Cakes

This is a Dorie Greenspan recipe.  This little cake is maple sweet and miso savory at the same time, or, as Dorie puts it “on the brink of savory.”  In a preface to this recipe, she wrote that, were she to own a B &…

Every month Blue Cayenne features recipes from our archive of more than four hundred recipes. These recipes are our “Oldies But Goodies.” Today’s Oldie But Goodie recipe is for a Chocolate Guinness Cake. You’ll find it here. You don’t want to miss this great recipe…again. Want…

It’s National Chocolate Cake Day!  Woo-hoo! Every month Blue Cayenne features recipes from our archive of more than four hundred recipes. These recipes are our “Oldies But Goodies.”  Today’s Oldie But Goodie recipe is for a chocolate vinegar cake. Here is the link:  Nana’s Vinegar…

Oh glorious banana bread! How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.  I’ve certainly baked my share of banana breads over the years and I’ve posted several very good recipes here on Blue Cayenne. Just type “banana bread” into the search box on…

My neighbor Sarah gives this little cake an “A.” I have to agree with her. I’ve been testing it all morning (a bite here, a bite there…you know how that goes!). It’s spicy delicious with all the right fall flavors.  This recipe is adapted from…

Milk Duds. Abba Zaba bars. Sugar Daddies. Atomic Fireballs.  (Atomic Fireballs?! Yikes!) Candy memories and Retro Candy. Who knew it was a thing?  I didn’t. But, then, I recently came across this recipe for a Banana Cake With Malted Milk Ball Garnish. Malted Milk Balls!…

  This is a spectacular little spice cake for just about any time of the day. (I’ve done personal research.)  The spices in the cake really sing, reminding me of the spicing in a good cup of chai. The cake is moist with a fine texture.…

This Lemon Raspberry Cornmeal Cake is a sweet little dessert. It’s easy to prepare and I can personally attest to the fact that it is delicious any time of the day.  It’s pretty, too, with tart jewel-red raspberries suspended in the pale yellow cake. It’s…

I know. It’s another cake. This Strawberry Almond Flour Cake is just too delicious (and interesting) to delay sharing. And, anyway, it is finally strawberry season here in Southern California.  Interestingly, no wheat flour is involved here. It’s just almond flour and a small amount…

  Nutmeg has long been highly valued–sometimes commanding astronomical prices. In 14th century Europe, a pound of nutmeg could set you back seven fat oxen! Wow! Nutmeg’s story begins early. According to food historian Harold McGee (On Food and Cooking), nutmeg is known to have…