Chocolate Pound Cake

Uncle Jimmy’s Chocolate Pound Cake Recipe

Uncle Jimmy Chocolate Pound Cake has won over my heart!  This is a very rich and dense chocolate cake – it gets even better as it ages. My mom would … Continued

Upside-Down Pumpkin Cake Recipe

Upside-Down Pumpkin Cake “Pie” is a favorite pumpkin pie substitute from the 1990s.  It is an easy pumpkin dessert that is like both a cake and a pie. The pumpkin pie … Continued

Valentine's Day Cake

Valentine’s Day Cake Recipe

Valentine’s Day Cake Recipe Valentine’s Day Cake – This year I decided to make a 6-inch cake because an intimate Valentine’s Day dinner for two calls for a smaller dessert. … Continued

Easter Eggs Candy

Vanilla Nut Easter Eggs Candy Recipe

Easter Eggs Candy Easter Eggs Candy is so spectacular looking and so delicious!  These homemade candied chocolate Easter eggs are made with a soft walnut candy center that is covered with … Continued

Vanilla Soy Flan

Vanilla Soy Flan with Butterscotch Sauce Recipe

This Vanilla Soy Flan was very easy to make and tasted delicious!  Flan may be prepared in a large flan dish or in individual ramekins.  In Mexico, flans are usually … Continued

Vanilla Wafer Fruitcake

Vanilla Wafer Fruitcake Recipe

Vanilla Wafer Fruitcake probably could be classified somewhere between a cake and candy.  It seems that even people who do not generally like fruitcake, love this easy to make fruitcake. … Continued

Vegan Chia Seed Pudding

Vegan Chia Seed Pudding Recipe

Vegan No-Cook Recipe – Video Tutorial Vegan chia seed pudding is a no-cook easy-to-make dessert that is very rich and satisfying.  Using coconut cream gives it a very rich and creamy taste.  This … Continued

Vegan Gelato Recipe

Vegan Gelato Recipe

Vegan Gelato Recipe is an easy-to-make vegan dessert that tastes delicious and creamy. My daughter, Nancy Hartman, created this delicious vegan version of gelato in honor of the birthday of … Continued

Verjuice Mint Sorbet Recipe

  Verjuice Mint Sorbet Recipe is made from verjus (the tart, unfermented juice of unripe wine grapes).  Because it is made from the wine grapes, Verjus Mint Sorbet goes well … Continued

Victoria Sponge Cake

Victoria Sponge Cake History

Victoria Sponge Cake is a two-layer sponge-like airy cake that is filled with a layer of jam and whipped cream.  It is cut into small “sandwiches” and served in a … Continued

Victorian Tea Menu

Tea Travels!™… The Romance of Victorian Tea Photos and Menu by Ellen Easton ©2020  – All Rights Reserved Check out more of Ellen Easton’s Tea Travels™ articles and recipes. Learn about the History … Continued

Viennese Chocolate Sable

Viennese Chocolate Sable Cookie Recipe

  Viennese Chocolate Sable or Sabl au Chocolat cookies are a classic French cookie originating in Normandy.  The word Sable is French for “sand,” which refers to the sandy crumbly texture … Continued

Watermelon Cubes

Watermelon Cubes with Aged Balsamic Vinegar Recipe

Rich Tramonto says, “This charming little Watermelon Cubes with Aged Balsamic Vinegar Recipe is comprised of two ingredients, and when there are only two, they had better be the best … Continued

Watermelon Sorbet

Watermelon Sorbet Recipe

  Watermelon Sorbet is very refreshing on a hot summer day.  It is a great way to cool off!  The taste is amazing and this sorbet is so easy to … Continued

Shoofly Pie

Wet Bottom Shoofly Pie Recipe

 Amish Pie Recipe The origin of the name Shoofly pie and Wet-Bottom Shoofly Pie Pie has been debated for years and will probably never ultimately be solved.  The most logical … Continued