• Breakfast & Brunch,  Desserts,  Sweet Things

    Orange Yogurt Cake

    March 23, 2019 /

    Spring has arrived and I think we need a celebration!  We all know that no celebration is even worth celebrating if there isn’t cake, but let’s face it….winter has not been kind to our waistlines.  Well, I should speak for myself, it has not been kind to MY waistline.  My goal for all of last year (before I turned 50) was to try to get into the best shape of my life, which I felt would make turning 50 not so bad.  Well, it turns out turning 50 wasn’t so bad, but I was fat when it happened.  The 3 months since haven’t been all that momentous either, so if…

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  • Sweet Things

    Is it a Torte or a Cake?

    March 13, 2018 /

    To answer the age old question….Is it a Torte or a Cake?  Who cares!!!!!!  It’s dessert and it’s delicious and that’s all that really matters.  But, for those of you who may want to distinguish…..tortes ARE pretty much cakes that are generally made with less flour than a traditional cake and many have ground nuts to replace some of that flour.  We’ll save the great Torte vs. Cake debate for another time, and just get to the good stuff.   Today, March 13 is National Coconut Torte Day….who knew?   So in preparation for the big celebration I wanted to make a semi-easy version that screamed classy dessert, but didn’t…

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