Techniques Baking

Easy Christmas Fruit Cake

Easy Christmas Fruit Cake

This Christmas fruit cake can be eaten a day after making, with no fuss no waiting around for it to age. The original contributor left the following anecdote: > “This recipe was written out by my husband’s sister who passed…

Dump Cake

Dump Cake

This is a fast and easy cake to make. Ingredients 1 can (20 ounces) crushed pineapple with juice, undrained 1 can (21 ounces) cherry pie filling 1 package yellow cake mix ½ cup butter 1 cups chopped pecans Procedure Dutch…

Double Chocolate Cheesecake

Double Chocolate Cheesecake

Ingredients 1½ cups finely-crushed chocolate wafers 3 packages (24 oz) softened cream cheese 1½ cups white granulated sugar 4 oz semi-sweet chocolate, melted and cooled 2 tbsp flour 1 tsp vanilla essence 4 eggs ¼ cup milk ¼ cup vanilla-flavored…

Dole Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

Dole Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

This is the original Dole-brand recipe for pineapple upside-down cake. Ingredients 1 large can (~397 g / 14 oz) crushed or sliced pineapple 2 cups (275 g / 9.7 oz) flour, sifted 2 teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon salt ⅔…

Dog Biscuits

Dog Biscuits

These dog biscuits have a bit of protein from peanut butter and some abrasiveness from bran flakes and oats. You can use a mostly-oat low-fat granola in place of just the oats and the kind of bran cereal with flax…

Date Squares

Date Squares

A wonderful square recipe with the flavor of dates. Also see the Date Bar recipe. Ingredients Crumb mixture 1 ½ cup (360 g) rolled oats 1 cup (240 g) brown sugar (packed) 1 ½ cup (260 g) all-purpose flour 1…

Cupcakes (Plain)

Cupcakes (Plain)

Cupcakes are small individual cakes baked in cases. This recipe is for very simple, plain cakes. Ingredients 100 g self-raising flour 100 g caster sugar 100 g margarine 2 ea. (100 g) eggs Icing sugar (optional) Procedure Preheat an oven…

Cranberry Orange Squares

Cranberry Orange Squares

A delicious square recipe with a pleasant flavor of oranges and cranberries. Ingredients 1 cup (240 g) rolled oats 1 cup (240 g) all-purpose flour ¾ cup (180 g) brown sugar ¾ teaspoon baking soda ½ cup (120 g) butter…

Cornish Fairing

Cornish Fairing

Cornish fairings are traditional Cornish spiced biscuits with a real kick. Ingredients 110 g (½ cup or 4 oz) flour 60 g (¼ cup or 2 oz) butter or margarine 60 g (¼ cup or 2 oz) caster sugar 1…

Cornbread II

Cornbread II

Ingredients ¼ cup (35 g / 1.2 oz) cornmeal 1¼ cup (310 ml / 10 oz) mixture of milk and orange juice (you can use as much orange juice as you like; ¼–½ cup (60–125 ml / 2–4.2 oz) is…

Corn Muffins

Corn Muffins

These corn muffins are moist and sweet with a slightly crunchy crust. This recipe is based on a recipe from Rose Levy Berenbaum’s Bread Bible, but with yogurt substituted for the sour cream. This is also double her recipe. Ingredients…

Cod, Olive Oil, and Cream Sauce (Brandade de Morue)

Cod, Olive Oil, and Cream Sauce (Brandade de Morue)

Ingredients 1 lb salt cod, skinless and boneless 1 cup olive oil ½ cup milk or heavy cream 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice, or to taste 1 cup finely-chopped onion 2 cloves garlic, pressed or grated with a microplane Pepper…