by Martha on March 8, 2009
This orange-scented olive oil cake was my favorite recipe from the baking class with Nick Malgieri, author of The Modern Baker
(and almost a dozen other wonderful baking books), I attended recently.
Everything he demonstrated and we tasted was good - but for me, this orange scented olive oil cake stole the show. It’s simple baking at its best - a plain cake loaded with olive oil and orange zest that is baked in round pans and then served in wedges with sliced oranges and whipped cream, orange sherbet, or vanilla ice cream. I also like it just plain for breakfast with a strong cup of espresso.
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by Martha on July 22, 2008
I made this luscious quick and easy crumb coffee cake for breakfast. I’m usually not so industrious first thing in the morning, but I wanted something special since we have house guests.
It’s easy to make, quick to bake, and so satisfying served warm with coffee, fresh berries, and yogurt. One friend commented that he hadn’t had homemade coffee cake for decades.
Simple homemade coffee cake may be old-fashioned but I think it’s worth bringing back, don’t you?
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by Martha on July 17, 2008
This is a favorite recipe from my childhood. Quick lunch box cake routinely showed up in our lunch boxes growing up.
It’s one of those easy cake recipes that can be assembled in less time than it takes to stir up a cake mix or run to the store for something commercially prepared but not nearly as good.
This simple cake is made moist with fruit cocktail and topped with chocolate chips and nuts instead of frosting. The lack of frosting makes it a great traveler, perfect for pot lucks and lunch boxes.
Mom thinks this Quick Lunch Box Cake recipe came from a bag of Pillsbury flour back in the 1970s. I have her much cherished, spotted, tattered hand-written recipe card in my files. Both my sister and I are keeping the quick lunch box cake tradition alive - we often make it for our family and friends who seem to enjoy it as much as we did way back when.
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