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Red Velvet Cake

Whipped Cream Frosting

Vanilla Cupcakes

Red Velvet Cake

This recipe makes the perfect whipped cream frosting that will keep in the refrigerator several hours without separating. more Vanilla Cupcakes are wonderfully sweet and buttery and are frosted with a lovely Buttercream. more

Red Velvet Cake is a very dramatic looking cake with a bright red color sharply contrasted by a white frosting. more

Carrot Cake

New York Cheesecake

Chocolate Cupcakes

This Carrot Cake is moist and flavorful with grated carrots and is covered with a delicious cream cheese frosting. more

New York Style Cheesecakes are creamy, and smooth, and rich, and dense, and absolutely delicious. more

These beautiful chocolate cupcakes have a wonderful chocolate flavor and are frosted with a chocolate fudge frosting. more

Chocolate Chip Cookies Pound Cake Peanut Butter Balls
Chocolate Chip Cookies are made with butter and a combination of white and brown sugars which produces a rich and chewy cookie with caramelized edges. more This Pound Cake is wonderfully rich and buttery with a lovely golden brown crust. more

Peanut Butter Balls have a lovely coating of chocolate with a smooth and creamy filling that is almost fudge-like in texture. more

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Spring is the season we look forward to as we can't wait to shake off the cold and dreariness of winter and start venturing outside again. No wonder it is called the season of rebirth as we only have to look outside our doors to see nature coming back to life. 

Spring may bring changes in the weather but there are still times when we don't know whether we should bake a Pudding or make Ice Cream? If the weather is still a little cold than you will probably opt for a rich pudding; whether that is a bread pudding where chunks of flavorful bread are soaked in a rich custard or the kid friendly rice, banana, chocolate or butterscotch pudding.

There are two fruits that we attach to Spring; strawberries and rhubarb. Strawberries have long been associated with Spring and rebirth and this is because they are one of the first fruits of the season. Although they are available year round, they are especially flavorful this time of year when their color is deep ruby red and they have no white shoulders. When choosing strawberries look for fragrant, plump, firm, uniformly sized, bright-red berries with no white or green "shoulders" at the stem end. The green leaf-like cap or hull should still be attached and not brown or wilted. There should be no soft spots, bruising or mildew. Always check the underside of the container to make sure there are no squashed berries or red juice (sign of overripe berries). Field grown rhubarb is the other fruit (although technically a vegetable) available this time of year and its bright rosy red and green tinged stalks with green leaves have a very pronounced tart flavor. When buying rhubarb looks for crisp and firm stalks that have a nice bright color and are free from blemishes and cuts. The leaves, if still attached, should be fresh looking, not wilted. Rhubarb can be refrigerated in a plastic bag for a few days before using. Stalks will become soft if stored too long. Remove any tough and stringy fibers and brown spots before using.

Fruits that have the same harvest time often go well together and this rule applies for strawberries and rhubarb. The tartness of the rhubarb is balanced perfectly by the sweetness of the strawberries. One recipe that showcases this pairing so well is individual Strawberry Rhubarb Tarts. Also, check out the Strawberry Page which has many nice recipes you might want to try. If the weather is warm, try the Pavlova which is a combination of sweet meringue, cream, and fruit or the Strawberry Meringue Cake which is a blend of sponge cake, meringue, cream, and strawberries. For breakfast, strawberries make a nice filling for the Berry Pancake, and are delicious in the Strawberry Bread. Another favorite of mine is the Strawberry Banana Muffins which make a convenient on-the-go breakfast food.

Stephanie Jaworski

 

Ganache

Fruit Tart

Coconut Macaroons

Ganache is a French term referring to a smooth mixture of chopped chocolate and heavy cream. more

Everyone loves the elegance of a fruit tart with its topping of beautiful fresh fruit. Whether you use a single fruit (like strawberries) or a medley of berries, sliced kiwi, plums, bananas, pineapple, and/or melon no one can resist its beauty. more

Coconut Macaroons have a wonderfully sweet coconut flavor with a crisp exterior and a soft and chewy texture. more

Lemon Curd

Pavlova

Cream Scones

Lemon curd is a thick, soft and creamy, spreadable cream that has a wonderful tart yet sweet flavor. Traditionally it was used as a spread for scones but today we also use it to fill our tarts, pies, cakes, and as part of a trifle. more

This meringue cake, with its unusual soft sweet marshmallow center and crisp crust is produced by folding a little vinegar and cornstarch into stiffly beaten egg whites. more

Cream Scones have a lovely crisp crust with a rich buttery flavor and light and fluffy texture. They are delicious cut in half and served with Devonshire Cream and either jam or lemon curd. more

Red Velvet Cupcakes Meringue Cookies Shortbread Cookies
Red Velvet Cupcakes have a subtle chocolate flavor with a bright red color that are iced with a Cream Cheese Frosting. more Meringue Cookies are so airy, sweet and crisp that they seem to almost melt in your mouth. more Shortbreads are traditionally a Christmas cookie that blends butter, sugar, and flour to make a rich and delicate tasting cookie. more
 
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Top 40 Recipes of 2011

1. Red Velvet Cake

2. Vanilla Cupcakes

3. Chocolate Chip Cookies

4. Royal Icing

5. New York Cheesecake

6. Peanut Butter Balls

7. Chocolate Cupcakes

8. Carrot Cake

9. Sugar Cookies

10. Shortbread Cookies

11. Whipped Cream Frosting

12. Red Velvet Cupcakes

13. Ganache 14. Oatmeal Cookies 15. Pound Cake
16. Coconut Macaroons 17. Chocolate Truffles 18. Fruit Tart 19. Pavlova 20. Gingerbread Men
21. Banana Bread 22. Snickerdoodles 23. Apple Pie 24. Meringue Cookies 25. Yellow Butter Cake
26. Apple Crisp 27. Lemon Curd 28. Nanaimo Bars 29. Molten Chocolate Cakes 30. Cream Scones
31. Brownies 32. Rum Balls 33. Biscuits 34. Pumpkin Pie 35. Lemon Bars
36. Mexican Wedding Cakes 37. Melting Moments 38. Boston Cream Pie 39. Chocolate Crinkles 40. Butter Tarts
   
 
   
 

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