The world of baking and food through the eyes of an American in London

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Marble Bundt Cake

Posted by on May 15, 2013 in Cake, z | 1 comment

Marble Bundt Cake

I know a cake is a winner when I get one slice and the rest mysteriously disappears! I made this cake in a pinch for a Saturday night after I had an epic fail with a pumpkin coffee cake. Such a simple cake but It’s one of my new favorite recipes.

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Sideways Rainbow Cake

Posted by on May 14, 2013 in Cake, z | 3 comments

Sideways Rainbow Cake

This is probably the most beautiful cake I’ve ever made and I didn’t want to serve it. I had to fight the urge to keep it hidden in the back of the refrigerator. I just like looking at it. It instantly makes me happy, I mean who doesn’t love rainbows?

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Almond Orange Cupcakes

Posted by on May 9, 2013 in Cupcakes, z | 0 comments

Chocolate Almond Orange Cupcakes

Cheese and crackers, peanut butter and jelly, milk and cereal, some things just go together so well that you can’t think of them apart. When you think of chocolate many different things come to mind, fruit, milk, peanut butter even wine but coffee? Chocolate and coffee make an excellent cake combination but I’ve never been to a chocolate and coffee pairing.

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Lemon Tea Shortbread Cookies

Posted by on May 8, 2013 in Cookies, z | 1 comment

Lemon Tea Shortbread Cookies

Are you a dunker? I’ve always dunked my cookies. I like my Oreos dunked in milk and my cookies dunked in tea or coffee, I’m not picky. I do not however like to drink the last sip that has all the crumbs at the bottom, now that’s just gross!

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Bacon S’mores

Posted by on May 3, 2013 in Other Desserts, z | 4 comments

Bacon S'mores

On one of our trips to Florida several years ago the hotel we were staying at had a bonfire pit especially for roasting s’mores. Even though it was 90 degrees outside we spent the night by the fire so I teach Alex about the delights of the s’more. We ended up eaten alive by mosquitoes but the s’mores were worth it.

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Bacon Cornbread

Posted by on May 2, 2013 in Bread, z | 0 comments

Bacon Cornbread

I made these cornbread muffins all the way back for Thanksgiving! I never seem to be able to get over my blogging backlog. This is a pure savory muffin with bacon, a little bit of bacon grease and almost no sugar.

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