Most of the time I consider baked goods gender-neutral.  I’d like to think that as a product of post-modern feminism, I’m above the cliched sugar, spice and everything nice for girls or squirrels, snails and puppy-dog-tails for boys.  Most of the time, dessert is just dessert.  But.  Every once in a while I come across a recipe that for me, resonates either yin or yang (yeah, yeah, we all know I was just in China and am not fooling anyone).
This …

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Greetings from Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in China!  Can you believe I’m posting from an IPhone in Southwest China??? Hazzah!
I realize I still haven’t shared photos from my Hong Kong/Shenzen trip in March.  Perhaps there is a mid-summer China post in my future.
Anyhow, shall we continue with the cake theme? Yellow cake.  Milk chocolate frosting.  Lots of colorful sprinkles.  Can you get any more “birthday” than that?  I have to admit up front, that this cake didn’t come together as …

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May is my birthday month.  So, I thought I’d make cake.  All month. Seems reasonable right?
Let’s start with a love of mine from childhood birthdays passed: the lemon poppy seed bundt cake.  I remember watching my mom make this cake: lemon boxed cake mix+lemon pudding mix=little kid heaven.  It’s been on my mind for some time to see if I can recreate the deliciousness of this boxed pudding cake from scratch.
Well, at least the remembered deliciousness…I have a feeling that …

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Have you ever wondered what would happen if a raspberry bar was set up with  a lemon bar on a blind date?  What if they hit-it-off and shared a night of passionate abandon?  You know what I mean…made a dessert bar love sandwich.
What?  I’m the only one who has ever thought of this?  Really?
Well, let me tell you, it would definitely be something the Supremes would want to sing about. Or at the very least, something you’d want to eat.
We’ll …

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