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- Zucchini Cupcakes
  
  Posted at 8:42 am by NativeNM, on July 6, 2012
  I love these zucchini cupcakes specifically because they contain no oil or butter yet they are incredibly moist and taste heavenly. The secret is to eliminate the oil or butter and add natural unsweetened applesauce. It’s a terrific substitute when using zucchini or carrots in cakes, cupcakes or breads. I’ve been using this recipe from the Southern Living 1993 annual edition for many years which is listed as a Zucchini Carrot Cake. I’ve made it in a bundt pan, a tube pan, a sheet cake, round layered cake and this time as cupcakes. I didn’t have any carrots but doubled the zucchini. The zucchini is plentiful this time of year and this is one way to disguise it in a way that everyone will love. I love zucchini many different ways, but my guys, not so much. However, they do love this recipe and I don’t feel guilty, except maybe for that delicious cream cheese frosting on top!
  
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  Posted in Cakes, Cupcakes and Muffins, Recipes | 0 Comments | Tagged Cream Cheese Frosting, Zucchini Cupcakes
- Crumb Cake with Berries and Cream Cheese
  
  Posted at 8:58 am by NativeNM, on June 26, 2012
  It’s berry season! For a couple weeks now the berries have been abundant and at a bargain. I always buy more than I need and put up several packages in the freezer for later. I’ve been craving a berry filled crumb cake to start my morning with that first cup of coffee. This cake turned out so good with it’s cream cheese and berry filling and topped with a streusel crumb topping. The only downside was that the topping virtually crumbled at every slice. I’m still picking up crumbs!
  
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  Posted in Cakes, Cupcakes and Muffins, Recipes | 0 Comments | Tagged Blackberries, Blueberries, Crumb Cake with Berries and Cream Cheese Filling, Raspberries, Streusel Crumb Topping
- Blackberry Muffins
  
  Posted at 9:09 am by NativeNM, on May 18, 2012
  Every time I go through the “Wilton” isle at the craft store I see all these pretty baking cups for muffins or cupcakes. There are so many choices of shapes and colors and I want one of each. I went to the grocery store in search of an idea for muffins and found the blackberries on sale so I picked up a couple cartons and headed to the craft store to find the perfect muffin cups. I thought these bright pinkish cups looked like an open flower and thought they would be perfect for my muffins. When I started filling them with batter I found out they were too large to fit into my muffin pan. So, I placed some in ramekin cups and the others on a cookie sheet. The baking cups were stiff enough to hold up without a mold, however they did spread out a bit more than the ones baked in the ramekins. I had hoped they would look like a flower in bloom but I what I had in my head and what actually baked up were two different things. In the end I couldn’t be happier with how they tasted, they were so moist and berry delicious.
  
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- Lemon Pound Cake
  
  Posted at 9:12 am by NativeNM, on April 20, 2012
  I’ve been in the mood for something sweet, something citrussy, something lemony. As I was looking for ideas and going through my recipe files I found a recipe for Lemon Pound Cake. Lemons in the springtime, it was just what I was looking for. A really moist lemony pound cake dripping with glaze that would taste oh so good any time of day. But there was one more thing that would make this cake even better. Some sliced strawberries! Continue reading →
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  Posted in Cakes, Cupcakes and Muffins, Recipes | 4 Comments | Tagged Lemon Glaze, Lemon Pound Cake
- Pineapple Upside Down Cake
  
  Posted at 9:15 am by NativeNM, on March 13, 2012
  I haven’t had a slice of pineapple upside down cake in years but recently in Hawaii I had the chance to have a taste again with sweet Hawaiian pineapple, rum and macadamia nuts. It was fantastic and I wanted to find a recipe that combine all those wonderful ingredients. This cake was so easy to make and baked in a cast iron skillet which worked out perfectly. When the cake had cooled and it was time to flip the cake onto the plate I was a bit nervous. Would the pineapple stick to the bottom of the skillet? Would the cake fall apart? How would it taste? I was ecstatic when I turned it over and it looked this good. And it tasted just as good!
  
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- Blueberry Coffee Cake Muffins
  
  Posted at 8:48 am by NativeNM, on January 6, 2012
  There must have been an abundance of berries this year because I have been able to get the most amazing fresh berries at an affordable price. I think of berries as a summer treat but when I saw the fresh blueberries I thought of coffee cake. I haven’t had a blueberry coffee cake in years but it sure sounded good. I started looking up recipes and found a recipe called “Blueberry Buckle” that was printed in O Magazine. It looked great and I thought instead of making them in ramekins I would make muffins using these pretty paper liners . These muffins were amazing with the bursting berry center topped with a cinnamon streusel. Continue reading →
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- Reese’s Cheesecake
  
  Posted at 9:22 am by NativeNM, on December 30, 2011
  This is Josh’s birthday cheesecake. He discovered Reese’s Cheesecake several years ago in a cave (I’ll explain later) and had to have it for his birthday ever since. When Josh was a teenager, we started spending our spring break in NM. For 3 or 4 years straight we would take a couple of those days to go to Carlsbad Caverns. It takes the normal visitor a couple hours to go through the self guided tour but Josh would take hours looking at every formation and taking pictures. At the end of the tour sits the famous lunchroom 750 feet underground which serves sandwiches, snacks and souvenirs. When we went through the line Josh saw these packaged single slices of Reese’s Cheesecake that he wanted to try. Since we were on vacation I said Okay. He thought that was the best thing he ever ate and asked me to find a way to make that cheesecake. So this is my attempt at the Reese’s Cheesecake. Continue reading →
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- Raspberry Muffins with Lemon Glaze
  
  Posted at 10:37 am by NativeNM, on November 11, 2011
  When November arrives, so does my sweet tooth. I don’t know what it is, maybe it’s the colder weather and wanting an excuse to stay in the kitchen and bake. The warmth of the oven calls me to the kitchen and keeps me sane during the long winter month’s. So when I saw the “One Day Sale” for raspberries I ran to the store and stocked up and came home to bake some muffins. I had an old recipe that I had saved from Cooking Light that I had always wanted to try. The recipe definitely is a keeper and I added a lemon glaze because I love the combo of raspberries and lemon. Whether you like a muffin with your morning coffee or as a dessert this raspberry muffin will definitely satisfy any sweet cravings.
  
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- Chocolate Zucchini Cake
  
  Posted at 9:55 am by NativeNM, on September 20, 2011
  I had two lonely zucchini from my garden this year. We have squirrels and bunnies that feasted on my garden all summer long and stripped my zucchini as soon as they grew a few inches long. So I was surprised when I went to clear out the garden and found one that the squirrels and I had missed. It grew a bit larger than I would have liked, had I only known it was there. . . So what to do with this lonely zucchini. I searched the internet for ideas and came across this moist, decadent cake from Simply Recipes that I couldn’t resist trying. Who knew that chocolate and zucchini would pair up so well. I didn’t, but this cake has certainly changed my mind. The recipe was so good I wouldn’t change a thing.
  
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- Banana Nut Muffins with Walnut Streusel
  
  Posted at 9:07 am by NativeNM, on August 11, 2011
  Do you always have bananas on hand? I do and sometimes forget just how many bananas we’ll actually eat when I’m putting them in the cart. When they get that spotty black color and turn soft, it’s time to do something. Don’t throw them out, they are perfect for muffins. These jumbo muffins with a streusel topping taste good with your morning cup of tea or coffee, or an afternoon break.
  
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