Category Archives: Baked Goods

When Your Tween Hands You Lemons…Make Broken Heart Ice Cream Sandwiches!

Remember those chocolate Valentine’s Day cookies my son Ken wanted for school?  Yeah, the yummy ones from the Domestic Diva siteContinue reading

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An Exceptional Red Velvet Cake…

I’ve made many a red velvet cake recipe in my day.  The cakes varied in the shade– more or less food coloring and cocoa, and in the type of frosting– boiled vanilla or cream cheese.  However, when I tried this recipe, I stopped searching: I found THE ONE.  Continue reading

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Buttermilk Mini Chocolate Chip Muffins…for Kids AND Grown-ups!

Buttermilk, as I told my mommy dinner group, is a critical success factor for achieving a moist cake, cupcake or muffin.   Continue reading

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Mardi Gras King’s Cake for My Little Catechumen!

My son Ken is a catechumen in the Roman Catholic church; this means he is learning about the church, the faith and sacraments in preparation for his reception into the community in the spring of 2014.  Continue reading

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Full-test Chocolate Cookies for Valentine’s Day

My 12 year old son Ken wants to bring in treats for his friends for Valentine’s Day.  Personally, I think this is subterfuge so he can give a treat to whatever girl he happens to like this week. Continue reading

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Cleaning Out the Freezer… Et Voila Chocolate Babka Bread Pudding!

I inventoried our basement freezer this weekend and way back on the top shelf where I keep bread products, I found a loaf of chocolate babka.  Not any chocolate babka, but babka from Zabar’s in NYC.  Continue reading

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