All posts tagged: dessert recipes

Peach & Banana Cake

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That’s it. That’s the only lonely picture I took of a cake that went down a storm when I brought it to work. The reason I am posting the recipe is solely based on the kindness of their compliments about this little peach cutie. I don’t usually make anything for my work friends and I was feeling a little guilty. So I whipped this up because it was peach season, I had several peaches on the verge of death and it sounded so good. I promised myself if no one liked it at work, I wouldn’t make anything else because it’s a waste. But, almost every bite was gone. So proud 😀 For a cake, it’s a breeze to make. No frosting but covered in some beautifully fanned peach slices. It’s inviting, beautiful and smells amazing. Recipe adapted from | Julia’s Album Ingredients 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda pinch of salt 1/2 stick butter ( I used vegan butter, Better than Butter) 3/4  cup sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 …

Persimmon Pudding

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I experimented a bit with a recipe I found on Saveur and I was convinced I had ruined it beyond all eat-ability. It took a very long time to set in the oven and I eventually pulled it out while it was still a bit wiggly. However, I went ahead and tried it and, I am happy to report,  the first bite was pure bliss in flavor. After a while it will set and look like a very moist cake. The process of cooking down gives the pudding an unbelievably decadent richness. It doesn’t look like its Saveur counterpart but it sure is tasty.  I served it at Thanksgiving with very positive results. This tastes just like the holidays! Ingredients: Pulp from enough halved ripe persimmons to make 3-4 cups |You need to buy the squishy variety of persimmon, not the hard ones.| 1 cup sugar 2 eggs, beaten 1½ cups buttermilk  |I used almond milk plus 1 tablespoon vinegar. Let sit for five minutes.| 1 tsp. baking soda 1½ cups flour 1 tsp. baking powder 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon 1 …