Category Archives: Pastry

White Wine Cake

For 6-10 Ingredients: 1 box of yellow cake mix 1 pack of Jell-O instant vanilla pudding mix (1 oz) 1 1/2 cup white wine (Chardonnay was used) 3/4 cup olive oil 4 eggs (at room temperature) 2 handfuls sliced almond … Continue reading

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French Pear Tart

For 6-8 Ingredients: 1 large jar of pear halves 6 tbsp unsalted butter at room temp 3/4 cup ground blanched almonds 2/3 cup sugar 2 tsp all-purpose flour 1 tsp cornstarch 1 large egg 2 tsp dark rum Tart shell … Continue reading

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Cocoa-Wine Cake

For ~ 8 Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 cup cocoa powder (unsweetened & dark) 1 1/4 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 2 sticks softened unsalted butter 1 1/3 cups sugar 2 large eggs 1 tsp pure vanilla extract … Continue reading

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Pumpkin Muffins

Yields ~30 Ingredients: 3 cups & 2 tbsp all-purpose flour 1 3/4 cups sugar 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt 1 tsp nutmeg 1/2 tsp cinnamon 5 eggs 2/3 (29 ounce) can pumpkin (Kabocha was … Continue reading

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