Tag Archives: dessert

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 →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged baking, Christmas, dessert, fall, pecans, tart, Thanksgiving, winter | 6 Comments

Pumpkin Tea Cake

Posted on October 5, 2012 by scarpettakate

Fall is my most favorite season for baking. I love brown sugar, and spices, and a warm kitchen on a crisp day. I love heading out for a morning hike with a mug of hot coffee and an apple spice … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged breakfast, brunch, coffee cake, dessert, fall, freeze ahead, poundcake, pumpkin, tea | 6 Comments

Pavlova

Posted on September 14, 2012 by scarpettakate

An enterprising hotel chef in 1920s New Zealand was the first to whip up a Pavlova, a culinary tribute to visiting ballerina Anna Pavlova’s ethereal, wispy beauty. They’re a perennial favorite of those lush islands, and in Australia, too, where … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged dessert, do ahead, easy, egg whites, fruit, meringue, simple, summer | 7 Comments

Peach-Blackberry Cobbler

Posted on June 22, 2012 by scarpettakate

For the rest of the country, summer means sticky heat waves and swimming pools, lightning bugs and sunburn cream. We San Franciscans have a slightly different way of looking at summer, bundled up against our “June gloom” as the marine … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged baked, berry, biscuit, brunch, cobbler, dessert, fruit, old-fashioned, pandowdy, peach, simple, stonefruit, summer | 10 Comments

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

Chocolate Pudding

Posted on May 18, 2012 by scarpettakate

This time of year, dessert at my house doesn’t amount to much more than a bowlful of strawberries or slices of stonefruit. Maybe I’ll add a dollop of cream or some sandy (likely storebought) cookies on the side, but why … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged chocolate, classic, dark chocolate, dessert, easy, gluten free, simple | 8 Comments

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

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 →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged baking, Bi-Rite, Bundt, cake, chocolate, dessert, easy, glaze, moist, simple | 7 Comments

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 →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged baked, baking, chocolate, Christmas, cookie, dessert, holiday, powdered sugar | 5 Comments