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This sour cherry coffee cake recipe is the perfect mix of sweet and sour to start your day off right. A Short History of Coffee Cakes Coffee arrived in Europe in the 17th century. Eastern and Northern Europe already had a deep tradition of sweet yeasted breads (known as kuchen or kugelhopf, and the perfect … Read more
Want to know the secret to making banana bread that is crunchy on the outside with an airy texture on the inside? It’s this delicious banana bread recipe with shortening! A Short History of Shortening The word “shortening” can be traced back to the 18th century. It was applied to any fat (typically animal fat) … Read more
This traditional German cheesecake recipe (or käsekuchen recipe) differs from its North American equivalent in that its essential ingredient is quark, a low fat German fresh cheese, rather than cream cheese. Because of this substitution, German-style cheesecake is much lighter and fluffier than American cheesecake. What is Quark? There are actually two kinds of quark … Read more
Every have a morning when you desperately need a pancake but can’t stand the idea of using a frying pan? This Swedish oven pancake recipe is here to rescue you! A Short History of Swedish Oven Pancakes Perhaps owing to our utter lack of reading knowledge of Swedish, we can find almost no information about … Read more
We’ve answered all of your burning scone questions, like “Can you freeze scone dough?” and “Who invented scones?” 1) Who Invented Scones? England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales all claim to have invented the scone. The Oxford English Dictionary reports that the first written mention of a scone occurs in a poem published in Scotland in … Read more
If you were to dream of marshmallows, what would your dreams look like? Ours would be a buttery sesame blondie studded with gooey marshmallows and sprinkled with a crunch of sesame seeds over the top. A Short History of Blondies Blondies are Brownies’ older, wiser, sister. We say this not as older sisters, but as … Read more
This whipping cream pound cake recipe was Elvis Presley’s favorite, and with good reason. It has a caramelized exterior, and a tender interior, thanks to the substitution of cake flour and addition of whipping cream to a traditional pound cake. A Short History of this Whipping Cream Pound Cake Recipe Food historians trace the first … Read more
Pumpkin pie crunch cake is a dessert of mysterious origins. But, our inability to track down its history shouldn’t stop you from enjoying this perfect fall dessert, which tastes like a classic pumpkin pie sandwiched between two layers of shortbread, with crunchy pecan sprinkled over the top. A Short History of Canned Pumpkin All of … Read more
We love the sweet-savory taste of oat flour so much that we developed this gluten-free oat flour pancake recipe. Why Do We Love Oat Flour? In addition to its delicious flavor, oat flour is considered a much healthier alternative to all-purpose flour. Wheat flour is typically heavily processed, whereas oat flour is made from whole … Read more
This chocolate sour cream pound cake recipe is moist and tender. We like to bake it in a Bundt pan, so it emerges straight from the oven looking ready to take on center stage of our dessert buffet. The secret ingredient in this cake is the hot coffee. The hot liquid ensures that the cocoa … Read more