Fall dessert faceoff: Cake vs. dumplings

It is fall harvest season and to mark the occasion, Stephanie invited her Weekly Dish radio partner, Stephanie March, over for a fall dessert faceoff. March is also the senior editor for food and dining at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, so she’s a bit of a foodie and dazzled us with her family’s beloved Oma’s Pound Cake recipe. Stephanie, a self-described "eater," opted for an infamous favorite from the Weekly Dish archives: Mountain Dew Apple Dumplings. Eye rolls aside, it’s still the #1 requested recipe from Weekly Dish listeners.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - It is fall harvest season and to mark the occasion, Stephanie invited her Weekly Dish radio partner, Stephanie March, over for a fall dessert faceoff on this week's episode of Taste Buds. March is also the senior editor for food and dining at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, so she’s a bit of a foodie and dazzled us with her family’s beloved Oma’s Pound Cake recipe.

Stephanie, a self-described "eater," opted for an infamous favorite from the Weekly Dish archives: Mountain Dew Apple Dumplings. Eye rolls aside, it’s still the #1 requested recipe from Weekly Dish listeners.

Mountain Dew Apple Dumplings

2 cans Crescent Rolls
3-4 tart apples (Granny Smith green apples preferred)
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup melted unsalted butter
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice (nutmeg can substitute)
12 oz Mountain Dew

Oma's Pound Cake

2 1/4 cup flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 1/4 cup sugar
3 sticks unsalted butter
2 T lemon juice
1 T vanilla
7 eggs, room temperature
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
1 cup powdered sugar

Instructions are available in the video above and here.