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Breakfast/Brunch, Desserts, Sweet Snacks

Cardamom Nutmeg Spiced Bundt Cake

I love cardamom. It is by far, bar none, my favorite spice. Second to that is nutmeg, so if I have the opportunity to combine the two, I am all for it. AND I love bundt pans because you can make really cool looking cakes without frosting — and you all saw evidence of how untalented I am at frosting the other day. I bought myself this bundt pan for my birthday this week and really like the pattern. Just a sprinkling of powdered sugar and this Cardamom Nutmeg Spiced Bundt Cake really pops. Very straight forward recipe and extraordinarily pleased at the outcome.

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12. January 2023
Desserts, Sweet Snacks

Luscious Lemon Celebration Cake

So despite the fact that I should be “taking it easy” with my shoulder (and I mostly am), today is annual cake day, so I had to make a cake. I’m not the best cake decorator in the best of times, so we’re just going to go with a bit of sloppy. Tastes great though!

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10. January 2023
Cookies, Desserts, Sweet Snacks

Gingerbread White Chocolate Chip Blondies

You know me, bars are almost as popular in my world as cookies, whether it be shortbread crumble bars or brownies or in this case, blondies. Very delicious. Just the right amount of spice cut my the vanilla of the white chocolate chips. A great addition to a holiday cookie platter and ready in under and hour, start to finish. Yummy!

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14. December 2022
Breakfast/Brunch, Desserts, Sweet Snacks

Gooseberry Pistachio Crumble Bars

Going back to an old stand-by as I am often doing. Here is yet another recipe for crumble bars, this time with gooseberries and pistachios. Just goes to show you that you can really use any fruit and nut combination. If you’ve never had a gooseberry, it’s a greenish or light pink (although there are also dark purple just not around here) berry. Quite tart. In German, they are called Stachelbeeren …. thorn berries …. because the vines have thorns on them. They are a member of the ribe family (as are currants) so they were banned in parts of the US for a long time and are just making a comeback (though there are still quite a few laws on the books outlawing mass growing of them). Anyway, delicious combo with the pistachios.

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17. July 2022
Breakfast/Brunch, Desserts, Sweet Snacks

Rhubarb Rosehip Shortbread Bars

It’s May first and in many places, this is a celebratory day. Not much going on here in Camberville, except the sun is shining and I am in a good mood and so I tried the channel that into my treats that I baked this morning. Back to some of my “more unusual” flavor combinations: Rhubarb Rosehip Shortbread Bars!A little tart, a little sweet, overall delicious and definitely not something that you would have every day. Not everyone has had rosehips, but they are floral and fruity tasting; combine that with the spring-rhubarb flavor and you have a winner!

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1. May 2022