Cake

You can bake amazing, gluten-free, allergen-friendly, potassium-rich banana bread with buckwheat flour! Buckwheat is not actually wheat at all, it is the potassium-rich inner kernel of a plant in the rhubarb and sorrel family, therefore it is naturally gluten free and a perfect grain substitute for wheat-sensitive populations.  Buckwheat flour has a nice fibrous texture …

If you have ever tried my Coconut Butter Fudge, then you know I’m obsessed with the way honey, coconut butter, and real pastured butter whip up into a smooth lofty cream. I’ve actually used my coconut butter fudge as frosting in the past and it works really well. Those musings are what inspired this recipe! …

Spicy sweet soul cakes are a gateway to our past. Growing up a secular American can be a spiritually lonely place and living in a typical American town is often like living in a cultural and spiritual wasteland. At some point you begin to crave the gatherings, community celebrations, and spiritual traditions that our ancestors relished …

My whole family loves sourdough pancakes and I’m often asked to make them on a busy morning. With this easy recipe I can say “Yes” every time! The trick to making sourdough pancakes simple is to have a recipe that can be mixed and cooked within minutes. This recipe uses fully fermented sourdough starter straight …

It’s fun to be a kid (or at least to eat like one). There are so many new and different flavors and textures to experience. Unfortunately, some of the favorite snacks from our own childhoods, the ones we want our children to also delight in, are loaded with refined sugar, processed grains, unhealthy vegetable oils, …

If you are looking for a traditionally leavened, super soft, lightly sweet, rich dough recipe then this is your lucky day! I’ve been messing around with this recipe for a few months and even before it was perfect it was sooooo good. The dough is easy to handle, ferments beautifully, and tastes incredible. I chose …

I’ve been playing around with sprouted whole wheat a lot lately. I’m really digging the fact that like sourdough, sprouted wheat is better for your health and digestion. The sprouting process breaks down enzyme inhibitors, neutralizes phytic acid, and releases vitamins and minerals that make the grain more nutrient dense. Buying sprouted flour is an …

Waffles! Crispy, sweet, and loaded with real pastured butter. What could be better? It just so happens that carrot cake waffles are better! I needed a fun brunch idea for our Spring celebration and I was drawing a blank. I was craving carrot cake but wanted it to be breakfast-y. I thought about making carrot …

If you have ever had real pralines then you know how sinfully good they are. I’ve added that incredible flavor to the crispy topping on my buttery maple praline coffee cake! Pralines are a crumbly, buttery caramel candy studded with pecans. Since I stopped eating white sugar I haven’t made them but the topping on this …

I’ve made a lot of coconut butter fudge over the last few years. Once I figured out my master three-ingredient recipe I was hooked. I’ve since written numerous coconut butter fudge recipes ranging from real raw chocolate to festive cranberry orange to smooth and decadent maple pecan. With that said, this lemon coconut butter fudge might be my …

In an effort to bring you everything sourdough, I now present you with sourdough clafoutis. I just couldn’t resist the challenge of making clafoutis with sourdough. The part of my job I love the most is recipe development. And developing this one was tasty! I used fully fermented sourdough starter, pastured eggs and butter, organic …

This sourdough shortcake recipe is for all the nay-sayers who think sourdough can’t be used in sweet preparations. With berry season in full swing it was time for some shortcake. I love to play around with my sourdough starter and find new ways of enjoying the fermented, tummy-friendly baked goods it creates. So… My daughter …

I’ve been dutifully testing this lemon blueberry frozen cheesecake fat bomb recipe for you to get it just right for summer entertaining and afternoon snacking. If you love frozen cheesecake you are going to fall for this easy, single-serving treat! First you have a no-bake cookie-like crust that is perfectly sweet, full of healthy fats, …

These sourdough banana nut butter muffins are really easy to make. A little fermenting, a little mixing, and a little baking are all it takes. I love this recipe because it is so easy and it has very little added sugar. These muffins can be whipped up and eaten as a breakfast muffin, a snack …

The sour cream pastry is what makes this recipe different from the millions of other strawberry shortcakes recipes out there. I think shortcake is divine – it’s such a simple and refreshing summer dessert. And, you know me. I can’t help but play around with recipes. Even my own! One of my very own mottos is: …

This spicy carrot cake is sweetened with fresh Medjool dates. The dates add a deep earthy flavor while the cardamom brings an unexpected spicy kick. The whole cake is refined sugar free so it’s a lot more wholesome than most recipes out there. It even boasts a maple-sweetened cream cheese frosting that is not cloyingly …