“My mother, Wendy Johnson, had me brainwashed as a child. Chocolate cake with almond frosting for my birthday? Yes! Sugar cookies with almond flavoring? Delicious. It wasn’t until I was in college and ...

1. Set the oven at 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch springform pan. Sprinkle the pan with flour and tap out the excess. 2. In a bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt to blend them. 3. In an ...

Drain cherries and reserve all cherry liquid. Finely chop cherries. You should end up with 1 cup chopped. In a large bowl with electric mixer, cream butter and cream cheese. Add sugar, egg, almond ...

The Norwegians like their almond paste. For our wedding years ago, I made two Kransekake cakes that stood on each side of our traditional wedding cake. Kransekake is a Norwegian cake made of almond ...

Place all dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl and stir together with a wire whisk. Add the remaining wet ingredients and beat on medium speed for two minutes. Use for cupcakes, and bake according ...

This 3-ingredient cream cheese frosting without butter recipe is the easiest and quickest frosting to whip up cakes and cupcakes. Unlike several frosting recipes out there, it doesn't include tons of ...