I could not resist testing out this Semolina, Coconut, and Marmalade Cake recipe when I stumbled upon it in the Jerusalem cookbook. I though that it would be a stellar way to showcase the Ginger Marmalade I made a couple of weeks ago. I swapped out the semolina flour for cornmeal because that was what I had…
Category: Baking
Fudge Upside Down Cake
My brother came home last week after spending the past year and a half wandering around south east Asia and Australia. To welcome him home I baked him his favorite cake. Harking back to my Midwestern roots this cake is also known as a Kansas City Chocolate Cake, and was introduced into my baking repertoire…
The Salted Butter Break-Up
I could not resist the name of this buttery treat, especially, now that Valentine’s Day has passed. If only all break-ups were so sweet. This is a recipe from Dorie Greenspan’s book around my french table, and the recipe tends to have a closer resemblance to the making of a pie curst instead of your…
Red Velvet Hearts
Something sweet for my Valentines. It is the time of year to break out the heart shaped cookie cutters! Okay, so maybe I should confess to cutting things into heart shapes all year long, but the behavior seems so much more excusable when it is done in the weeks leading up to Valentine’s Day. It…
The Ephemeral Bee 