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Tag Archives: cake
Simple orange olive oil cake.
This orange olive oil cake is super easy (and can be made ahead); with some fruit and whipped cream, it’d be a perfect treat for Mom this weekend! Continue reading
Boozy Italian cherry chocolate cake.
This super-delicious recipe for Italian chocolate-cherry cake has an unusual ingredient—one that’s worth seeking out. Continue reading
The Clara Project: Hot fudge pudding cake.
This classic chocolate dessert sits exactly at the intersection between cake and pudding: warm, fudgy, comforting. You’ll want to make this recipe. Continue reading
Posted in Clara Project, Desserts, Recipes
Tagged cake, chocolate, easy, homemade, old-fashioned, pudding, vintage recipe cards
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The Clara Project: Old-fashioned applesauce cake.
This easy applesauce cake is comforting and fragrant with spices; it would be wonderful at Thanksgiving as a dessert or breakfast treat. Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Breakfast/brunch, Clara Project, Desserts, Recipes
Tagged apple, cake, easy, food, homemade, quick bread, seasonal
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The Clara Project: one-bowl chocolate cake recipe.
This old-fashioned one-bowl chocolate cake recipe makes what I’d call a ‘snack cake’—perfect for an after-school or late-night snack with a glass of cold milk. Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Clara Project, Desserts, Recipes
Tagged cake, chocolate, food, homemade, vintage recipe cards
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Strawberry right-side-up cake.
It’s strawberry season, folks, and around here we’re pretty much eating our weight in these glorious, scarlet beauties. So this recipe kicks off a series of strawberry-centric sides and desserts. When Rob sampled a taste of this simple strawberry cake, … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Desserts, Farmers' market, Recipes
Tagged berries, cake, local, seasonal
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Simple chocolate-red wine cake.
In my estimation, this wine-infused chocolate cake is about as perfect as a dessert can be: deeply flavored, not too sweet, moist, very simple to make. Perfect, right? I spotted a photo of this chocolate-red wine cake recently via social … Continue reading











