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Baked Lemon Sponge Pudding

Baked Lemon Sponge Pudding

Baked Lemon Sponge Pudding 2 tbsp. 3/4 c. Sugar 2 Eggs seperated 4 tbsp. Flour 1/4 tsp. Salt 1/4 c. Fresh lemon juice 1 tsp. Grated lemon rind 1 c. Whole milk 1 1/2 c. Whipping cream 2 tbsp. Icing sugar 2 tsp. Vanilla Seasonal berries Heat oven to 350F. Grease an 8 inch glass baking pan. Beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer on medium-high until light and fluffy. Add the egg yolks and blend well. Stir in the flour and salt. Then add the lemon juice, lemon rind and

Mother's Day!

Mother's Day!

Looking for something different to do to honour your mom on Mother’s Day? Transform a weekend afternoon into a tea party for the women you admire most. Include some delicate mini deserts from my cookbook “Soulful Helpings” and you are on your way. Mother’s Day should be dedicated to any woman who is helping to make this world a better place by nurturing and sacrificing to care for another person. These women should never be taken for granted. They deserve your respect, gra

Pastel Ice Cream Layer Cake

Pastel Ice Cream Layer Cake

Vanilla Pound Cake ¾ cup softened unsalted butter 1½ cups white sugar 3 eggs 1½ tsp. vanilla 1¾ cups flour sieved 1½ tsp. baking powder ½ tsp. salt ¾ cup milk Heat oven to 300°F Grease and flour loaf pan (5 x 10 inch) In a medium bowl stir together the sieved flour, baking powder and salt. In a mixing bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Gradually add sugar, beating about 10 minutes or until light and fluffy. Beat in the vanilla. Add

April is Upon us!

April is Upon us!

Spring 2015 -- it’s all about making a statement with pastels. Enjoy this heavenly pastel ice cream layered cake that’s bursting with the freshest flavors of the season. When I think of spring my first though is of Easter and how it is symbolic of the season with the glorious promise of rebirth and rejuvenation after a long winter season.The inspiration for this ice cream cake comes from the colors of the traditional candy coated mini eggs that my parents would hide around th

Lemon Poppy Seed Slice and Bake Cookies

Lemon Poppy Seed Slice and Bake Cookies

Lemon Poppy Seed Slice and Bake Cookies 1 cup unsalted d’Or Co-op butter ⅔ cup icing sugar 2 d’Or Co-op egg yolks ⅛ tsp. salt zest of 2 fresh lemons ¼ cup poppy seeds 2 cups enriched Co-op all-purpose flour Beat the butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Add the icing sugar and beat until smooth and fluffy. Beat in the egg yolks one at a time, add the salt, lemon zest and the poppy seeds. Beat just until incorporated, then add the flour and beat again un

Joyful Christmas Baking

Joyful Christmas Baking

Fill your home with the Christmas spirit by baking some of these great cookie recipes. Your children will love it, and it is a great way to spend time with you family this holiday season. This time of year always brings me joy. This year, however, my feelings are tempered by the recent loss of my dear brother. I miss him terribly and my sadness will endure for a long time. I take comfort in the secure knowledge that I will see him again, and that is related to the reason we