Carrot Cake Recipe

Carrot cake is one of those wholesome desserts that reminds me of farmers’ wives and sweaty milkmaids and healthy brown-skinned farmboys. The sight of a big round carrot cake takes my mind’s eye to the bright kitchen of a big white house in the middle of a sorghum field with a blue sky out the…

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Apricot-Ginger Coffee Cake

Real quick, here’s a delicious apricot-ginger coffee cake I made up last night to take to a girlfriend brunch-and-clothing-swap. I’m taking this plus like 4 bags of clothes and shoes to pawn off on someone else. Man, I love clothing swaps. It feels really good to get rid of stuff. It also feels good to…

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Vegan Chocolate Cake

Vegan chocolate cake is so moist and fluffy you would swear it wasn’t vegan. But it is. And wonderful and cholesterol free! Try the vegan icing, too! (Please note: the ganache isn’t vegan unless you use some fake, soy-milk cream.)

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