Cakes, Pies & Cookies Answers

How do you make a Mud Cake?

I have heard of a recipe called Mud Cake, but can find no more information. I'm a cake decorator by hobby, and this sounds just my kind of thing.

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German cheesecake

I was born in Germany and my mother is German. As a child there my Oma (grandmother) used to make a cheesecake with a yeast dough bottom. In the cheese mix t...

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Homely chess pie

My chess pie filling puffs up in the oven and settles back down upon cooling, leaving the surface of the filling wrinkled and ugly. I have read somewhere tha...

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Cakes without eggs

I have a friend who is very allergic to eggs. Is there any way to make a cake without eggs?

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Cookies that include tomato soup

Could you possibly find a recipe for apple cookies that have tomato soup as one of the ingredients? I saw this in a women’s magazine umpteen years ago, tried...

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Finding uniform lady fingers

I have made a few very tasty tortes with ladyfinger cookies and have searched the web endlessly to buy them. I have made them at home with recipes — but the ...

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What are Lorna Doones?

I saw a recipe that called for Lorna Doone biscuits. Being an Australian, I have no idea what sort of biscuits Lorna Doone biscuits are? Could you please exp...

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Origin of the cookie

I am looking for information on the development/history/origin of the cookie. Would you know where I can find information?

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What are Champagne Biscuits?

I've downloaded a couple of recipes for various versions of Tiramisu which call for Champagne Biscuits. Can't find them. What are they? I can find the ladyfi...

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What is Death by Chocolate?

I have noticed that several restaurants will serve a dessert called Death by Chocolate, but they are all different desserts. It there a standard Death by Cho...

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Substitutes for fat in baking cookies

Can I substitute applesauce instead of oil when baking cookies? My recipe calls for 1 cup of oil, but I would like to make a recipe with fewer calories.

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