BIZZY BAKES

I love bundt cakes because they make any cake look better. Cherry Almond Bundt Cake (adapted from William Sonoma Kitchen) Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups gluten-free flour mixture 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoons salt 1 1/4 cups cherries 1 cup milk 2 teaspoons  almond extract 1/2  teaspoon  vanilla extract 16 tablespoons oil 2 cups granulated sugar 4 eggs For the glaze: 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup cherry juice 1/2 teaspoon almond extract Method: Have all the ingredients at room temperature. Position a rack in the lower third of an oven and preheat to 350°F. Grease and flour a bundt pan. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Transfer 1 1/2 tablespoons of the flour mixture to a small bowl, add the cherries and toss to coat and set aside. In another small bowl, combine the milk and the almond and vanilla extracts and set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer  beat the oil and sugar.  Add the eggs one at a time, beating well a...

I refuse to make any commitments on my blog but I will share what I would like to do.  You may wonder why, I would not make a commitment that is not particularly earth-shaking and where the consequences would be minimal. Like all stories, it goes back to my childhood.   I was always in the second tier which, in reality was pretty good.  Academically, I was just fine but I was not on the honor roll.  Sports, I was a champ in ping pong......need I say more?  Music, I had the opportunity to play in Carnegie Hall but I didn't.  I had lots of friends, friends I could have been proud of but I never thought of that, then or now.  If I really think about it, they were not the most popular girls but they were the most liked. I worked on the literary extra curricular activities, the Year Book and the newspaper where I had my own column and wrote many other articles.  Gee, I wrote a play in third grade and the teacher wanted it presented.  (Note th...