Individual Chocolate Pudding Cakes

Makes 6 single-serving cakes 1/3 cup unbleached all-purpose flour 1/4 cup sugar 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, roughly chopped 3 tablespoons dutch process cocoa 3 large eggs, separated 1 cup whole milk 1/4 teaspoon salt

Place a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350° F. . . . → Read More: Individual Chocolate Pudding Cakes

Individual Lemon Pudding Cakes

3/4 cup granulated sugar 1/3 cup all-purpose flour 3 large eggs, separated 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature 1 cup skim milk 5 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest 1/4 teaspoon salt Fresh raspberries or blackberries, for serving

Preheat the oven to 350°. Spray six 6-ounce ramekins with vegetable . . . → Read More: Individual Lemon Pudding Cakes

Orange Pound Cake

1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter at room temperature 2 1/2 cups sugar, divided 4 extra-large eggs, at room temperature 1/3 cup grated orange zest (6 oranges) 3 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon kosher salt 3/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice, divided 3/4 cup buttermilk at . . . → Read More: Orange Pound Cake

Strawberry Cake

6 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus extra for pie plate 1 1/2 cups (188 grams) all-purpose flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon table salt 1 cup (200 grams) plus 2 tablespoons (25 grams) granulated sugar 1 large egg 1/2 cup (118 ml) milk 1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla extract 1 . . . → Read More: Strawberry Cake

Ricotta Cake with Apple

9 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar 3 large eggs 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1 pinch salt 1 cup fresh ricotta Zest of 1 lemon 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 apple, peeled and grated (should yield about 1 cup) Confectioners’ sugar for serving

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Apple Yogurt Cake with a Cinnamon-Sugar Streak

1 1/2 cups whole-milk yogurt 2/3 cup olive oil 1 lemon, juiced 1 cup sugar 3 eggs 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla 4 small tart apples, such as Granny Smith 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 3/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt Pinch freshly ground nutmeg 2 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon, . . . → Read More: Apple Yogurt Cake with a Cinnamon-Sugar Streak