This old fashioned pineapple upside down cake is the perfect antidote to the winter blues. A Short History of this Old Fashioned Pineapple Upside Down Cake Recipe “Upside down” cakes as a genre seem to have appeared in the late 19th century. They are called “upside down” because typically fruit of some kind is placed … Read more
This one pan apple cake recipe is a cake of many names. It has variously been referred to as an Apple Dapple Cake, Jewish Apple Cake, a One Bowl Apple Cake. Most famously, a version appeared in the New York Times in 1973 as an unidentified “Teddie’s” apple cake. A Short History of Apple Cake … Read more
This German Hazelnut Cake Recipe is both extremely easy, quick, and moist! A Short History of Hazelnuts Hazelnuts have a long and rich history that dates back thousands of years. They are believed to have originated in Asia Minor, which is now modern-day Turkey. The ancient Greeks and Romans were particularly fond of hazelnuts and … Read more
This Michigan Cherry Oat Bar Recipe is made with hearty oats and sour cherries. In these rich cherry oat bars, the sour cherries provide the perfect balance to the buttery oat bar exterior. All About Sour Cherries Sour cherries are the key ingredient in this Michigan Chery Oat Bar recipe. What we commonly call “sour … Read more
This old fashioned chocolate mayonnaise cake is rich and moist, and comes together in just a few minutes. A Short History of this Old Fashioned Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake Recipe Mayonnaise was first invented in the 18th century. However, it didn’t really come into its own in the 1920s, when two momentous things occurred. First, it … Read more
This cinnamon chip scone recipe allows you to infuse your scone with flecks of cinnamon sugar deliciousness. A Very Short History of Cinnamon Baking Chips The only thing harder to find that cinnamon chips themselves is the history of the cinnamon chip. What genius combined cinnamon, shortening, and corn syrup to make a delicious little … Read more
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
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
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