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Chocolate Fudge Cupcakes with a Caramel & Chocolate Ganache

Today we are celebrating! we have finally signed a lease for an apartment in New York. And I am pretty certain this one will not fall over like the last one (a long and horrible story that I still get … Continue reading

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Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins

Mr Pumpkin has finally got the better of me and I am now ‘pumpkinised’. It’s true, for the last couple of weeks I have been avoiding pumpkins with a steely determination. Turning a blind eye to those ‘come hither’ looks … Continue reading

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White Chocolate Cupcakes with Cointreau Cream Cheese Frosting

I have been longing to make these for ages and couldn’t wait any longer. With Ms Kitchenaide still in storage (sob) I purchased a wee hand held machine that is filling some very big shoes. This particular recipe is one I … Continue reading

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Clementine Cake

A poem I found; Ode to Clementines Oh, have you ever trifled with a juicy tree treasure? Oh, have you owned an orange orb? Oh, have you conjured a clementine, With all its juicy jumble? The delicate flavors tango on … Continue reading

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New York Style Crumb Cake

Given that we are moving to New York in less than a week I thought it was quite apt that I try this recipe. And I am so glad our move inspired me to attempt an American style coffee cake because … Continue reading

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Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake

  I had been sitting at my computer for quite a while before I attempted this post. My conundrum – should I reveal the secret ingredient of this fantastic cake in the title? As you can see I did and … Continue reading

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Blueberry Muffins

Do you remember when muffins became a seriously commercial item in the western world (circa 1990 I think?) – I am not talking about the English breakfast muffin but the muffin I would liken to a large cupcake without the … Continue reading

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Country Apple Pie

  There is almost nothing that beats a good old (or new) fashioned apple pie for dessert. I don’t make them that often because I am still navigating my way through a minefield of disappointing pie recipes in attempt to … Continue reading

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