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This is the recipe of a poor cake of the zone of Como, in Italy, made in order to recycle the dry bread and old fruits. So there is neither a version orotodossa and accurate, nor a dogmatic statement about the fruit contain: people used what the had at ho…
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| Prep Time: | 20 Minutes |
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It's a very gluttonous cake: it's a pleasure to taste it in every moment of the day, either at breakfast or for a snack or for everything you want. For the kind the cake it is, it can be defined "light", for the fact that neither fats like butter or oil n…
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
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this cake what i used to eat when i was a kid until now, this is a tradiotional cake in Jakarta Indonesia
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Avocado, watermelon, pumpkin - these are a few of my absolutely favorite foods. Pumpkin is a highly flexible fruit (yes, it's a fruit, not a vegetable!). It can be made into bread, muffins (see my recipe at http://www.ecomeg.com), gingerbread, cookie…
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Apple Vase makes a great decoration for a fruit plate. Fill the vase with beries or serve a cocktail in it. I like to have cream in it. To make the apple vase learn some fruit carving methods. The recipe with pictures is available at http://garnishfood…
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| Prep Time: | 30 Minutes |
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In the summer, when all of the best fruits are at the peak of their season, it is the ideal time to make a fresh fruit tart. This recipe is super versatile, because the best fruit to use is the ripest, sweetest fruit you have on hand. You can use peaches,…
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Light and airy, fat free and easy to make, meringues are always a hit with both children and adults alike. (Kids love to make & decorate these with you, too !) You can serve them with afternoon tea, or accompanied by freshly whipped cream (or ice cre…
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| Prep Time: | 35 Minutes |
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These sweet mince pies are made with fruit mince, which you can usually buy in jars in the tinned fruit section of your supermarket here in Africa. I add a few tablespoons of brandy to mine, which gives this recipe a lovely 'boost' !
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This is an easy cake to make. My five year old helped me with out a problem. The icing is a rich gooey buttery icing with coconuts and pecans in it. The cake it self is a pineapple cake that is made from scratch. A little piece is all that is needed as it…
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My grandma rubie dee made this cake for me when i was a young girl and I decided as an adult to try to make the cake and it came out perfect, even though i haven't taken a picture yet, but will add soon. thanks
http://www.dcroseallaboutcakes.blogspot.com
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Advice, tips, short-cuts, tutorials and great recipes from a professional custom cake designer to help you bake successfully at home.
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Happy Food is my personal blog chronicling my adventures, and sometimes misadventures in the kitchen with my beloved Magimix and the world of food, with a good strong heavy dose of baking and cakes thrown in! The blog was originally intended to act a…
http://letskeepitsimpleandsweet.blogspot.com
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Cake decorations & recipes
http://goodcakedecorating.blogspot.com
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Straightforward Guide about cake decorating. Read the cake decorating tips.
http://the-cake-recipe.blogspot.com/
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Straightforward Guide about cake recipes. Read the cake recipes and tips.
http://cup-cake-recipes.blogspot.com
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Straightforward Guide about cupcake recipes. Read the cupcake recipes and tips.
http://thetaylormenu.blogspot.com
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At an early age, I fell in love with desserts. At the age of 7, a mystifying chocolate goop of a cake that my mom baked fascinated me. The flawlessly smooth cakes in recipe books and on cooking shows were just completely baffling. At 19, my cakes wer…
http://garnishfood.blogspot.com/
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Fruit and vegetable carving art. Food garnishing using the carving centerpieces.
http://www.tasty-pastry.blogspot.com
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The aphrodisiac chocolate, the exotic perfume of vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, fruit, liquor, heavy cream, beaten egg whites, sugary egg yolks and more ingredients are the main characters of this blog, which united in mysterious ways create true delight…
http://redbarnbakery.com/blog/
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Making your world a little sweeter - We blog about sweet edible art creations, but we also feature recipes, inspiration, and advice about baking, and cake decorating in general. We were vegetarians for a decade, and as of 2009, vegans.
Delicate Caramel Cake Roll—Delicado Pionono con Dulce de Leche, Coco y CerezasI couldn't resist to try one slice before the picture!:)The favorite word for one of the most famous and delicate flavors of Argentinean rolled cake is Pionono, and hav (read full article)
Thanks for the Parfaits on the Bay! It may have been my first. I’d enjoyed a Trifle or two, but not yet a Parfait, which I believe is roughly similar minus the Cake, as explained by my personal headless Chef. He made these with layerin (read full article)
Last week we lost a very dear member of our family, Ryan’s Grandma Dolores passed away. While she had been sick for a while, it doesn’t make it any easier dealing with the loss. We will all miss her smile. We will all miss her hugs. We w (read full article)
Went to visit 2 friends I've not seen for a few years, now happily married with a 17-month toddler. I decided to bake them a cake. And of course, since the longan & strawberry cake was a hit last Friday. I decided to make another one two :) (read full article)
Went to visit 2 friends I've not seen for a few years, now happily married with a 17-month toddler. I decided to bake them a cake. And of course, since the longan & strawberry cake was a hit last Friday. I decided to make another one two :) (read full article)
Okay, so you're probably thinking, "Ugh . . . yet another seasonal cobbler recipe. How original."Am I right?That's fine, I'm not offended. I've been around the baking-blog block a few times and I know the score. That said, however, I simply must impr (read full article)
Can’t believe it’s been 3 weeks since my last blog post but after my hubby’s business trip to Singapore we have been spending some quality and much needed time together. I’m still on my health kick and doing pretty well and my body loves me f (read full article)
Made this cake for a friend's birthday. It is an improved version of the logan & lychee fruit cake I've made last Sunday. See how strawberries brighten up and add colour to the entire cake? Well, red and white also happen to be Singapore's nation (read full article)
Made this cake for a friend's birthday. It is an improved version of the logan & lychee fruit cake I've made last Sunday. See how strawberries brighten up and add colour to the entire cake? Well, red and white also happen to be Singapore's nation (read full article)
Here is Day Two of POYP’s ezine on cake making….HOW TO BE CREATIVE WITH YOUR CAKE DESIGNS…. How To Express Your Creativity Through Cake Decorating Cake decorating cam be a wonderful hobby and is a great way to (read full article)