The Pastry Chef's Baking

Pumpkin Cake with Brown Sugar Icing - originally made on 12.31.08 Since I dissed pumpkin for so many years, I feel the need to atone by bl...

Pumpkin Upside Down Cake It's October so we need to start talking about pumpkins. First, I never liked pumpkin when I was growing up. ...

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunkers - October 6, 2009 I've said a few times that I'm not wild about peanut butter so it might seem odd...

Lowney's Brownies - October 3, 2009 This is a standard brownie recipe from Nancy Baggett's All-American Cookie book. Quick and ea...

Chocolate Sour Cream Pound Cake - October 3, 2009 I also made this recipe last weekend. I tend to go on baking sprees when I have large chun...

October 3, 2009 - Banana Layer Cake with Tangy Vanilla Frosting My favorite banana cake is from Icing on the Cake in Los Gatos - every time...

I have 2 favorite chocolate chip cookie recipes. One is the more traditional, chewy, sweet cookie and the other is less sweet and more cakey...

Brownies are a busy baker's best friend. They can be mixed in one bowl, poured into a pan and baked in no time at all. Given both the...

I am not a huge fan of peanut butter - at least not by itself. Never had a peanut butter & jelly sandwich in my life (don't even ge...

These are nice, simple cookies, perfect for serving at a tea or brunch. They take a little more time than drop cookies but are fairly stra...