This showstopper of a dessert features a creamy chocolate-crusted Italian-style cheesecake marbled with blackberry puree and ...

Add the cream when the caramel has a nice color. Add a pinch of ... other ingredients to the bowl. Add chopped nuts to the dough and pour into the cake mold. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 ...

leading to the creation of rum-infused desserts including rum cake or fruit cakes. Nuts are often used in rum cake for both texture and flavor. Traditionally, pecans or walnuts are incorporated ...

If you like the flavors of dried fruits and nuts, you’ll love this cake. Feel free to use your favorite fruit and nut combination for a unique creation. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9-inch ...

Q. I love to make carrot cake. Yet, the past few times I have tried, the nuts have all gone to the bottom of the cake — as have the carrots. Can you help? — Ruth Nottage, Gastonia, N.C. A.

The topping should have a nice amount of give under your teeth ... because they will quickly toast in the oven as the cake bakes. Chop nuts into smaller pieces for crunch in every bite.

In the Middle Ages, crusaders reportedly carried cakes laden with fruit and nuts on long trips to keep themselves supplied with a ready energy boost. The cakes were made with pomegranate seeds ...