We wanted to love the s’mores cake recipe that we tried, but it just didn’t have enough graham cracker flavor or marshmallow-ey goodness. Stick to these s’mores bars! About Our Search For the Perfect S’mores Cake and S’mores Bars We are writing to you this week from Long Island, where we are all enjoying some … Read more
Sous vide creme brulee – the internet seems to think this is the best way to make a crème brûlée. We don’t own a sous vide machine (it’s on our list of useless counter accoutrements, sorry!), so we’ll dedicate this post to the classic crème brûlée we made the traditional way growing up. You’ll end … Read more
The Concorde combines meringues and chocolate mousse to win the prize for fanciest chocolate mousse cake recipe. A Short History of This Chocolate Mousse Cake Recipe This French Chocolate mousse cake is known in some circles as a Concorde. It is, to us, the perfect dessert for a party. The cake is festive looking and … Read more
This Kolaski Cookie Recipe is quick and easy and makes any jam you might have hanging around in your refrigerator taste even better. A Short History of this Kolaski Cookie Recipe Sometimes we wonder whether we pass taste down through our gene pools. Our family on both sides immigrated from Eastern Europe to the United … Read more
This dark chocolate cake recipe is our house favorite. It’s pictured here with a nest of chocolate eggs for easter, but it’s the star of every holiday! About This Dark Chocolate Cake Recipe Like so many of the best things in life, this cake incredibly flexible. It can stand up to a range of toppings, … Read more
This homemade chocolate icing recipe is emphatically not a buttercream. it is a fudgy and tangy, yet strangely light concotion. What cake should I use this homemade chocolate icing recipe with? In the battle of vanilla vs chocolate lovers, our households fall squarely in the chocolate camp. This may have been genetically preprogrammed, or the … Read more
Want to know how to pick the best rum for your rum cake? Here, we explain the options, and provide a great rum cake recipe to test it out with! What is the best rum for rum cake? Different rums will give your cake a slightly different quality. Here’s a quick summary of some of … Read more
This jiggly cake recipe is also known as a Japanese style cheesecake or a soufflé cheesecake. It is lightened with beaten egg whites, resulting in a light and airy texture. A Short History of the Jiggly Cake Recipe and Japanese Style Cheesecakes We are fascinated by the way recipes pass from one culture into the … Read more
Here is a New York style cheesecake recipe. It’s tangy and sweet.
This is our favorite banana bread recipe without butter.