Apple Cake with Lemon Sauce Recipe

 This Apple Cake with Lemon Sauce was one of my first-ever creations, made one day when I was about 14 years old.  I wanted to bake an apple cake but I … Continued

Blackberry Clafouti

Blackberry Clafouti Recipe

This is an easy-to-make Blackberry Clafouti dessert using fruit suspended in a batter similar to that used for crepes.  If desired, you could substitute a pound of pitted plums, peaches, … Continued

Blackberry sour cream Coffee Cake

Blackberry Coffee Cake with Sour Cream Recipe

How about a slice of Blackberry Coffee Cake with sour cream for breakfast? This outstanding coffee cake is one of the dishes served for brunch at the Stephanie Inn in Oregon.  This … Continued

Blackberry Upside-Down Cake

Blackberry Upside-Down Cake Recipe

Blackberry Upside-Down Cake is so easy to make and so pretty to look at.  This recipe will probably be your go-to dish when fresh local blackberries are available.  Remember the … Continued

Cherry Clafouti

Cherry Clafouti Recipe

Cherry Clafouti recipe is an easy-to-make dessert using fruit suspended in a batter similar to that used for crepes.  Substitute a pound of pitted plums, peaches, berries, sliced apples or … Continued

Cherry Delight Cake Recipe

Cherry Delight Cake is very rich, refreshing, and a wonderful tasting dessert!  This cake uses fresh tart or “pie” cherries.  For many years we grew “pie” cherries; in fact we had … Continued

Cranberry Tartlets Recipe

Cranberry Tartlets recipe has easy-to-follow instructions and tastes great.  After your first bite, you will wish you doubled this recipe from the start. Doreen Matthew of the Bay Creamery restaurant … Continued

Fresh Blackberry Custard Torte Recipe

Blackberry Custard Torte is a light and wonderful way to serve fresh blackberries for either breakfast or as a dessert.  I like to use the wild blackberries that grow in … Continued

Lemon Pudding Cake

Lemon Pudding Cake Recipe

What is a Lemon Pudding Cake?  It is cake on top and pudding/custard on the bottom.  Thus Lemon Pudding Cake is basically two desserts in one.  The beauty lies in their utter … Continued

Strawberry Shortcake

Old-Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake Recipe

Nothing could be a more typical, totally American, dessert than Strawberry Shortcake.  Plus what could taste better during your local strawberry season?     There’s nothing that says “Hello Summer” … Continued

Orange Poppy Seed Cake

Orange Poppy Seed Cake Recipe

Orange Poppy Seed Cake is an old-fashion cake that is ideal for a quiet afternoon with a cup of coffee or tea.  This is a simple, but elegant cake to … Continued

Pear Clafouti

Pear Clafouti Recipe

  Pear Clafouti (kla-foo-TEE), also known a Clafoutis, is a traditional fruit dessert from the Limousin region of France and is often served as a breakfast dish.   The name clafoutis … Continued

Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Pineapple Upside Down Cake Recipe and History

The Pineapple Upside Down Cake, which was so popular in the 1950s and 1960s, is again gaining in popularity.  No wonder – it is still delicious and wonderful!  Use your … Continued

Raspberry Brownie Delight Recipe

Raspberry Brownie Delight is a unique way to use those chocolate brownies for dessert.  The addition of fresh raspberries makes an easy to make dessert that pleases everyone you serve it … Continued

Rhubarb Meringue Cake

Rhubarb Meringue Cake Recipe

Rhubarb Meringue Cake is a classic German dessert, know as Rhabarberkuchen, will melt in your mouth as it is so good!  If you love rhubarb, this is a must try … Continued