Desserts and Sweets
Recipe Type: Desserts and Sweets
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Vanilla-Buttermilk Sheet Cake with Raspberries and Orange Cream-Cheese Frosting Recipe
Recipe Type: Desserts and SweetsContinue ReadingSometimes and bad days come our way but we can cope up with it by adding sweetness to our lives. You may feel guilty when you eat cakes, candies, or chocolates and think that you should shy away from them to stay healthy, but they can actually be part of a healthy diet. Keep in mind that for the least harm and to achieve the fullest enjoyment, always eat sweets in moderation. Control the quantity of the sweets you consume and include a tasty pie, cake or chocolate that only contains 100 to 200 calories per serving. According to experts,…
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Cara Cara Orange Cake Recipe
Recipe Type: Desserts and SweetsContinue ReadingWe eat cake for many reasons. It could be because we are celebrating a happy event like a birthday or wedding, or because we have a sweet tooth and cake will always best satisfy our craving. Cakes can also induce production of endorphins that can help lift our sagging spirits. If you want to eat cake but are worried that it might be bad for your diet or that it is not healthy, then you can always make or buy fruit-inspired cakes like Cara Cara Orange Cake and Mango Chantilly. Health Benefits Did you know that when you use fruits…
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Pear Rosemary Danish
Recipe Type: Desserts and SweetsContinue ReadingAiry and crispy on the outside, rich and buttery inside, combined with tasty fruit to balance the flavor – that is a good Danish pastry. This multi-layered, sweet, laminated pastry was actually introduced by Austrian bakers when they were hired in Denmark in 1850 during a strike with Denmark bakery workers. When the dispute ended, Denmark bakers decided to adapt the recipe and added a few more eggs and fats to the recipe to turn it into something more palatable for the Danes. Danish pastry in the US Danish immigrants first introduced the Danish pastry to the United States around…
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Creamy Orange Bars
Recipe Type: Desserts and SweetsContinue ReadingI am a big orange fruit fanatic and I just can’t seem to start my day right without getting my daily dose of freshly squeezed orange juice or a sweet slice of orange fruit to munch on. But then summer is over, does that mean I must give up my oranges? Of course not! In summer we have good-old-classic Valencia oranges, but in winter we can get to enjoy sweet, seedless Navels. Orange Navel is currently the most popular and common orange sold at the grocer’s and they play a big role in the citrus fruit industry because of their…
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Pear Cobbler Recipe
Recipe Type: Desserts and SweetsContinue ReadingFall is quickly approaching, and that gives us the perfect opportunity to make something with seasonal fruits. Of course, you can make do with the canned variety, but working with fresh ingredients almost always gives better results. Among the various fall fruits, one of the easiest to work with are pears. Bosc and Anjou pears, in particular, are really good for baking since they can hold their shape and texture really well. One of my favorite desserts to make for its taste and simplicity is the cobbler. This traditional baked dessert is made with fruits, filling a crust made with…
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Baked Apples Recipe
Recipe Type: Desserts and SweetsContinue ReadingWorldwide, apples are considered an important fruit and are loved by many due to their crispy texture, sweet flavor, and nutritional content. They have been cultivated since ancient times and their ancestors can be traced back to the mountains of Central Asia in southern Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and China. Although apple trees have been grown in Asia and Europe for thousands of years, those apples brought to North America by European colonists in the 1600s have adapted well to many US soils and climates. Unlike the sweet varieties we like to munch on today, the apples harvested by early settlers…
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Continue ReadingSummer is peach season and there are endless ways you can enjoy those peaches from the south. If you want to try your hand in making “Peach Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Glaze” with your excess luscious peaches, then read on and take your sweet rolls and peaches to the next level. Peach and Cinnamon Roll Trivia Cinnamon rolls are sweet rolls of yeast-leavened dough commonly served in Northern Europe and around the world. They are shaped like the shell of a snail with main ingredients consisting of flour, cinnamon, butter and sugar. The origin of cinnamon buns is a…
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Continue ReadingSucculent, juicy, and sweet, blood-red cherries are one of nature’s heavenly gifts to mankind. From May to August sweet cherries like Bing and Rainier are ready to be picked and enjoyed. But did you know that we have been eating cherries since the Stone Age? We have been enjoying those glistening, tiny jewels for ages. Cherry pits were found during excavations of Stone Age caves in Europe’s lakeside settlements in what is now known as Switzerland. Fun Facts There are more than 1000 types of cherries. More than 500 varieties are sweet cherries and the rest are tart or sour…
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Continue ReadingPeaches and Nectarines from the south are hailed as the best among all other such fruit produced elsewhere. It could be because of the soil, the climate, or the farming history surrounding this area, but these two sweet and luscious fruits are simply awesome eaten raw out of hand or added as an ingredient to make desserts. With summer almost upon us, and peaches and nectarines bountiful, there is no reason to limit your enjoyment of these fruits to eating them fresh. It is best to start now to know what else you can do with these southern delights aside…
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Continue ReadingThis is a delightful cake that can be made a day ahead and looks stunning on any table. The sweet and tangy caramelized Pittman & Davis Navel Oranges pair well with the distinctive flavor and texture of almonds to create a sophisticated dessert. Yields: 10-12 servings Ingredients Topping 2 oz. (4 Tbs) unsalted butter Extra butter for the pan 2 Pittman & Davis Navel Oranges 2/3 cup sugar 1/2 cup sliced almonds Cake 2/3 cup sliced almonds6-3/4 oz. (1-1/2 cups) all-purpose flour 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp kosher salt 4 oz. (8 Tbs) unsalted butter, softened 2/3 cup sugar…