Wintermint Cake
I adore this cake. I almost went the easier route and made cupcakes, but I really wanted to try my hand at ombre frosting. Plus, it’s hard to resist layers of deep dark chocolate cake surrounded by...
View ArticleHair of the Dog Cake
This cake topped off a great meal with friends on New Year’s Day. We did things a little different and had just a couple of drinks on New Year’s Eve, then guzzled wine like there was no tomorrow on the...
View ArticleToffee Coffee Cake Surprise
Bundt cakes are great because they’re pretty simple – mix up the batter, dump it in the pan, and bake. No need to decorate, especially if you’ve got an interesting Bundt pan or two (or seven… I have a...
View ArticleChocolate Texas Sheet Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting
So, chocolate cake, always a yes. But peanut butter frosting… meh. I’ve been vocal about my dislike of peanuts and peanut butter. Still, with plenty of sugar, the frosting tastes kind of like the...
View ArticleLight & Lemony Jelly Roll Cake with Raspberry Cream Filling
Baked Sunday Mornings is celebrating Spring this week with a pastel cake. It’s indeed light and lemony. The filling is really delicious and is the best part of the recipe. I doubt I’ll make this cake...
View ArticleEaster Coconut Sheet Cake
Wow, is this a coconut-y cake. Layers upon layers of coconut: coconut oil, cream of coconut, coconut extract, shredded coconut. If you like coconut, you’ll probably like this cake. Larry doesn’t like...
View ArticleButtery Pound Cake with Salty Caramel Glaze
This cake should have been better than it was, and I take full blame. I overbaked it. It’s the curse of the loaf cake, I’m always so worried about that underdone crack down the middle that sometimes I...
View ArticleUltralemony Lemon Bundt Cake with Almond Glaze
This cake feeds into my obsession with Bundt cakes. Combined with Larry’s obsession with lemon desserts, I believe I’ve found the perfect cake for this household. I initially had mixed feelings about...
View ArticleRainbow Icebox Cake with Homemade Chocolate Cookies
Out of all of the recipes in Baked Occasions, this is the one I’m the most familiar with. It’s also the one I’m glad to get out of the way for Baked Sunday Mornings, because it was a lot of work to get...
View ArticleOrange Buttermilk Picnic Cake with Chocolate Chips
I like snack cakes – simple and kind of plain but usually pretty tasty. This one is good, if you like the combination of orange and chocolate. I like it okay, but Larry doesn’t. Most of the cake went...
View ArticleGonzo Cake
This week’s Baked Sunday Mornings project is the Gonzo Cake, made with ube (purple yam powder) – or sweet potatoes, but it’s more fun and interesting with ube. The cake is in honor of Hunter S....
View ArticleEveryone’s Favorite Birthday Cake
Another cake this week, but this time I stuck to the recipe and didn’t change it over into cupcakes (which are easier to transport to work). This is what I’d think of as an old-fashioned birthday cake...
View ArticleNonnie’s Blueberry Buckle
This buckle – cake? – is pretty much like a blueberry coffee cake. It’s delicious and easy to make, with a chunky sweet topping that’s completely addictive. I brought the cake to work (as usual)… and...
View ArticleDolly’s Doughnut
My dad sent me a new Bundt pan for Christmas – best dad ever, right? Not only that, but it arrived the same day I was making this cake. Timing! So, the cake. It’s a pretty standard yellow cake, but...
View ArticleConversation Heart Cakes
I brought a bunch of these intensely chocolate little cakes to work, with the disclaimer that “I don’t believe in Valentine’s Day”. It’s a mostly made-up holiday and I don’t buy into the idea that you...
View ArticlePistachio White Chocolate Cheesecake
This is the second, or maybe third time I made this cheesecake. The first time (or two? I can’t remember.) was during recipe testing for Baked Occasions. So I don’t feel completely awful that I was...
View ArticleSt. Patrick’s Drunk Bundt Cake
This week for Baked Sunday Mornings: a Bundt cake (which makes me happy), with a boozy cream cheese glaze (also makes me happy). This is a super simple, easy to make Bundt – chocolate and Guinness, and...
View ArticleHippie Cake
I’ve done my fair share of vegan baking – primarily because I like to ply everyone with sugary treats, and I don’t want a little butter or eggs to get in the way of that. Vegan cakes tend to be tender...
View ArticleStrawberry Supreme Cake
I didn’t want to make this cake. I love strawberries, but not cooked or mixed with things – just plain strawberries for me, thanks. Strawberry milkshake? No thanks. Or ice cream, or shortcake, or jam....
View ArticleHasselback Potatoes With Garlic-Paprika Oil
Sometimes, despite my best efforts, things just don’t turn out right. And having high expectations makes things even worse. My plan was to surprise Larry with a bit of pre-Thanksgiving turkey. We...
View ArticleRaspberry Zebra Cheesecake
If you ask me, cheesecake is pretty much at the top of the food chain of desserts. Creamy and cool with a simple cracker or cookie crust is the way to go, if you ask me. I’ll take cheesecake over any...
View ArticleIced Almond-Lemon Loaf Cake
This is an extra-special cake, because 1) it’s from my friend Cheryl’s excellent book Yogurt Culture 2) it contains yogurt and yogurt is delicious and 3) not only is it lemon-y, but I made it using...
View ArticleOrange Pineapple Walnut Fruitcake
I wasn’t particularly looking forward to making a fruitcake, but I’m glad I did. For one, Larry has fond memories of his mom’s fruitcake – I never had it, but I trust that it was delicious, unlike many...
View ArticleBaked Ultimate Birthday Cake
We weren’t crazy about this cake, but I take some of the blame. We returned from a two-week trip to Cuba late Thursday night, spent Friday catching up, and then I made the cake on Saturday when I would...
View ArticleVanilla Bean Angel Food Cake with Milk Chocolate Glaze
As cakes go, angel food is one of my favorite types. I’m not a huge cake eater anyway, but there’s something about the lightness of angel food cake that just does it for me. This version is completely...
View ArticleTricolor Cake
It’s been a while since I made a whopping Baked-style three-layer cake. Actually, it differs from most Baked cakes in that there’s no buttercream involved. Just a chocolate ganache glaze, instead. This...
View ArticleHot Chocolate Pudding Cake
I never really got pudding cake. I mean, if you want cake, make a cake. Pudding, make pudding. I don’t get the allure of the two textures together, either. That said, this is a pretty decent cake. It...
View ArticleWhiteout Cake
A little bit of a cheat here, since we’re traveling for the holidays and there’s no time for baking. But I still want to chat about this cake, because it’s fabulous. I admit, I’ve never made this as a...
View ArticleGrasshopper Cake
It’s been a while since I’ve tacked a Baked three-layer cake. They’re generally all really great and follow a fairly similar template – three 8″ cakes, the Baked buttercream with some sort of...
View ArticleUpstate Cheesecake
If you’re looking for a monster of a cheesecake recipe, this is it. It’s easy, creamy and isn’t too sweet. It’s got a little bit of tang from the sour cream on the top. One of the things I like about...
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