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Grilled Sponge Cake with Vanilla Ice Cream
Cooking — In a medium mixing bowl, combine sugar, egg yolks, and vanilla, whisking until smooth and frothy. Add the lemon zest and juice and whisk until well combined. In a separate larger mixing bowl, sift the cake flour and salt together; a fine-mesh ...More…
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Chocolate Chip Cake
Cooking — This low-fat chocolate-chip Bundt cake is topped with a sweet chocolate drizzle. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 12-cup Bundt pan with cooking spray. Beat egg whites in a large bowl with an electric mixer on low speed until foamy. Add cream ...More…
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Lemon Verbena Cheesecake
Cooking — With its exquisite lemon-oil fragrance, lemon verbena adds a sophisticated accent to a creamy vanilla cheesecake. Lemon verbena is also a perfect complement to strawberries. A generous quantity of fruit and a slender slice of cheesecake make a ...More…
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Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Cooking — This rich, chocolaty Southern favorite has its own culinary mythology: a couple at the Waldorf-Astoria, a shared slice of bright red chocolate cake, a request for the recipe, and the surprise of later finding a $100 charge on their room bill. ...More…
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Banana-Bran Muffins
Cooking — By the end of the week, any bananas left in the fruit bowl are past their prime--just right for these moist bran muffins. Add a handful of dark chocolate chips to entice children to enjoy a fiber-rich treat. Ingredient Notes: You can use ...More…
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Lemon Cake
Cooking — This luscious lemon cake is soaked with an equally luscious lemon syrup. Serve with Mango-Raspberry Compote. Make Ahead Tip: Prepare through Step 6; store covered at room temperature for up to 1 day. To make cake: Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat an ...More…
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Chocolate Bundt Cake
Cooking — You won't feel an ounce of guilt when you dig into this dense, chocolate bundt cake. Note: Fruit puree fat replacement choices include Sunsweet Lighter Bake can be found in jars in the oil or baking-supply section of your market. To make cake: ...More…
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Carrot Cupcakes
Cooking — Pureed prunes stand in for some of the fat in these carrot cupcakes. Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners or coat with cooking spray. Combine prunes with hot water in a food processor and process until smooth; set aside. Drain pineapple in a ...More…
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Buttermilk Pound Cake
Cooking — Pound cake gets its name from the traditional pound of butter used to make it. This low-fat version uses a combination of pureed canned pears and canola oil, along with a touch of butter, for a moist, rich result. Puree pears in a food processor ...More…
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Apple Swirl Cake
Cooking — This moist apple cake has a sweet and crunchy walnut filling swirled through it and on top. Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a 9-inch springform tube pan (10-cup capacity) or coat it with cooking spray. Stir together walnuts, Grape-Nuts, brown sugar ...More…
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Carrot Cake
Cooking — An old favorite with an updated nutritional profile, but still as moist and delicious as ever. Whole-wheat pastry flour is milled from soft wheat. It contains less gluten than regular whole-wheat flour and helps ensure a tender result in delicate ...More…
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Flourless Sponge Cake
Cooking — Tip: To make vanilla sugar, split 1 vanilla bean lengthwise with the tip of a sharp knife. Cut into 2-inch pieces and grind in a blender with 1 cup sugar. Pass sugar through a fine sieve. (The sugar will keep indefinitely in a tightly covered ...More…