can ROSE’S heavenly CAKES: Classic Carrot Cake (page 122), be an energy bar? my canoe club is hosting the first race for this season, and i was asked to develop a recipe for energy bars.  here is my take: “I am sorry, and I don’t want to sound arrogant or bashing. I prefer a banana [...]

ROSE’S heavenly CAKES: Classic Carrot Cake (page 122), after 3 months in frozen vacuum.

may 2010 bring better results!  this is what happens when you omit the carrots for ROSE’S heavenly CAKES:  Classic Carrot Cake (page 122). p.s. and i though my last posting for this take would be the last one! addition:  as most of the world had already welcomed the new year, i sit alone in Hawaii [...]

just a couple photos while measuring the frosting ingredients for ROSE’S heavenly CAKES:  Dreamy Creamy White Chocolate Frosting (page 122).  the sun hits my kitchen in december… take that!

december 26th and it is never too late looking for the ultimate gift for someone special or for yourself!  for the chef who has every tool or gadget, there probably is one thing he/she may still wish for:  the BOSCH Universal Kitchen Machine.  when my BOSCH Universal Kitchen Machine arrived, i felt i found something [...]

frostings that use white chocolate are extremely easy to make… if you pay attention to temperatures.  adding too cold ingredients to melted white chocolate risks seizing into little chunks.  instant read digital thermometers are many an very affordable nowadays, once i was quoted that this tool is the #1 indispensable thing i could not live [...]

what is your favorite cupcake shape?  texan, standard, mini, or financier?  if you haven’t made cupcakes with a financier cake pan, please buy, borrow, or steal one! financiers are finger sized rectangular loafs about 3-inches long by 1-inch deep by 1-inch wide.  financiers are elegant, fit between your fingers like second nature, and feed cleanly [...]

of course, everyone says that carrot cake frosting makes carrot cake, but i urge you to try this carrot cake naked, recipe from ROSE’S heavenly CAKES:  Classic Carrot Cake (page 122). it has the classic taste and texture of traditional carrot cake, however moist, packed with flavor, yet with an amazing balance of spices.  it [...]

we had 10 lbs of carrots to shred, we had 7 graters to test.  we baked ROSE’S heavenly CAKES:  Classic Carrot Cake (page 122), calling for coarsely shredded carrots. for carrot cake, we LOVED the coarse or extra coarse graters.  for fresh carrot salad, we loved the ribbon grater with its extraordinary and time saving [...]

when making a 4x recipe of ROSE’S heavenly CAKES: Classic Carrot Cake (page 122), you need 8 tsp of cinnamon.  what do you think will happen if instead of 8, you use 9?  i don’t think there is such thing as a cinnamon cake! maybe i can’t count, but for a fact, when measuring anything [...]