I am SUCH a ditz sometimes. Some would say more than just “sometimes”. But you know, it usually works out well in the end. I’ve learned not to stress too much. Just fix it and move on. So, I’m fixing it and I’m moving on. But not before telling you about this great recipe and my friend, Heather over at Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks. I already know that Heather is kind and forgiving (read – I screwed up). But she also has a LOT of fabulous recipes, loves to cook, bake and read. She also has this great nickname that her husband and a friend of his, Mojo, came up with for her “rock ‘n roll” name several years ago – and it stuck, thus the name “Hezzi-D”. I love to cook, read, and have a great nickname that one of my husband’s friends gave me about 28 years ago, “Vivisue” – a combination of my first and middle names. But what we don’t have in common is a “love” for baking. It’s not that I don’t like to bake, I just don’t think I’m very good at it. I’ve really been in the mood for a bundt cake, and when I saw Heather’s recipe for Babovka, I knew I had found exactly what would calm the Craving Beast inside me! By the way, I told my Mountain Man that he couldn’t slice into the cake because I hadn’t taken pictures yet . . . . and I thought he was going to, well, you know . . . cry. Shhhhhhhh, don’t tell him I told you that. 5.0 from 4 reviews Print Slovakian Pound Cake Author: Suzanne Collier Recipe type: Dessert Prep time: 30 mins Cook time: 45 mins Total time: 1 hour 15 mins Serves: 12 Ingredients 4 Eggs, separated 1½ c. Powdered Sugar ⅓ c. Grapeseed Oil ⅓ c. Apple Butter ⅔ c. Hot Water 2 tsp Vanilla 1¼ c. Flour 1 Tbsp + 1 tsp Baking Powder 6 oz semi-sweet Chocolate Chips 1 c. chopped Walnuts 2 Tbsp Cocoa Powder Extra powdered sugar for dusting Instructions Preheat oven to 350F degrees Grease and flour your bundt pan. Separate the eggs. Put the yolks in a large mixing bowl and the whites in a small bowl. Beat the yolks with your mixer and add the sugar. Incorporate well. Slowly add the oil, apple butter, and hot water and vanilla. […]
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