(SHE places the cake on the tea cart.)
Black cake: two pounds of flour, two pounds of sugar, two pounds of butter, nineteen eggs, five pounds of raisin, one and a half pounds of currants, one and a a half pounds of citron, one half point of brandy—I never use Father’s best—one half […]
Don’t hate me for saying this, but the first time I ever heard of Red Velvet Cake was on the reality show “The Apprentice” nearly 8 years ago. In the episode “Scoop Dreams,” Donald Trump gives two teams — the all-female Apex, and all-male Mosaic — the challenge to come up with new flavors for […]
Sting’s recording of “Soul Cake” for his 2009 release “If A Winter’s Night” is one of my favorite holiday cooking tracks during the season of night and light. Got a late start on the fruit cakes due to a home repair/renovation project, but I managed 4. One has already been gifted even […]
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