Our technique of cooking the perfect cake in a slow cooker uses both the high and low settings, ensuring that the cake stays tender without being too moist. Good-quality parchment paper is on the heavier side, and it will help insulate the cake so that it bakes to a nice light-golden colour.
Banana bread aficionados often cling to the classic banana-walnut combination, but this version will be sure to change their tune. It uses milk chocolate, but feel free to swap it for your favourite dark chocolate and create a new standard.
Prunes and raisins cooked in brandy add flavour and moisture to this dark, dense and delicious pareve (nondairy) Passover dessert. Look for the brandy, such as Carmel Brandy 777, at the liquor store.
This tasty combination produces a soft-set jam to fill a layer cake or to top ice cream, frozen yogurt, a slice of cake or even toast.
