by Admin | Feb 1, 2025 | Desserts
Makes 2 or 3 large strudels. Where it came from before Flora’s grandmother started calling it her own, nobody knows, but this is not a classic version of apple strudel. It is as unusual as it is tasty. When Flora makes this strudel, she makes double or more the amount...
by Admin | Jan 30, 2025 | Desserts
Makes 8 medium-sized fruitcakes. Make these before Thanksgiving Day if you want to eat them at Christmas—they need aging to develop proper flavor. • 1 lb. dried apricots, cut in small pieces • 12 oz. pitted prunes, cut in small pieces • 8 oz. pitted dates, cut in...
by Admin | Jan 28, 2025 | Desserts
Makes about 2½ cups. • 4 egg yolks • 1¼ cups sugar • 3 Tbs. unsweetened powdered cocoa • ⅔ cup milk • ½ lb. soft butter 1. Beat the egg yolks until they are creamy, then beat in ¾ cup of the sugar and continue until pale and fluffy. Beat in the cocoa. 2. Bring the...
by Admin | Jan 26, 2025 | Desserts
Serves 10 to 12 This wonderful cake was first made for me by my Aunt Wenia in Poland, and I immediately demanded the recipe. It is the perfect cake for a very special occasion, a baroque, luscious creation that really looks like a celebration. • 1 sponge cake, baked...
by Admin | Jan 24, 2025 | Desserts
Serves 10 to 14 It means “English Soup” because its base is English custard, but it’s really a marvelous, moist Italian confection—cake soaked with rum, layered with marmalade and custard, and covered with a meringue. The curious name presumably derives from a...
