Category: Cookies-Cake-Pastry

RECIPE: Guajillo Chile Zucchini Bread For National Zucchini Bread Day

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[1] This zucchini bread is made with guajillo chiles and walnuts (photo and recipe courtesy Melissa’s The Great Pepper Cookbook). [2] Guajillo chiles are the dried form of the mirasol chile (photo courtesy iGourmet). [3] Like chile peppers? The Great Pepper Cookbook adds them to favorite recipes that are typically prepared without added heat (photo…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Easy Cake Art

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We were admiring this dessert from Caviar Russe in New York City. It’s art on a plate. Then we realized: This is relatively easy to put together. We love artistic food, so we set out to make our version of this cake-and-ice cream dessert. If you buy the loaf cake instead of baking it, the…
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16+ Different Types Of Sponge Cake & Passover Sponge Cake Recipe

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Updated August 2026   Sponge cake is a light and airy cake with no fat, traditional flour, and no leavening. The rise comes from beating air into egg whites. August 23rd is National Sponge Cake Day, and we’re celebrating this world-famous cake by pointing out the 16+ different styles of sponge. A popular American version,…
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