Cookie butter is always a good idea. I’ve added it to my rice crispy treats for the easiest no-bake dessert ever. For this dessert I use Biscoff cookie spread in the cake and crushed up cookies in the crumb topping. The cake has a perfectly thick dense texture and the topping is sweet and slightly crunchy. This recipe is dairy free and really easy to bake up. I mix mine in a stand mixer but you could use a hand mixer or even mix this by hand. You can even make the crumbs in the same bowl as the batter to keep the dishes to a minimum. The batter is very thick, but spreads really easily. I grease my pan using homemeade cake release; the cake slides right out of the pan every time. Here’s my super simple recipe:
In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add the eggs, cookie butter, sour cream, soy milk, oil, and vanilla. Mix until smooth.
Spread the batter into the prepared baking pan.
Prepare the crumb topping. Mix the flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon together. Stir in the oil. Crush the cookies into large chunks and stir in creating large crumbs. Sprinkle evenly over the batter.
Bake for 35-45 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Naomi Nachman aka “The Aussie Gourmet” is out with her debut cookbook “Perfect for Pesach”. This cookbook is geared toward Passover cooking and baking, but according to Naomi, the recipes are so good, you’ll want to make them all year. 120 of the recipes are gluten free which makes this cookbook perfect for those with gluten dietary restrictions. When I asked Naomi why she chose to write this specific book she noted that she really wanted to break the mold of Passover cooking. It doesn’t have to be all meat and potatoes.
Not only does this cookbook contain 125 recipes, it is also a great Passover kitchen resource. It starts off with an entire page breaking down 6 cooking oils you may come across at the supermarket and why certain oils are chosen for certain recipes. Naomi includes a breakdown of her essential kitchen tools which is a perfect checklist for anyone cooking for Passover. She also includes tons of freezer tips because nobody wants to spend the entire holiday cooking in the kitchen.
The book is then broken up into classic categories: appetizers, dips ad salads, soups, fish, poultry, meat, dairy, sides, and desserts. Each recipe has a little note from Naomi, as well as a clear list of ingredients and a step by step method for preparing the dish. There are also cooks tips such as ingredient substitutions or different cooking methods that can be used. Many of the recipes also include ways to prep the recipe in advance. This sets you up for success in the kitchen. And although these recipes can be prepared as is for year round use, there is a page of non-Passover substitutions that can be used in place of Passover specific ingredients.
The best part of any cookbook, in my opinion, is the pictures. And this cookbook has a gorgeous full page color photo of every recipe. Miriam Pascal the Overtime Cook did all the photography for this book. She really knows how to make the food pop off the page.
So many of the recipes look amazing, but the recipes I really want to try first are southwestern chicken egg rolls, hush puppy potato knishes, quionoa “hummus”, charoset salad, goat cheese salad with raspberry vinaigrette, flanken butternut squash soup, meat and cabbage soup, pistachio crusted salmon, braised chicken with apples and sweet potatoes, citrus glazed duck breast, cranberry glazed turkey and spinach meatloaf, maple glazed rack of ribs, veal roast with mushroom sauce, pastrami meatballs, almond butter banana pancakes, cheesy hash browns, apple kugel muffins, blueberry cobbler, and fudgy chocolate bundt cake with coffee glaze. Lucky for us, with permission from Artscroll/Shaar Press/ March 2017 I am able to share Naomi Nachmans Passover recipe for fudgy chocolate bundt cake with coffee glaze!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a Bundt pan well; set aside.
In a small bowl, whisk together almond flour, coca powder, potato starch, coffee, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
In a separate bowl, whisk together sugar, oil, vanilla, and eggs. Add dry ingredients; stir to combine.
Pour batter into Bundt pan; bake 40-45 minutes, until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Set aside to cool completely in the pan. Remove from pan; glaze with coffee glaze.
Coffee Glaze
In a small bowl, whisk together all ingredients to form a glaze. If the glaze is too thick to pour, add water, ½ teaspoon at a time, until desired texture is reached.
Pour glaze over cooled cake.
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I was generously given a review copy of Perfect for Pesach by Naomi Nachman from Artscroll/Shaar Press/ March 2017 and they have agreed to give one away too! To win your very own copy of Perfect for Pesach by Naomi Nachman, head over to my Instagram @lilmisscakes to enter. US mailing address only.
Have you ever craved a chocolate babka or kokosh cake, but just didn’t have the time or energy to make one? I’ve got you covered! This simple cake is full of deep chocolate flavor and tons of crumbs. I like this crumb to cake ratio, but you can even double the crumb topping if that is your thing. I have shared this recipe on Busy In Brooklyn while Chanie takes some time off to enjoy her new daughter. Head on over there for the full recipe and details!
Looking for a cinnamon version? That’s where it all began! Try my cinnamon roll cake, you won’t be sorry!
Cookie butter is always a good idea. I’ve added it to my rice crispy treats for the easiest no-bake dessert ever. For this dessert I use Biscoff cookie spread in the cake and crushed up cookies in the crumb topping. The cake has a perfectly thick dense texture and the topping is sweet and slightly crunchy. This recipe is dairy free and really easy to bake up. I mix mine in a stand mixer but you could use a hand mixer or even mix this by hand. You can even make the crumbs in the same bowl as the batter to keep the dishes to a minimum. The batter is very thick, but spreads really easily. I grease my pan using homemeade cake release; the cake slides right out of the pan every time. Here’s my super simple recipe:
