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brown sugar pound cake

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

I can’t believe I’ve gone so many months without mentioning Eric’s all-time favorite dessert. If he’s in the mood for a sweetie, it’s 9 times out of 10 going to be brown sugar pound cake.
It’s a rather popular old family recipe, and I can see why. Somehow, it’s even more rich than the buttery pound [...]

chocohotopots

Saturday, March 28th, 2009

A couple years ago, we went on a cruise over Spring Break and Eric (and, okay, I too) became absolutely obsessed with the “Warm Chocolate Melting Cake” that was on the dessert menu. It’s just how it sounds: a warm cake with a gooey chocolate center. We ordered them every night at dinner. Sometimes he’d [...]

buttery pound cake

Friday, October 24th, 2008

For such a die-hard chocolate fan, it’s a little strange to me that my first post (… ever!) is for a recipe that is so not chocolate. It is, however, a perfect example of eggs, sugar, flour, and butter coming together for a pretty fantastic dessert. Oh. And about that butter — be ready for [...]