Baking from scratch, while noble and all that shite, can easily fall prey to the even more impressive half-hour of clean-up. Faced with being overshadowed by too many tools or too much mess here are (in addition to the bibingka above) three recipes that’ve really made an impression on our test kitchen staff and friends for their strong, unique flavors but most importantly, the simplicity of the ingredients and sparsity of kitchen utensils they require to assemble.

• Tuppakaka by Neeky on allrecipes.com (this one is voodoo — such flavor from six ingredients is not chemically possible)
• Swedish Nut Cake by Marie on allrecipes.com
• Carrot Cake III by Tammy Elliott on allrecipes.com

Friday, May 21st, 2004Food & Dinersrecipe