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Gin and Tonic Cake: A Cocktail Turned Confection
Herbal and effervescent, a gin and tonic just might be the most refreshing concoction in existence. I’m not sure why the drink has been on my mind lately; perhaps it’s the recent surge of warm weather, or more likely, my … Continue reading
Posted in Cakes & Cupcakes, Sweets
Tagged baking, baking with booze, baking with herbs, boozey, boozy, cake, dairy-free, dessert, gin, juniper berries, juniper berry, lime, recipe, recipes, saint george spirits, St George Spirits, terroir gin
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Sweet Pea Spring Cake
Frozen peas are my backup for fresh veggies, and the kind I buy come in a bag that boasts: “Naturally sweet!” Those pretty italic words have been calling to me lately. Of course, I usually mask the peas’ sweetness with … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, baking with vegetables, cake, cake made with green peas, cake make with peas, coconut oil, dairy-free, dessert, easter cake, easter dessert, green, mint, pea cake, peas, peas as dessert, peppermint, peppermint leaves, spring, spring dessert
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Coffee and Spirits: The Firelit Cake
For me, there’s not much better than a good cup of coffee. So when I was given a bottle of Firelit Coffee Liqueur recently, I was quick to open it and inhale its superior scent: sweet, strong and surely made … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, baking with booze, booze, boozey, breakfast, cake, coffee, coffee liqueur, dessert, Firelit coffee liqueur, loaf cake, quick bread, raisin, raisins, recipe, St George Spirits, sweet bread
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A Sweet Slice of Egg Nog (Cake)
Here is a cake I created as a tribute to one of my favorite seasonal treats. As the holidays near, I find myself anxiously awaiting the arrival of egg nog — anticipating its rich, creamy sweetness and the way it … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, baking with booze, cake, christmas, december, dessert, desserts, egg nog, holidays, nutmeg, recipe, rum, spice, spice cake, spiced rum, winter
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Sunroot Spice Cake
Until about a week ago, a stalk of bright yellow flowers peered over my fence from next door. The blossoms were reminiscent of sunflowers but smaller, and they really towered high at close to twelve feet. On the day the … Continue reading
Posted in Cakes & Cupcakes, Sweets
Tagged autumn, baking, baking with vegetables, breakfast, cake, dessert, earth apple, fall, jerusalem artichoke, recipe, root, spice cake, sun choke, sunchoke, sunroot, tuber, vegetable, vegetables
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