Cakes

Ending this week with a pound cake bake seems like a good idea, especially when there’s citrus involved. This ricotta pound cake is flavoured with mandarin juice, zest and orange blossom water, making this loaf so moist and tasty. I may have had a slice for breakfast. 

I have only two words for this rich and creamy cheesecake with a dulce de leche drizzle … simply delicious.  I have been making this cheesecake for years. It’s a plain, basic recipe (I am a cheesecake purist) and so easy to make. The challenge when baking a cheesecake is to get a flat even…

This easy one bowl lemon poppy seed loaf is packed with fresh lemony flavours, just the right amount of poppy seeds and drizzled with a lemony glaze. Brighten up your morning with a slice for breakfast with a cup of tea.

This banana gingerbread tahini loaf is filled with fragrant flavours – cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and molasses. Then there’s the nuttiness of the tahini all rolled into a delicious mix with a whole lot of bananas.  This soft, moist quick bread is breakfast, snack, and dessert all rolled into one.  As the loaf bakes, the warm…

It was my birthday the other day and I am the official birthday cake maker in this family. So I made this cookie cake for my birthday celebrations. I’ve been marvelling over Israeli baker Adi Klinghofer’s stunning cookie cake creations. She makes and decorates these cookie cakes in the shape of numbers and initials. These…

You’ve Never Tasted Frosted Zucchini Brownies As Good As These I love this time of year because we have access to bushels full of fresh summer zucchini that can be added to baked goods. These Zucchini Brownies are a chocolate lovers dream. They are unbelievably moist and rich. Most often I see recipes that require…

Golden, rich and dense fully describes this Almond Apple Cake. Almond paste gives a sweet melt-in-your-mouth texture along with apples are a dream together in this delectable cake.