Cake recipes - page 48

I feel like whenever I open up the "create post" page on blogger, I have to find new words for apologies. My life really hasn't been conducive to posting, and so it's just hard to find the time/money. Also, I live in a basement apartment now, with no natu

I wanted to make something really special for Todd and some of our friends to help celebrate Valentines Day. I thought about chocolates, but then I decided that I would make some delicious cupcakes instead. I was probably more than influenced by thi

The January 2011 Daring Bakers? challenge was hosted by Astheroshe of the blog accro. She chose to challenge everyone to make a Biscuit Joconde Imprime to wrap around an Entremets dessert. My version is a vanilla sponge, filled with berries and a banan

T his time I knew I had to do the DB challenge not because it was a cake, but it was something which I had been planning to do this month,otherwise. Then when the DB challenge was announced, I was so thrilled that I almost bounced off the walls. I love tr

I have inherited Christmas decorations. Honestly, I'm not sure where some of them came from. I've got lots of gaudy plastic garlands, plenty of lights, red velvet bows, a gazillion ornaments and countless other things. Our front closet is filled with mult

As you can see (this picture was taken two Thanksgivings ago, at my house), desserts are a BIG deal at Thanksgiving in my family. Big. My mom usually makes about six (or more!) different pies. Yes, six. Two pumpkin, two pecan and most importantly, two but

Okay. I admit it. I'm not a fan of Halloween. Well, not quite, but I don't go quite as all-out as everyone else does. I mean, I do on the baking end (obviously). But I didn't even go out for Halloween this weekend. I think it has something to do with how

Confessions of another "Curious Cook" about this weeks Heavenly Cake. Perhaps, I should title this post BBA - Baker with a Bad Attitude . I like to think of myself as positive and willing, even excited to try new things in the kitchen. It was with anx

The other day, I was listening to 93.3 FM (one of the pop mandarin radio channel) from my MP3 player while I was jogging and the DJ was introducing this simple soup that she recommends to all ladies. I couldn't jot down the ingredients but I could remembe

Lontong Kikil is a popular street food in East Java especially Surabaya and surrounding areas. My late dad loved beef tendon dish such as Gulai Tunjang (Beef Tendon Curry, a West Sumatran dish) and this lontong kikil. When I still lived in Indonesia, l

We, the Asians love our fish or seafood cakes. Here is one of Indonesians' favourites, otak-otak. Three cities are famous for its otak-otak, Palembang, Jakarta and Makassar. Which sauce do you choose? The Palembang or Jakarta one. Cuko (spicy tamarind

I am an erratic baker at the best. So when I saw the Sweet Punch site in a fit of madness I requested for membership hoping that at least now I will start stop playing around with the ingredients and follow the recipe. I just cannot descri

Butter can be easily made at home from the cream that is obtained while boiling milk... Ingredients: Heavy cream formed over full cream milk:1 cup Ice cold water:4 cups Preparation: Remove the cream off the top surface of the milk after b