Our garden is bursting with rhubarb! We have about 6 large rhubarb plants, all of which were in desperate need of splitting earlier this Spring. After splitting them we ended up with about 25 rhubarb plants! Most of them we gave away to friends but se kept a few and … Continue reading →
Best Gluten Free Carrot Cake (with Marzipan Carrots)
You may have noticed I've been experimenting more with gluten free baking. No, The Daring Gourmet isn't converting into a gluten free blog. I just like adding variety to my blog. Plus, I like to have alternatives to gluten for myself and my family. Our son just … Continue reading →
Zwetschgenkuchen (German Plum Cake)
While plums can be found in stores throughout the year, in celebration of plum season I want to share a traditional German plum cake with you. Depending on which region of Germany you're in, it's called Zwetschgenkuchen, Zwetschgendatschi, Quetschekuche or Pflaumenkuchen. … Continue reading →
Fig, Anise & Hazelnut Tea Cake with Orange Glaze
This cake combines some influences of England, Germany and Italy. Dense cakes like this make the perfect accompaniment for afternoon tea, a long-held English tradition. The hazelnuts and anise are popular baking ingredients in Germany and Italy and their aroma brings back … Continue reading →
Lemon Lime Zucchini Cake with Lemon Lime Cream Cheese Frosting
Our garden yielded a ton of squash this Summer. A ton. And we've just harvested what is hopefully the last bunch. Fingers crossed. That said, this overabundance of squash enabled/forced me to get creative in finding news ways of using it. So as I dragged in the … Continue reading →
Lemon Millet Fig Cake with Walnuts and Candied Ginger
Summer is slowly coming to an end here in western WA. We've had several days of rain after a record hot and dry Summer and though there's still some pleasant weather in the forecast, I sense a hint of Fall in the air. The end of Summer is always bitter-sweet. Bitter … Continue reading →
Classic Angel Food Cake
The food of angels. I've always thought this cake had a fitting name. White as wool, light an airy as a cloud, and a deliciously delicate flavor - it's easy to see why this 19th century American creation has remained a favorite through the generations. … Continue reading →
Pumpkin Eggnog Cake with Eggnog Custard Sauce
Thank you to Clever Girls and Bob's Red Mill for sponsoring this post! I can't praise this cake enough. It is perfection. The texture is exquisite and the flavor is so wonderful. It's fantastic on its own, but when served with the eggnog custard sauce it not only … Continue reading →
Chocolate Butterscotch Pumpkin Streusel Cake
This cake represents a match made in heaven: Chocolate and butterscotch folded into a sweet and tender pumpkin cake, topped with a buttery walnut and cinnamon streusel, and drizzled with sugar icing. Yummmmm! … Continue reading →
Cherry Marzipan Streusel Cake
With a super tender, moist crumb, filled with sweet and plump fresh cherries, and generously laced and dotted with heavenly marzipan, this cake will win you over after the first bite. And DO NOT skip over this recipe because you're thinking, "Dang it, I don't have marzipan … Continue reading →
Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Bread
A double dose of chocolate, peanut butter and banana...what's there not to like? … Continue reading →
Preserved Lemon Ginger Pound Cake
Thank you to All You Magazine and Pollinate Media Group for sponsoring this post. A delicious lemony cake punctuated with those preserved lemons we've been raving so much about lately. This cake adds bits of chewy candied ginger and gets a double dose of lemon in the … Continue reading →
Old-Fashioned Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
This carrot cake is made a little differently. The carrots and cooked and pureed before being added to the batter resulting in a sweeter flavor, a richer texture, and a deliciously moist crumb. … Continue reading →
Toasted Almond Honey Cake
A tender, moist and thoroughly scrumptious cake with a distinct honey flavor and toasted almonds. … Continue reading →
Caramel Pear and Walnut Cake
The creation of this cake resulted from two things: First and foremost, a massive craving for something sweet (ever experience that?) and secondly, I had two pears on the verge of death that were pleading to be used. What goes well with pears? Caramel. What goes well … Continue reading →
Cranberry (or Cherry) Almond Streusel Cake
Cranberries, another highly nutritious "superfruit", are nestled in this moist butter and sour cream-based streusel cake along with ground almonds and a hint of orange. This cake was no sooner placed on the cake platter than it was stampeded by the clatter of eager forks … Continue reading →
French Almond Cake with Lavender Lemon Glaze {Appreciation Post}
Another Daring Gourmet original to enjoy before the Summer is through. This cake is special. The smell of it baking, its magnificent flavor, its delicate texture and graceful appearance...this cake is absolutely delightful. … Continue reading →
Chocolate Almond Quinoa Cake
Chocolate Almond Quinoa Cake. No flour. 100% gluten free. And quite possibly THE best chocolate cake you've ever had! Trust me on this. "Nuh-uh" you say. Take another look, a little closer up. … Continue reading →
Rhubarb Buttermilk Streusel Cake
Rhubarb is easy to grow and spreads rapidly, yielding a generous harvest. That said, we've attempted on at least a couple of occasions to grow rhubarb, but without success. It's never been able to survive the antics of the family dog! Fortunately, I was able to reap some … Continue reading →
Orange Chocolate Hazelnut Bread
Does that hazelnut oil in the picture look familiar to you? That's right! You saw it in my Hazelnut Shortbread Cookies where I lavishly praised its name. Hazelnut oil is simply too good to let sit unused in the refrigerator, so I wanted to put it to use. And since I love … Continue reading →
Mega Healthy Honey Olive Quinoa Cake
My family's health is of utmost importance to me, especially my kids' health. I'm always looking for creative ways to incorporate healthy ingredients into my cooking and baking. This cake is no exception and I can't begin to tell you how excited I am about it! I felt like … Continue reading →
Better Than Otis Almond Poppy Seed Muffins
I know the title sounds terribly bold and audacious. I mean, let's face it - Otis Spunkmeyer makes some pretty dang good tasting muffins. And his Almond Poppy Seed muffins are no exception. But mine rival his for two reasons: 1) The list of ingredients in my … Continue reading →
Caramel Banana Upside Down Bread
I couldn't take it anymore. After two carb-free days to lose the 2 pounds I had gained after an indulgent week, I had to have CARBS. A few days ago I was back down to my desired weight and I approached the day with a smile on my face. An almost intoxicated giddiness set … Continue reading →
French Almond Cake with Green Tea Honey Glaze
Oh. My. Golly. Goodness. Don't let the simple appearance of this cake fool you - there's nothing simple about the flavor. Almonds, vanilla, green tea and honey combine to make this a truly remarkable cake. Light and airy, layers of flavor, and the perfect touch of … Continue reading →
Killer Peanut Butter Cake
Two things: 1) I need more food props, and 2) to quote my husband, "Every time you use the white table cloth and that plant it looks like something out of a 1970's cookbook." (Thanks, Todd. Love you, too.) Combine points one and two: No more 70's food pics. Need. … Continue reading →
Whole Wheat Pear Upside Down Gingerbread Cake with Caramel Sauce
Did you know it's National Caramel Day today? I stumbled upon that little fact by accident this morning and I am so glad I happened to notice that. Because had I not, this Daring Gourmet original would never have been born! It's like happening to be at the right time and … Continue reading →
Lemon Zucchini Bread with Lemon Glaze
It seems most people I talk to love lemon-flavored treats, whether it's candy, baked goods, or lemon-flavored sauces for pastas and seafood. There is just something about that refreshingly sweet-sour zippy taste of lemon that is so addicting. I've always loved lemony … Continue reading →
Orange Buttermilk Cake with Orange Cream Cheese Frosting
I was just talking to one of my best childhood friends, Steffi, from Germany. Talking to her got me thinking about many of the things I miss from back home in Europe. One small, but fond item that came to mind was triggered by seeing a jug of buttermilk in my fridge. … Continue reading →
Sinfully Rich Brownies
A cold, drizzly, wintery day called for making the ultimate comfort treat: Sinfully Rich Brownies. Lots of butter and lots of chocolate. Ahhh, does life get any better than this? One bite and I was HOOKED! Did I already say sinfully rich?? Like biting into some creamy … Continue reading →
