Tuesdays with Dorie: Dorie's Anytime Cakes - Fall Harvest Cake

 


      The second recipe I made with the Tuesdays with Dorie:  Dorie’s Anytime Cakes group is Fall Harvest Cake and can be found in Dorie Greenspan’s newest cookbook, Dorie’s Anytime Cakes on page 169.   

       Ingredients:  sugar, lemon, pear, flour, baking powder, salt, almond flour, eggs, yogurt, vanilla, almond extract, olive oil, dried fruit (apricots for us), seedless grapes (green ones for us), almonds, and jam (apricot for us).
     The cake came together nicely with ingredients I always have on hand, the only time-consuming part is gathering up and preparing the fruity parts. While not difficult, it is a little more time-consuming than a regular cake so give yourself some early prep work to do that or just settle in for a nice bit of baking all at once and enjoy knowing that the end result is going to be wonderful. My oven was right on the mark for the time specified for baking, after letting it sit for a half hour, it easily came out of the pan. I chose the option of glazing the cake with jam/water and was happy with the shiny pretty results, it also added a nice sweetness which I always find to be a good thing with an olive oil cake. We served it both plain and with a bit of whipped cream because Mark is all about whipped cream on desserts. Both ways were equally delicious. 
 

       The Fall Harvest Cake had nice fruity flavors (no chocolate harmed this week), and I can see making it again as it’s not too sweet. So far, these Anytime Cakes would be good anytime. 
       If you would like to join in, just make it, bake it, and leave a link to your post at the Tuesdays with Dorie website.  At the website you will find the postings for the current recipe, the list of recipes chosen each month, and some baking chit chat that is definitely helpful as well as fun.  We don’t publish Dorie's recipes here, but you can buy the book and have them ALL at your fingertips. 


Comments

  1. LovieNovember 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM

    Very lovely! We enjoyed this cake too.

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  2. Mardi MichelsNovember 19, 2025 at 3:52 AM

    Yours is so pretty! I need to do the glaze next time!

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  3. steph- whisk/spoonNovember 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM

    good choices for the mix-ins- looks delish. i wouldn’t mind a little whipped cream either. ;)

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    1. KayteNovember 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM

      Well, it was good with the whipped cream, I must say.

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  4. Diane ZwangNovember 19, 2025 at 4:14 PM

    This was a lovely fruit cake. We enjoyed the glaze too.

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    1. KayteNovember 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM

      I'm really excited for this cake book, I wasn't sure at first but after looking through it, there are a lot of lovely cakes. :-)

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  5. JudyDecember 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM

    Looks like a delicious cake, especially with whipped cream!

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