This is American baking at its best. Packed with unrefined sugars, maple syrup, sweet cinnamon, juicy apples and crunchy pecans, this cake is topped with ruby apples and drenched in a buttery syrup…heaven!
1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup shortening
3 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
5 eggs, at room temperature
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
Bananas Foster on Waffles
1 stick butter
5 firm bananas. slice
1 cup dark brown sugar
1 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup rum (flavored is great)
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1 cup light brown sugar
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1-3/4 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Just a note, We made this cheesecake this year.. it was my first cheesecake ever, it was not hard to do but it was fantastic.. We highly recommend adding this to your holiday arsenal.. I really like Old Grand Dad.. But he bourbon is your choice.. Don't forget to have a few shots..Makes it much more enjoyable
Pumpkin Bourbon Cheesecake
Crust:
1 cup finely chopped pecans
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
Yummy Vegan Cheesecake
Ingredients (use vegan versions):
16 graham cinnamon graham crackers, crumbled
1/2 cup vegan margarine
1 tablespoon light Karo syrup
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
Ingredients
2 Granny Smith apples, pared and sliced
2 Bosc pears, pared and sliced
½ cup dried cranberries
½ cup flour
½ cup quick-cooking oats
½ cup light brown sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
4 Tbsps. butter, unsalted and softened
Vanilla ice cream
Directions
Heat oven to 375ºF.
Grease bottom, sides of 8-inch square pan with oil or cooking spray.
Combing apples, pears and cranberries in a large bowl, then transfer fruit mixture to pan.
In medium bowl, stir remaining ingredients except ice cream until well mixed.
Sprinkle mixture over fruit.
Bake about 30 minutes or until topping is golden brown, apples and pears are tender when pierced w/fork.
Serve warm w/cream
Makes about 2 dozen
Ingredients:
1 1/2 C. walnuts
1 1/2 C. sulfite-free raisins or fresh pitted dates
1/2 C. raw cocoa powder
1/2 tsp. vanilla
pinch of sea salt
Preparation:
Combine all ingredients in a food processor and blend until smooth and balled up.
Remove from bowl and press into square glass dish - alternatively, you can shape into one large square block with your hands.
Freeze until firm, then slice and serve.
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Blackberry Cake
with Maple Icing
Serves 16; 1 slice per serving
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground ginger
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking powder
Ingredients:
Cut mixture into 48 squares. Roll each square into a ball and place on wax paper. Roll balls in unsweetened cocoa. Melt a few more chips and drizzle each ball. Serve at room temperature.
This twice-baked cookie is a classic with coffee or tea. The whole wheat and nuts provide the mineral manganese, which helps bone formation, and the antioxidant selenium, which is important for thyroid hormone function. Makes 24 cookies.
photos: Tamin Jones
First published in Great Britain in 2015 by Mitchell Beazley.
This is my alternative to a Christmas cake. It’s really stunning, with beautiful jewel-like pomegranate seeds that look like rubies. This is a very moist cake and uses whole fruits to ensure it is packed with festive flavours… it also happens to be gluten and dairy free! 
This recipe combines the two bestsellers at Cake Boy – red velvet and cheesecake. It does require a little bit of effort, but it is worth it, as the reward is an amazing-looking tasty cake.
from: Sodium Girl's Limitless
Cranberries make a bright topping for this luscious cake, which is perfect for a fall dessert or a change from the usual pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving. Sweet, toothsome cornmeal makes the cake sturdy enough to stand up to the tangy, buttery berry topping, with delicious results.
1 cup sliced fresh strawberries
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