Studded with chocolate chips and crystallized ginger, this moist marbled loaf makes the best fall-flavoured afternoon treat. For the prettiest slices, generously swirl the batters together.
These plump and tasty shells, with their flavourful filling and chunky beef sauce, make a popular Canadian Living classic.
It all began with a recipe involving a calf's foot filling (the less said, the better), but Eccles cakes are now one of Britain's most famous sweet treats.
Probably more famous than the town from which it comes, the Eccles cake began its rise to popularity in the 1790s in what is now part of Greater Manchester, where bakers James Birch and his apprentice-turned-rival William Bradburn battled for supremacy in the apparently fiercely competitive fruitcake market.
These small round patties of flaky pastry with a currant filling are not to be confused with similar-looking Chorley cakes (less sweet) or Banbury cakes (more oval). Today Eccles cakes hold a special place in the nation's heart, which not even their unappetizing nickname -- "dead fly pies" -- can diminish.
Soup that you can make ahead and reheat just before serving is always a good idea for a Thanksgiving menu.
This wholesome soup will warm you up on chilly evenings, and it's especially satisfying when served with the herbed oil topping. Use the leftover oil in a salad dressing or drizzle it over pasta, a roast or steamed vegetables.
Juicy rhubarb, kissed with spices, nestles in a crisp phyllo crust to make a stunning tart.
This recipe is an adaptation of the Canadian Living Dark Christmas Cake from their 2004 Holiday Cookbook. Due to allergies in my husband's family, I had to remove the nuts from the original recipe, and substituted the dates instead. As well, I am not a fan of a lot of candied fruit, so substituted dried fruit for a lot of the candied stuff. It took three tries to come up with the recipe below (which is simply Dark Christmas Cake, 2006 recipe in my cookbook), but my family, in-laws, and coworkers certainly like this one. Hope you do too.
A moist cake with fall flavours. For Halloween season, instructions are below to turn this cake into a graveyard scene!
