This is Rachel’s classic moist pumpkin bread embellished with the traditional spices of the season: cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves. It improves with age, so plan to make it a day ahead if possible. Top with softened cream cheese spiked with maple syrup and orange zest! Heaven! Ingredients: 1 (15 z) can pumpkin puree 4…
Category: Cakes
Pumpkin Spice Pancakes with Cinnamon Scented Maple Syrup: Shades of Autumn on a Plate
“Tis the season for everything pumpkin! This time of year we find it in everything from pies to soufflés. The blend of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and allspice give these delectable pumpkin pancakes the perfect kiss of sweetness. The cinnamon infused maple syrup complements leaps with its warm, buttery, cinnamony goodness. In my opinion, the ideal…
Maple Almond Banana Coffee Cake: Natural, Gluten Free & Paleo Friendly
Over the last couple of years, I’ve had many requests for gluten free and Paleo friendly recipes. So, I’ve been testing my heart out to bring you simple, delicious and pure recipes that fit the criteria. I was a little apprehensive going into this venture; with all of my ingrained baking techniques so deeply embedded…
Trick or Treat! Decorate & Eat! Fascinating & Fun Halloween Recipes “Mini Spiced Pumpkins”
This is a charming Halloween treat offered by the people at “Food & Wine” magazine. I just had to share! They are simple to put together and equally as tasty; Wonderful little ditties all wrapped in spice and orange glaze…all to begin the celebration of this ghoulish season. Bake, cool, dip and decorate! A very…
Grandma’s Old-Fashioned Glazed Spiced Raisin Apple Squares
I found this recipe in my mother’s old recipe box and revised it slightly, mostly so it could be understood. My mother came to the US, from northern Italy, in her late teens. While she was fluent in both languages, her American writing and spelling was a little lacking. Yet, her intermingled English and Italian…
Clementine Cardamom Torte: Luscious, Moist, Gluten-Free & Paleo Friendly
Lovely hues of fall; this is what the batter is reminiscent of. Deep shades of orange bring out the colors and flavors of this lovely dense, moist delectable cake. It is made sans glutens and only with natural, Paleo friendly ingredients. If you’re die-hard Paleo and concerned about the small amount of baking powder, simply…
Bananas for Bananas! Banana Streusel Coffee Cakes
These are ordinary banana muffins, or coffee cakes, made extraordinary with a crispy sugary cinnamon streusel topping that simply melts in your mouth. Wonderful with a “cuppa,” be it tea, coffee or milk, on an early weekend morning watching the leaves change their color. Also makes a delicious and nutritious after school or work snack….
How to Properly Eat a Cupcake & Making Boxed Cake Taste Like Homemade
This is a repeat recipe from a few posts ago, but I wanted to include the recipe with the “how to eat a cupcake” tutorial–isn’t she a sweetheart? All home bakers want to learn how to make boxed cake taste like made from scratch so here you go again! As I mentioned before, I’m a…
Amish Apple Cinnamon Teacake
This is the next best thing to coffee cake that I have ever found. You’ll use 2 bowls, 1 medium, one small, a baking pan and a knife to swirl in the cinnamony goodness. I added my own personal twists to the original Amish recipe that I found years ago in Ohio’s Amish country, but…
Once Upon a Spice 