TWD: Coffee Cake

June was just not a baking month for me. So trying to get back into it for July. Starting with Dorie’s Crumb-Topped Ricotta Coffee Cake. It is not real sweet and that is perfect. The blueberries added a little tartness and the crumb topping…oh that crumb topping…adds just the right amount of sweet crunch

It came together very quickly once the crumb topping had been chilled for a while. The addition of the brown sugar to the topping and the cornmeal is what makes it different from other crumb toppings. It was my favorite part of the cake. I even saved some to sprinkle over some ice cream.

And the cake was great with ice cream melted on top.

This is definitely a keeper.

For more coffee cakes visit Tuesdays with Dorie.

 

{WWDH} Eggplant, Ricotta, Parmesan Bake

When it comes to be my turn to pick a recipe for other people I don’t have any easy time of it. Will they like it? Will they have the ingredients? Will I like it? I’m sure it is that way for all of us. I usually end up picking something out of the box for me – like this dish filled with Ricotta of which I am NOT a fan. But I know other people like it.

An eggplant dish filled with ricotta and Parmesan cheese, basil, and cream. And I would like to say I ended up liking it, but I didn’t. I just cannot like ricotta. I have tried. Lots of times, but…..NOPE!!

I would have liked to see thicker slices of eggplant and less ricotta in this layered lasagna like dish. But that’s just me.

I do so hope the other WWDH members liked it. OR least more than I did.

You can find out by visiting our website – Wednesdays with Donna Hay. And you can find the recipe on Donna’s website.

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