re doing something a little different that will help beat the summer heat. Although most people I know don’t ever think of cake as something easy … Continue reading

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Breakfast Apple Cake

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I have a confession.  I had never used a Krusteaz product until being asked to try out their new line of gluten free mixes.  When I used their Honey Cornbread to make these muffins, I was impressed.  When I used … Continue reading

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Nutella Cake Truffles

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I recently made two birthday cakes for a friend’s 50th birthday party and had lots of leftover trimmings of cake.  With all the duck eggs and butter and love that went into the endeavor I couldn’t bear to just throw … Continue reading

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Frangipane Strawberry Cake

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This weekend I was invited to a friend’s house for dinner and offered to bring dessert.  I was working at putting my house back together (my basement recently flooded) and before I knew it, it was 4:00 and I was … Continue reading

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Helloooooooo Kitty!

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Eight year ago today, I heard the words, “It’s a girl!” and never could I have imagined how those words would change my life.   Lots of things have happened in these last eight years… crazy, disappointing, sad, happy, frustrating, … Continue reading

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