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Vanilla Cloud Cake

Posted on December 28, 2012 by scarpettakate

My devotion to chocolate is generally absolute, but last week I was in the mood to bake something a little lighter, a little wintry-looking, and something very, very vanilla. This angel food-style cake was a slam-dunk winner on several fronts: … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Pecan Tart

Posted on November 23, 2012 by scarpettakate

For folks who like to cook and entertain, Thanksgiving dinner is kind of our Olympics. We are decathletes of starch and sugar and tryptophan, and Turkey Day is the ultimate endurance race. The day after, though, there are no laurel … Continue reading →

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Bran Muffins

Posted on October 19, 2012 by scarpettakate

I’ve tried a million different bran muffin recipes over the years, most of which were really just cupcakes masquerading as health food. (Cupcakes are delicious, of course, but I don’t always want one for breakfast. Sometimes, but not always.) There … Continue reading →

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Blueberry Coffee Cake

Posted on June 15, 2012 by scarpettakate

As the product of a sound Catholic school education (plaid kilts from kindergarten to 12th grade), I’m an inveterate rule follower. I make full and complete stops at all stop signs. I return my library books on time. I find … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged baked, baking, berry, blueberry, breakfast, brunch, cake, coffee, coffee cake, crumb cake, dessert, strusel, tea | 10 Comments

Goat Butter Biscuits

Posted on June 1, 2012 by scarpettakate

I have such a weak spot for a good biscuit: golden brown, tender and light as air, with flaky seams through the middle so they’re easily split and slathered with jam or sandwiched with Virginia ham (or prosciutto, even better) … Continue reading →

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Lemon Yogurt Poundcake

Posted on April 13, 2012 by scarpettakate

I’ve been coming back to this recipe every spring and summer (over and over again for half a decade) and though many, many praises have already been sung for Ina Garten’s lovely, versatile tea cake, I’d be remiss if I … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged baking, brunch, cake, dessert, Easter, freezes well, lemon, Meyer lemons, Mother's Day, poundcake, simple, spring, summer | 5 Comments

Doughnut Muffins

Posted on February 17, 2012 by scarpettakate

The stomach flu descended on our house with biblical force this week, and by Valentine’s Day, the living room was littered with blankets, plastic bottles of candy-colored sports drinks and packages of water crackers, ignored and uneaten. (I can tell … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged baked, baking, breakfast, brunch, cinnamon sugar, donut muffins, muffins, simple, sweet | 16 Comments

Chocolate Glazed Bundt Cake

Posted on January 13, 2012 by scarpettakate

Let’s say you don’t have much patience for scratch cake recipes that end up dry, or boring, or gummy. Let’s say you’re ringing in the New Year in the country, with a postcard-lovely but unfamiliar kitchen without a stand mixer. … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Crinkles

Posted on December 23, 2011 by scarpettakate

These holiday cookies were a favorite of mine when I was growing up. I loved the contrast between the crackly bits of snowy powdered sugar and the chewy, chocolatey cookie beneath, the specialness of their only-at-Christmas appearances. They’re a bit … Continue reading →

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Clementine Muffins

Posted on December 16, 2011 by scarpettakate

Clementines are a type of mandarin orange, a botanical cousin (or sibling, maybe? Biology 101, anyone?) to both the satusma (Japanese mandarins) and tangerines (Mediterranean mandarins, named for the Moroccan city of Tangier). The modern orange, with a tangled family … Continue reading →

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