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Maple Strawberry Shortcake with Cardamon & Lemon

June 19, 2014
Cori Horton
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Maple and strawberry, a simply irresistible combination. Heighten the natural acidity of the berries with lemon, underscore the herbal nature of maple with cardamon, and shed new light on a humble Maple Strawberry Shortcake. Strawberry Shortcakes, Canadain Inspired June…

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Red Velvet Cupcakes – Hello Kitty!

April 22, 2013
Cori Horton
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It's birthday season once again at Chez Gypsy. We begin with the Junior Miss and her fourth birthday celebration, and what better way to say "happy birthday" than with Red Velvet Hello Kitty Cupcakes. She loves chocolate, we love chocolate. Red velvet…

Salted Caramel Apple Upside Down Cake

February 22, 2013
Cori Horton
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Made with some of my favorite cold weather ingredients: apples, caramel, salt, pecans and brown butter, this is a cake for the pale light of late winter. Rustic and homey, Salted Caramel Apple Upside Down Cake is perfect fare on a…

Mom’s Chocolate Pudding Cake

October 10, 2012
Cori Horton
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This is a recipe I've tweaked and tinkered with a dozen times in attempts to make it super fancy, to no avail. Sometimes it's best to stick with the original recipe, however humble, such is the case for Mom's Chocolate Pudding Cake. There's no taste like home.

Devil’s Food Salted Caramel Cupcakes

April 30, 2012
Cori Horton
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The Devil's Food Salted Caramel Cupcakes we whipped up a week ago for a certain three year old's birthday. So good we had offers of indentured servitude in exchange for more, here's the recipe!

Chocolate Orange Chiffon Cake

February 17, 2012
Cori Horton
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An overwhelming desire for the taste of orange and chocolate lead me down the slippery slope of recipe development creating a deep, dark and delicious Chocolate Orange Chiffon Cake that thrilled neighbors and crushed that craving. (The neighbors love it when I bake!)

Chocolate Espresso Truffle Cake

December 26, 2011
Cori Horton
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Smooth, dark and super rich, this Chocolate Espresso Truffle Cake is a slab of pure chocolate heaven. It's also flourless so there's no pesky carbohydrates, and it's gluten free. Just a few simple ingredients you probably already have: butter, sugar, chocolate, espresso and eggs, it's temptation in it's purest form. You've been warned.

Asian Gingerbread Pear Cake

December 14, 2011
Cori Horton
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Two recipes adapt in dramatic contrast to create a new personal best. A far east twist on a holiday favorite, Asian Gingerbread Pear Cake is slightly sweet, moist and intense with the bright addition of poached pears for a show-stopping, simple cake; the prefect fit for holiday entertaining.

Double Dark Chocolate Raspberry Cake

August 5, 2011
Cori Horton
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This is a cake that takes time, patience and effort. Therefore I only make my Double Dark Chocolate Raspberry Cake for those who will not just appreciate, but worship it. It is only fitting for one of nature's most perfect foods.

Chocolate Irish Whiskey Cake – Recipe

March 15, 2011
Cori Horton
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This could very well entice a leprechaun into exchanging his pot of gold for a slice of chocolate sin. Chocolate Irish Whiskey Cake; rich, dark chocolate cake - moist, not too sweet, with a bite of good, clean whiskey and a hint of walnut. A very 'grown up' brownie.