Weekends in the Kitchen and Beyond
My son was turning 11 years old, so it was time again for me to roll up my sleeves and create his favorite of all time birthday cake. To sum up this gem of a recipe: It’s a cake with regular chocolate cake layers (each cut in half to make 4 layers), but spread with […]
I volunteered to make a cake for a Halloween-themed party. Kids would be there and adults. Something scary would not work. Something too kiddy-like also would not work. I settled on an orange-black themed cake with a spider-web top. There were a lot of steps to get through, though luckily, the steps were pretty easy, A […]
Fall is in full swing, and that means lots of apples and, more importantly, apple-based desserts. There is another fruit that I see sitting alongside the apple, and that is the pear. I associate the two together because they are both in season during the fall months (and are white inside!). I learned recently that […]
Spring is just around the corner. Cut tulips are popping up in the flower sections of grocery stores. Once last shot to make pumpkin bread before I get strange looks. I suppose the end of fall should mark the end of pumpkin bread, but that rule doesn’t work in my house, especially if I’m baking […]
I wanted to recreate this extraordinary gazillion-layer, apricot-laced, chocolate-glazed torte for my son’s birthday. I made it in my single years, when I had a lot more time on my hands. I remember it being divine. The flavors and textures in this cake take you to a heavenly place. It’s a 30 layer “layer […]