I only managed to squeeze in one cake layer today. I had to stir it by hand in a bowl because my KitchenAid stand mixer can’t handle a double cake recipe. It’s a little crispy on top from being in the oven so long to bake all the way through, but that part gets lopped [...]
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Cake 50: Raspberry Cheesecake with Vanilla Peaches
August 2nd, 2011 
HeatherPhysioc I was stuck for inspiration on cake this week, but I went back to that food holidays page that I mentioned in the pina colada pineapple upside down cake recipe and saw that yesterday was National Cheesecake Day and that today is National Raspberry Cake Day so I combined the two. When researching what I [...]
Cake 34: Almond Cake with Vanilla Bean Buttercream Frosting
April 1st, 2011 HeatherPhysioc This almond cake recipe was the suggestion of my husband, Luke, and is made with minor modifications from this recipe at foodandwine.com. I used 2% milk instead of whole milk since it’s what I have on hand. I also added 1 teaspoon of almond extract. Instead of the lemon frosting they used, I instead opted [...]
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No Comments »How to Make Homemade Vanilla Extract
April 1st, 2011 HeatherPhysioc I love Penzey’s Spices and spending too much money there to stock my cabinets with herbs, spices, extracts, seasonings and what-have-you. But last time I was there I spent $20 on 8 ounces of high quality vanilla extract. I know how to make vanilla extract at home, so why do I continue to pay so [...]
