A cake that is infused with cinnamon and a brown sugar swirl. When served with cream cheese, this is nothing less than the embodiment of a cinnamon bun cake! Yummy!
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Cinnamon Swirl Cake with a Cream Cheese Icing
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Gâteau Éponge
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This cake recipe is my mother’s favourite passed down for generations. A recipe for a white cake that is crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. Can be baked using a bundt pan (as shown) or using two cake pans. Quick and easy to make, and is sure to please.
Yummy!
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Kladdkaka
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Kladdkaka is a Swedish cake that is more commonly known as chocolate mud cake. This cake does not use baking powder, and reminds me of brownies. It is often served with whipped cream, or vanilla ice cream.Although, I discovered that this cake is also delicious with the creamy nutmeg sauce that I make with my coffee cake recipe.
Yummy!
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Grands-Pères à L’Érable
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A French-Canadian cake-based dessert cooked in a maple syrup sauce. This dish is especially popular during the maple syrup harvest and is readily available at any Sugar Shack. Quick and easy to make this dish brings the sweet and distinct flavour of maple to one’s palate. Delicious!
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Coffee Cake with a Creamy Nutmeg Sauce
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I have fond memories of visiting my grandmother and coming face to face with this cake. This recipe combines a delicious coffee cake with a creamy nutmeg sauce that really complements it!
This dish required a fair amount of deciphering. For example, the original recipe called for 2 eggs of grease for the cake.
The sauce needs a consistent temperature to thicken reliably. If you can get an even flame then this will be no problem. However, for electric ranges I recommend using a cast iron or steel saucepan to compensate for the on-and-off cycle of the heating element.
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On an Authors Vision and the End Result
I was playing around with my camera, intent on creating a featured image for another post. However, when I looked at the finished product it got me thinking. I know! Rather dangerous for an author!
‘Creating a Cake’ by Evelyn Chartres During a flash of creative inspiration, the world I see is both pristine and clear. I could spend weeks writing that scene in all of its exquisite detail. How is that a problem? Like a lightning strike at night, details vanish as soon as they appear.
When looking at the shot, it sets the scene for someone collecting items and ingredients needed to bake a cake. In the picture there are ingredients, a tablet displaying the recipe, candles for later and even some serving plates.
However, once the flash is gone the minds rendition is no longer vibrant. In this case, the richness of reds have bled out from the shot. There is also a lack of detail and the image is cropped in such a way to prevent viewers from getting a sense of the bigger picture.
Like any story there are also inconsistencies or plot holes. How could someone make a cake without eggs, butter or vanilla extract? Why is a candle lit even though the cake is not ready?
Only after extensive reviews, reader input and hard work will author’s rendition approximate the original flash of inspiration. The reds will be more vibrant, the scene will sport a delicious cake that will make readers drool.
To think you can just taste that thick icing and marble cake… Wait? It was Maple Syrup cake originally!
Oh well minor detail. Hope no one will notice!
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Maple Syrup Cake
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Throughout the years Maple Syrup has become a symbol of all things Canadian. This cake is made from maple syrup, creating a moist spongy cake that can be served by itself, with whipped cream, or an optional glaze.
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