The word “sauce” is a French word that means a relish to make our food more appetizing.  Sauces are liquid or semi-liquid foods devised to make other foods look, … Continued

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

 Sponge Cake History Sponge Cakes are similar to Angel Food Cakes in that they use many eggs and no shortening or leavening.  A traditional sponge cake is very easy to … Continued

  Photo from the Bayside Inn Restaurant, Smith Island, MD.   Unless you are from Smith Island (Maryland’s only inhabited off-shore island), in Chesapeake Bay, you probably have not heard … Continued

Meringue Dessert Shells are an easy-to-make low-fat and calorie dessert dish.  They are wonderful and fun way to serve fresh fruit, fruit salad, pudding, or your other specialty desserts.  You can … Continued

Why Do Some Eggs Float? – Fresh Eggs vs. Old Egg   QUESTION: If you have kept eggs past the use before date, try to boil them, and if most … Continued

  Egg Size Equivalents The following information is from the American Egg Board.   Although any size egg may be used for frying, scrambling, cooking in the shell, and poaching, … Continued

How To Make Natural Easter Egg Dyes Give the Easter bunny a run for his money by dyeing Easter eggs the natural way, using common foods and flowers.     … Continued

  Sally Lunn Cake History – A large sponge cake-like bread, more like a bread than a cake that is either yeast or baking powder based that can be made … Continued

Pound Cake History – The name (Pound Cake) comes from the fact that the original pound cakes contained one pound each of butter, sugar, eggs, and flour.  No leaveners were … Continued

  Panforte (pahn-FOR-teh) – An Italian confection (a round, flat cake) that is a cross between fruitcake, candy, and honey cakes.  It contains a tiny amount of flour (just enough … Continued

  Madeleine is a French form of Magdalen (Mary Magdalen, a disciple of Jesus, is mentioned in all four gospels).     18th Century: Madeleines are always associated with the … Continued

Torte is the German word for “cake.”  It is a cake that uses groundnuts as the predominant dry ingredient in place of most or sometimes all of the flour.  Although … Continued

  German Chocolate Cake is an American creation that contains the key ingredients of sweet baking chocolate, coconut, and pecans. This cake was not brought to the American Midwest by … Continued

Fruitcakes are holiday and wedding cakes which have a very heavy fruit content.  They require special handling and baking to obtain successful results.  The name “fruitcake” can be traced back … Continued