This delicious chocolate cake is one of my favorite cakes. It is not only suitable for Passover, but one which can be enjoyed year round. The cake layers can be made ahead, wrapped well and frozen. The day of serving simply whip the cream, frost, and garnish as you please . I like using fine…
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Strawberries and Cream Spectacular for Valentine’s Day
For Valentine’s Day this year I went back in time to this light and luscious cake I first blogged in 2013, and have made for several occasions over the years. Strawberries and Cream Spectacular is the perfect name for it. You can find the recipe here. Included are step by step photos! The double cake…
Lemon-Meringue Slab Cake
The Jan/Feb 2021 issue of Martha Stewart Living Magazine features this Lemon Meringue Slab Cake I could not resist baking a few days ago. The article, aptly named “FAB SLABS” says it best… “There are few things more spontaneously festive and winter-blues-busting than enjoying a piece of cake…and these single layer treats are easy enough…
Thanksgiving 2020
Thanksgiving 2020 for us, as I’m sure for most, was quite different than past years. With the ongoing pandemic we’ve all had to make changes, and yet we are among the fortunate ones with much for which we are grateful. Our hearts go out to those less fortunate who have endured so much suffering and…
Big Apple Crumb Cheesecake
This is a great cheesecake for autumn. It has a graham cracker crust and an apple crumb topping. Spoon a drizzle of warm caramel sauce over the top and you have an amazing dessert which is sure to warm you on a chilly fall day. You might even consider it as a Thanksgiving dessert! I…
Honey Cakes for a Sweet New Year!
The Jewish New Year began Friday evening at sundown. It is customary to eat sweet dishes and desserts at this time with the hope the year ahead will be sweet as well. We dip apples and Challah bread in honey and enjoy apple and honey cakes. Each year I find myself returning to my favorite…
Celebrating Dinner at Sheila’s 10th year with Magnolia Bakery’s Vanilla Cake with Amazing Vanilla Frosting!
Dinner at Sheila’s recently became 10 years old! And I have to say it took me by surprise! I never imagined when I began this blog I would still be at it 10 years later! But here I am, and happy to say I’m still excited about it. I have always been happy in the…
Almond and Plum Snack Cake
This beautiful Almond and Plum Snack Cake appears in the current issue of Food and Wine magazine. This recipe is just one of thousands of desserts prepared by professional pastry chefs in Manhattan for what has become a baked good-fueled fundraiser. Begun by pastry chef Natasha Pickowicz, who directs the pastry program at Altro Paradiso…
Black Cherry-Chocolate Ice Cream Sandwiches
“Homemade chocolate cookies encase store-bought black cherry ice cream for the ultimate ice cream sandwiches.” When I saw this recipe in the June issue of Food and Wine magazine there was no question I had to make them! And I am so glad I did !The sandwich cookie was surprisingly easy to make. And choose…
Strawberry-Peach Galette
You may remember for Mother’s Day this year my sons and daughters-in-law each selected a different cookbook and sent to me anonymously. It was up to me to figure out who gave me which one…not an easy task! I guessed 1 out of 4, only getting correctly the one my son in San Francisco chose for…