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Fresh Peach Coffee Cake with Cardamom

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Rose McAvoy | 1 Comments

Easy peach coffee cake with fragrant cardamom – a perfect blend of sweet summer peaches and warm autumn spices. Recipe Highlights: A unique coffee cake recipe featuring fresh peaches An easy peach cake that you can serve any time of day for breakfast, brunch, snack, or dessert! Lighter than a Starbucks coffee cake this treat has 221 calories per serving and…

Rhubarb Coffee Cake

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Rose McAvoy | 4 Comments

One spring when I was about 7 or 8 years old my mom took my sister and I on a little trip to visit her great uncle and second cousins in the small town of Snoqualamie, WA. The trip lasted only a few hours but I came home from the visit with two things that would impact the rest of…

Buttermilk Chocolate Cake (or Cupcakes)

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Rose McAvoy | 0 Comments

After all that talk about cake last week did you wonder if I was going to leave you hanging with out a recipe? Oh no no. I just wanted to give each element it’s own moment to shine. As I shared, the Little Helping requested chocolate cupcakes for his birthday party. I cruised around Pinterest to find a suitable…

Cardamom Peach Cake

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Rose McAvoy | 2 Comments

Peaches and cardamom are one of my all time favorite flavor combinations. In my humble opinion cardamom is under appreciated in western cooking. Cooking with peaches (or nectarines for that matter) and not sprinkling in a dash of this aromatic spice is leaving a huge flavor opportunity on the table. We took this cake to a potluck a few weeks…

Moist, sweet, hearty, and laced with spices to chase the winter chill away. This Gingerbread cake is the ultimate Holiday treat.

Gingerbread Cake with Light Cream Cheese Frosting

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Rose McAvoy | 2 Comments

Moist, sweet, hearty, and laced with spices to chase the winter chill away. This Gingerbread cake is the ultimate Holiday treat. Our family has two December birthdays. I am not one to shy away from a reason to celebrate, but December birthdays do come with their own set of challenges. When it comes to calendar placement, Mike will tell you,…