Bake or Break

Adventures of an amateur baker

Entries from September 2008

Sour Cream Coffee Cake with Chocolate and Nuts

September 23rd, 2008 · 47 Comments

Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Now, that is a title. In this case, I really think you need every bit of it to convey all of the delicious components. It’s not just a coffee cake. Not even close.

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Tags: cakes · chocolate · coffeecakes

Blackberry Crumb Bars

September 17th, 2008 · 31 Comments

Blackberry crumb bars

Ever since I made that Berry Tart, I’ve been wanting to bake something else with blackberries. Raspberries seem to be my berry of choice, but those blackberries in that tart really had me wanting to stray a bit from the usual.

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Tags: bars

Chocolate Layer Cake with Cream Cheese Frostings

September 8th, 2008 · 72 Comments

Chocolate Layer Cake with Cream Cheese Frostings

At least once a year, I can count on Quinn taking over the baking in the BoB kitchen. That occasion is my birthday. This year, there was much deliberation on what would be my birthday cake. The final decision was pieced together from a few different recipes and Quinn’s insistence that there be frosting involved.

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Tags: cakes · chocolate