Category Archives: cake

Tahini Brownie

I was thrilled to find this recipe on Maryline’s blog En Direct d’Athènes. It is listed as a Lent-friendly chocolate cake; it does not contain eggs. It is made with tahini, not butter. Maryline claimed that it was délicieux, so I thought “I will find out for myself!” Not only is this brownie delicious, but it [...]
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Vanilla/Orange/Chocolate Pound cake

I received two awards today and that made my Sunday! Thanks so much to Julie  from Elle’skitchenette and Ivy from Kopiaste. You made my day! My sixteen year-old daughter announced that she was going to host a tea party for a few select friends. Great, said I, I will make a pound cake. We always had [...]
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Chocolate and Raspberry Cake

My daughter Alice turned  sixteen ten days ago. She announced that she was going to have a big sweet sixteen extravaganza to celebrate the event and invite 60 of her closest friends. Since I had no idea what a sweet sixteen party was, never having had one in Lebanon or even gone to one for [...]
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