Mad About Maida

Source:  Happiness Is Baking: Cakes, Pies, Tarts, Muffins, Brownies, Cookies: Favorite Desserts from the Queen of Cake (Little, Brown & Company, 2019), pg. 43.  Also: Maida Heatter's Book of Great Desserts (Andrews & McMeel Publishing, 1999 ed.) , pg. 96. It has taken me a long time to try this wonderful recipe and it has to be one of Maida's best. Although it calls for fresh blueberries, I used frozen ones that I had in the freezer from last year. It was delicious. It is especially a wonderful treat with coffee in the morning.  A very easy recipe to put together -  Topping: 1/3 cup sifted all-purpose flour 1/2 cup sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon 2 oz. (1/2 stick) cup butter Cake: 2 cups fresh blueberries (about 1 pint) (frozen berries can be used) 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 oz. (1/2 stick) cup butter 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3/4 cup sugar 1 egg 1/2 cup milk Finely g...

Sour Cream Black Fudge Loaf Cake   Source:  Happiness Is Baking: Cakes, Pies, Tarts, Muffins, Brownies, Cookies: Favorite Desserts from the Queen of Cake (Little, Brown & Company, 2019), pg. 43. I've been looking through Maida Heatter's new book Happiness Is Baking which is a collection of her best known recipes. I have made most of them although there are still quite a number I haven't gotten to yet. One of them was this one. It is a fairly simple loaf cake with an intense chocolate flavor. It definitely needs the icing or it would be a bit bland. Of the recipes I've have not tried yet, I am looking forward to trying the "Abby Mandel's Boule de Neige (Snowball)" and the Cranberry Upside Down Cake. I still can't believe I have not made the "Queen Mother's Cake" yet! I was also not familiar with the "September 7th Cake" and do not recall seeing this recipe in any of my books. I may have just overlooked it. T...