Archives for Sweets category

Hummingbird Cake

Recipe for hummingbird cake, a Southern white layer cake made with mashed bananas, crushed pineapple, pecans and spices. The story goes it’s so good you’ll hum while you eat it.

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Benne Brittle

A recipe for benne brittle, a nineteenth century sesame seed candy made in Charleston and the South Carolina Low Country.

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A traditional pumpkin pie recipe based on one from the 1890s made with pure maple syrup, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg.

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Aunt Ruth’s Pound Cake

An old Southern family recipe for lemon pound cake made with real butter. It has a fine crumb and a delicious lemon flavor.

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Ultimate Cheesecake

For the Crust:

2 1/2 cups Graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup Butter, melted
1/2 cup sugar

For the Filling:

5 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
1 1/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons All-purpose flour
2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
1 1/2 teaspoons grated orange zest
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 large eggs
2 [...]

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Italian Cream Cake

This cake is a holiday tradition at my house. It’s rich, moist, and filled with coconut and walnuts.
For the cake:

1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup shortening
2 cups sugar
5 egg yolks
5 egg whites
1 small can flaked coconut, reserving 2 tablespoons for garnish
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 [...]

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Bananas Foster

Bananas Foster is a legendary New Orleans dessert made with warm bananas, brown sugar, brandy and banana liqueur served warm over vanilla ice cream.

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Strawberry Cobbler

For the crust:

1 3/4 cup unbleached all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon baking powder
2 tablespoons sugar
6 tablespoons cold butter
3/4 cup milk

For the filling:

1 cup sugar
1/3 cup unbleached aa[[ purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup water
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 quarts fresh strawberries, stemmed and cut in [...]

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Peach Crumb Pie

For the crust:
1 1/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 stick (1/4) pound butter, cut into small pieces
3 tablespoons ice water
For the filling:
1 1/2 cups water
1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
Pinch of black pepper
2 pounds peaches, peeled, pitted and cut into wedges (about 3 cups)
For [...]

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Served at a famous Kentucky horse race…you know the one!
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs, slightly beaten
3 tablespoons rum
1/2 cup coconut
1/2 cup flour
1 stick butter or margarine
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup pecans — chopped
1 unbaked 9″ pie shell
Combine sugar, flour and eggs. Add nuts, coconut and rum. Melt butter. Add butte. Pour chocolate chips on bottom of [...]

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