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Lemon Olive Oil Cake
I made this lemon olive oil cake as a dessert to go with the herbed balsamic chicken with blue cheese I made the other day. I wanted something light and refreshing to go with dinner. I was very...
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Chocolate Chip Mocha Cake
When I was younger, I loved drinking café mocha. For me, it was a grown-up way of drinking coffee. When I was in college, I would mix powdered hot chocolate with coffee. Miles is the same way. His...
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Strawberry Cake with Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting
I came across this strawberry cake with strawberry cream cheese frosting recipe on the web a few years ago. I think I was looking up southern recipes. It seems that this was a “favorite soul food...
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Kentucky Bourbon Cake
A co-worker brought in her copy of Vintage Cakes by Julie Richardson It’s a great recipe book full of old timey recipes that have been slightly updated (I’ve already ordered a copy). While flipping...
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Classic Yellow Funfetti Cake
Spring always puts me in a festive mood, especially when it’s bright and sunny out, and the flowers are just beginning to bloom. I wanted to bring that feeling of spring into the house, so what better...
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Thai Tea Cake with Condensed Milk Glaze
Would you believe me if I told you that I had two big bags of Thai iced tea mix in my cupboard, and never made iced tea? I originally bought it to make popsicles (yum, you should try it!), but never...
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Overwatch Birthday Cake
This is my sixth year in DC, and this is my sixth “fancy” birthday cake challenge. This year Miles wanted an Overwatch birthday cake. Overwatch is a video game. Most of his cakes revolve around a...
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Lemon Buttermilk Pound Cake
I still have more lemons than I knew what to do with. I had made glazed lemon tea cookies, and now was going to try out a lemon buttermilk pound cake recipe that I found on once upon a chef. I was...
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Chocolate Beet Cake
Chocolate beet cake. That’s right. Beets. Before you say “ewww beets” like I did, take another look at the pic. I made this cake once before, years ago, as lark because I’m skeptical of anything...
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Vanilla Malt Cake
I made this vanilla malt cake years ago with the intention of making it again, because I had mixed feelings about it the first time. I really wish I had made it sooner; I waited so long that I...
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Layer Cake
Let’s file this chocolate chip cookie layer cake under “things I’ve always wanted to try”. I like the idea of making layer cakes out of unconventional recipes. So far I’ve made a pancake layer cake,...
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Coconut Cake with Blueberry Frosting
Welcome to 2018!! It’s my first post of the year, and I’ve been through a lot of changes. Two of the biggest and most impactful were that I received a promotion at work last fall, and got engaged...
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