Tag: jam

  • rosemary victorian sponge cake

    rosemary victorian sponge cake

    i don’t mean to brag, but i think it’s safe to say that i was the tooth fairy’s favorite little kid. our relationship went waaaay past the conventional money-for-tooth exchange. she left notes under my pillow every  night, regardless of whether i’d lost a tooth. sometimes the notes were even accompanied by small gifts: a thimble,…

  • chocolate cherry marble pound cake

    chocolate cherry marble pound cake

    a rich, soft, chocolate cake will always be my #1. the kind that slices like warm butter, giving way to the slightest amount of pressure from a sharp knife; the kind that acquires moistness and flavor from layers of frosting, but retains its own flavor and texture; the kind that never comes cleanly out of the pan,…

  • pink lemonade cake with lemonheads and strawberry preserves

    pink lemonade cake with lemonheads and strawberry preserves

    have you ever gone to an amusement park or the zoo and gotten one of those frozen lemonade things you squeeze out of a tube? at first they’re so cold they paralyze your front teeth and brain, and then a few minutes later they’ve completely melted into warm sticky goo. there is a sweet spot, however, where the…