I love a cake filled with tart, fruity flavors, and this lemon passionfruit cake with raspberry mascarpone buttercream is truly sunshine in cake form. It’s perfect for celebrating late winter and spring flavors, and the natural color from freeze dried raspberries in the buttercream makes this cake extra visually striking. This cake has a lemon sponge,…
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Continue ReadingI love a slow cooked meal. There’s nothing I find more comforting than something that has been lovingly simmered for hours, like this Slow Cooked Chuck Ragù. It takes relatively minimal effort to get going, with most of the cook time being hands off. The result is a melt in your mouth meat sauce that’s hearty…
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Continue ReadingThis chocolate cake with raspberry mousse and white chocolate buttercream is the perfect mixture of the richness of chocolate, with the brightness of raspberry, and smooth sweetness of white chocolate. It’s the perfect celebration cake for birthdays or special occasions, and you can use frozen raspberries for the mousse, making it friendly for year-round baking. I’m…
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Continue ReadingAs a home baker, frangipane tarts are one of my favorite ways to incorporate seasonal flavors, and to create an impressive dessert with minimal effort. This apple frangipane tart transforms everyday baking ingredients into a gorgeous and delicious delight. Mountain rose apples give it the most beautiful color, though you can use any kind of baking…
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Continue ReadingWhen I think of summertime, I think of classic cherry pie. There’s just something about it that screams “let’s enjoy the best of summer!”. I haven’t always been a big cherry pie fan, but this classic cherry pie recipe has absolutely changed my mind. It has some extra spices, and a touch of almond extract and…