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whole milk (350 ml) • vegetable oil (125 ml) • sugar (250 grams) • vanilla extract • Zest of 1 lemon • self-rising flour (350 grams) • Other: • blender • electric mixer • (24 cm) Bundt or round cake pan • Vegetable oil for greasing the pan

unsalted butter, softened • sugar (use a 1-cup/250 ml measuring cup) • egg yolk • egg • lemon extract • lemon zest • self-rising flour (measured with the same cup as the sugar) • (or a little more) warm milk

mashed boiled sweet potato (from about 2 large sweet potatoes) • eggs • milk (50 ml) • liquid sweetener • old-fashioned oats (50 g) • carob flour • whole wheat flour • baking powder • vanilla protein powder • vanilla extract • ground cinnamon • Oil, as needed, for greasing the pan •

golden raisins • dark raisins (such as sultanas; you can also mix in pitted, chopped prunes) • rum (or cognac or whiskey) for soaking, plus extra for the recipe • sugar • boiling water • high-quality unsalted butter • heaping teaspoon ground cinnamon • freshly grated nutmeg • ground cloves • ground dried ginger • baking soda • large eggs •

butter (125 grams) • eggs • milk (60 ml) • self-rising flour (200 grams) • vanilla extract • sugar (200 grams) • Cupcake liners

For the caramel: 1/2 cup sugar (100 g) • large egg • milk (125 ml) • vanilla extract • vegetable oil (60 ml) • self-rising flour, sifted (124 g) • unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted (50 g) • sugar (100 g) • milk (1/2 liter) • sugar (100 g) • vanilla extract • large eggs

cornmeal (about 500 grams, preferably Paraguayan style) • fresh cheese or mozzarella (about 250 grams) • milk (about 500 ml), more or less as needed • eggs • medium onions • corn oil or sunflower oil • salt

self-rising flour (about 250 grams) • large eggs • milk (60 ml) • sugar (about 100 grams) • unsalted butter, softened (about 100 grams) • cocoa powder • Vanilla extract • empty milk carton, cut in half lengthwise

persimmons, peeled, not overly ripe • eggs • self-rising flour (about 450 grams) • salt • brown sugar or granulated sugar (about 200 grams) • drinkable vanilla yogurt (about 1.7 fl oz / 50 ml), optional • cinnamon, optional • vanilla extract • vegetable oil (about 6.4 fl oz / 190 ml) • granulated sugar (about 225 grams) • additional brown sugar or granulated sugar • butter •