Category Archives: Cake Recipes
Lemon Cake Recipe
Posted on 6th of May, 2013 by Lévana
Non-Lemon-Lovers need not apply! This is perfect for brunch but also for dessert, with fruit or sorbet. The baked cake gets soaked all over with a luscious lemon syrup. You are in for a treat! This is a decidedly dairy cake. Sorry, guys! Don’t substitute margarine or oil for the...
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Blueberry Cake with Almond Streusel Recipe
Posted on 5th of May, 2013 by Lévana
Blueberries: You just say the word, and I wax lyrical. Blueberries can do no wrong! All of my friends who used to summer with us in the mountains think of me fondly each time they make this cake. I can’t remember how many thousands I have made; I still have pictures of...
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Filed under: Almond Recipes, Blueberry Recipes, Cake Recipes, Dairy-Free Cake recipes, Dairy-Free Dessert Recipes, Dairy-Free Recipes, Dessert Recipes, Kosher Recipes, Natural and Kosher Recipes, Natural Foods Recipes, Recipes, Streusel Recipes
Banana Coconut Poppy Seed Cake Recipe. Gluten-Free Adaptation included.
Posted on 29th of April, 2013 by Lévana
Last night, Erev Lag Baomer, I was baking up a storm for my children’s Lag Baomer BBQ party, Chabad of Washington Heights. I am always graciously asked, don’t you dare show up without my chocolate chip cookies so of course, I made a mountain of these. I had lots of bananas...
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Filed under: Banana Cake Recipes, Banana Popsicle Recipes, Banana Recipes, Cake Recipes, Coconut Recipes, Dairy-Free Dessert Recipes, Gluten-Free Dessert Recipes, Healthy Snacks Recipes, Natural Foods Recipes, Poppy Seeds Recipes, Recipes
My Last Sheva Brachot Menu and Recipes
Posted on 17th of March, 2013 by Lévana
I was asked by several of my guests to share my recipes for the Sheva Brachot we hosted this week for my niece Mushkie and her husband Zalman, and I am delighted to oblige. So, here comes, complete with recipes. I used some wonderful treats Grow and Behold sent me,...
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My Pre-Pessach Shabbos Bash. Complete Menu
Posted on 8th of March, 2013 by Lévana
My whole grain loaves look plebeian and rustic, in the traditional Sephardi/Arabic tradition, but they taste GOOD! I recently received some fabulous meat samples from Naftali Hanau at Grow and Behold Good mother that I am, I decided to enjoy my precious gift in the appreciative company of my foodie...
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Making Shabbos in a Jiffy
Posted on 23rd of December, 2012 by Lévana
This whole past week was taken up at my apartment with emergency repairs, and the first time I had full access to my kitchen was Thursday night. Since we are going away to Israel this coming Thursday, for almost two weeks, we wanted to spend this Shabbos with my children...
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Chocolate Chestnut Coconut Cake Recipe
Posted on 13th of September, 2012 by Lévana
Picture Courtesy of www.gliving.com I am constantly asked how I go about developing all my recipes, and although it is hard to make a non-food professional visualize all the steps involved, let me still name one no-brainer vital initial step, which I think my fellow food professionals will second readily:...
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Filed under: Cake Recipes, Chestnut Recipes, Chocolate Cake Recipes, Chocolate Recipes, Coconut, Coconut Milk Recipes, Dairy-Free Dessert Recipes, Dairy-Free Recipes, Kosher Recipes, Recipes, Spelt Baking
Almond Streusel Coffee Cake Recipe
Posted on 13th of June, 2012 by Lévana
Yum! Lemon and almonds: Outrageous match! Wonderful brunch choice, as it has the look and texture of a yeasted pastry, thanks to the yogurt. Don’t hesitate to go dairy-free, as it has enough great flavors going for it. I make mine with spelt flour, just as I make all...
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Filed under: Almond Recipes, Brunch Recipes, Cake Recipes, Dairy-Free Dessert Recipes, Lemon Recipes, Low Gluten Recipes, Recipes, Spelt Baking, Spelt Desserts Recipes, Streusel Recipes, Yogurt Recipes
Mother’s Day Brunch
Posted on 11th of May, 2012 by Lévana
This past week we went to three BBQs, including last night’s Lag Baomer gig, with our Rabbi, his lovely wife and his delightful children-sous chefs. I wasn’t sure what was harder to resist: The kids or the delicious goodies they were flipping. In one short week I ate as much...
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Filed under: Berry Recipes, Brunch Recipes, Cake Recipes, Cauliflower Recipes, Cheddar Scones Recipes, Dairy Recipes, Frittata Recipes, Kosher Recipes, Levana, Levana Kirschenbaum, Recipes, Whole Foods Cookbook, Whole Foods Kosher Kitchen
Mocca Oatmeal Cake Recipe
Posted on 3rd of January, 2012 by Lévana
I adore oats: the flavor, the texture, the ease of preparation, the low price, the nutritional assets: Everything! those of you who have my latest cookbook know there’s absolutely nothing I don’t do with them, including mudpacks, which I don’t eat and don’t feed anyone: Thank G-d for small blessings,...
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