RECIPE: Bake A Cake With Beer

Another cake following on the heels of yesterday’s pound cake recipe? Yes, because September 28th is National Drink Beer Day. We’re not only suggesting a beer to drink; we’re giving you a cake recipe that uses the same beer, witbier. Belgian witbier, also known as white beer, bière blanche, or simply witte (photo #3), is…
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Barmbrack Or Tea Brack, An Irish Sweet Bread

[1] Brack, an Irish tea bread, is traditionally round (photo © King Arthur Flour). [2] But it can be a rectangular loaf (photo © Stasty). [3] Enjoy it with a cup of tea (photo © AG Photographer | Canstock).   Brack is short for barmbrack, a traditional Irish sweet bread. The original barmbrack was a…
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PRODUCT: Pumpkin Design Loaf Pan

This Nordic Ware loaf pan makes plain cake look lovely. Photo courtesy Williams-Sonoma.   With the disclosure that we love to eat cake, and can enjoy a slice a day, we actually prefer loaf cakes to elaborately iced and filled cakes. We can have our cake and eat it, too, because we convince ourself that…
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