Cakes

It’s September, and fall starts this week. It’s time for apple picking and baking with apples.  BUT I have an alternative for you. Prepare yourself for an eye opener. You don’t need to pick or peel any apples for this cake.  If you’re torn between deciding to make an apple pie or an apple cake,…

If you know me, you know that I love a good cheesecake. It was high time for me to make a basque cheesecake.  What I love about this cheesecake is how easy it is to make this crustless cheesecake. Start off by beating the cream cheese with sugar. Then you add the eggs, vanilla, greek…

I have been using the same carrot cake recipe for many many … many years. If I told you how many, I would definitely be aging myself! I have made this deliciousness countless times, yet I still look at the recipe every single time. My favourite carrot cake recipe is made from scratch, easy to…

Honey cake is a most underrated cake. It’s a no frills, but really good cake that is so easy to make. In general, honey cakes tend to be dry, but this recipe is the best honey cake recipe by far. It is super moist, tender and rich with warm spice and honey flavours. Then there’s…

Bananas and tahini are a delicious combination. This banana tahini nutella loaf has a light crumb and rich sesame flavour. Throw a few spoons of Nutella into the mix and prepare to be mind blown.  Tahini adds a complex nutty flavour to this gluten-free and refined sugar-free quick bread that’s mixed by hand in one…

I baked this plant based chocolate cake with chocolate peanut butter frosting for my hubby’s birthday. You may or may not know that he eats a whole food plant based diet. It’s always a challenge to make him a good birthday cake that doesn’t include butter, eggs and sugar (always included in my everyday baking).…