For anyone who loves the flavor of chai, you might be interested in the delicious chai cupcake recipe below. It is VERY good. I substituted agave syrup for sugar since we don’t eat refined sugar. Vanilla Chai Cupcakes Recipe(Adapted from The Novice Chef Blog) Cupcake Ingredients:o 1/2 cup (1 stick) buttero 1 cup sugar (I…
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Mayonnaise in the Cake? Trust Me.
The chocolate cake pictured contains a “secret ingredient” and is one I’ve returned to again and again, always producing a rich, moist cake. If you find yourself longing to bake but short on eggs and butter, here’s a surprisingly reliable alternative. That ingredient is 3/4 cup of mayonnaise, and its use in cake baking has…
A Gift from the Past: Patricia’s Buttermilk Pie
Over twenty-five years ago, my old friend, Patricia Butler—God rest her soul—hand-wrote some of her favorite recipes for Ray and me before she died. She had been a production baker at the Old Pecan Street Cafe, one of Austin’s favorite breakfast-and-brunch spots in the 1980s and ’90s, and she was among the bakers who produced…
Agave-Sweentened Banana Pudding w/ Italian Meringue
Since Ray and I don’t eat refined sugar, I am often modifying refined sugar recipes to accommodate honey, maple syrup or agave syrup alternatives. A tried-and-true recipe that I have perfected over the years is my honey or agave-sweetened banana cream pie, which is a family favorite. However, when Ray recently bought a honey-sweetened lemon…
“Perfectly Chocolate” Chocolate Cake Recipe w/ Butter Cream Frosting
If you want a foolproof cake for the holidays with a frosting that’ll knock your socks off, then just follow the recipes below. We substitute honey for ours, but I have kept the original white sugar measurements if you would prefer to go that route. The first recipe comes from the back of the Hershey’s…
Best Gingersnap Recipe Ever with an Optional Healthy Twist
Today I modified America’s Test Kitchen’s recipe for gingersnap cookies to fit into my non-refined sugar criteria. That mean basically just substituting white sugar with maple sugar. The results were excellent. The cookies have a real snap and they are filled with freshly ground ginger for a nice little kick. I’m going out on a…
The Perfect Summer Dessert: Honey-Maple Spicy Peach Pie
I made a spicy peach pie this evening. I used maple sugar and honey since I don’t eat refined sugar. However, if you’d like to use regular sugar, just substitute 3/4 cup brown sugar for the maple sugar and honey—the rest of the recipe stays the same. I’ve included pictures of the steps at the…
Greg Patent’s Oatmeal Date Bar Recipe
I love Greg Patent’s cookbook, Baking in America: Traditional and Contemporary Favorites from the Past 200 Years. I made a recipe for maple date bars with lemon zest just a while back, but I will make the recipe below tomorrow. Not only does it call for the zest of a whole orange, but the juice…
5-Star Apple Cake Recipe
This is a tried-and-true recipe for a delicious apple bundt cake. Since Ray and I don’t eat refined sugar, I have added my maple sugar, honey, and maple syrup substitutions. You can follow the original recipe or go with my substitutions. Either way, you’ll produce a moist and delicious apple bundt cake that is perfect…
My Great-Nephew Eli’s Lemon Almond Cookies
Several years ago, my great-nephew Eli, who lives in Salt Lake City, created this delicious and nutritious recipe for a cake-like lemon cookie sweetened with honey or agave. We are headed to SLC now to visit Eli and the rest of our Utah family. We’ll likely make these cookies since they are always perfect in…
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