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“And that’s the way it baked.” Dos and don’t of frosting a Coconut Cake”

Sagas are the long tales of the history of a people.  This is a mini saga of the brief history of baking a cake that I haven’t made in years. I assembled all the ingredients, followed the directions and when … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday Coconut Cake

It’s birthday time for some of my friends! What comes to mind? Cake, of course. Classification: challenging baking moments. Many moons ago, I learned about making coconut cake. Remembering fondly the day when my friends’ grandfather Henry Buckman, know as … Continue reading

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