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Cruzan Rum Cake

Cruzan Rum Cake

 Way back when I lived on a 43 foot sailboat (a Mason 43 Custom Catch) and worked in St. Thomas, in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and before my life as a yacht chef.  This recipe was extremely popular and became a staple in the West Indian yachting social circles along with the use of the […]

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Dividing Cake Batter Evenly

Dividing Cake Batter Evenly

Nothing can ruin the look of a layer cake more than uneven layers … the layers look lopsided, and they don’t bake evenly.  It can be frustrating getting a cake batter evenly divided between your 2 pans, so here’s a fabulous quick tip! Try mixing your cake batter and then divide the batter as evenly […]

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Snow Topped Strawberries

Snow Topped Strawberries

Chocolate dipped strawberries are wonderful and gorgeous and perfect for Valentine’s Day! Try using your microplane to grate some white chocolate over the chocolate coating while it’s still wet to create a snow effect as nice change to the expected drizzling of the white chocolate.  If you don’t own a microplane, a cheese grater will […]

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