Cakes/Cupcakes Recipes

Classic Black Forest Cake is a European layer cake made with chocolate sponge cake layers, sour cherry filling, whipped cream and plenty of Kirschwasser. Black Forest Cake is one of the most famous traditional cakes from Europe and has always been a favorite of mine. You’ve probably noticed that just about any dessert that features …

Rhubarb Crumb Cake! Three words that definitely belong together. Soft buttermilk cake is loaded with chunks of fresh rhubarb and crowned with brown sugar crumb topping. Calling all rhubarb lovers! You will want to enjoy this cake when our favorite vegetable, yes vegetable, is in season. This cake is not shy with the rhubarb, there’s …

Sourdough Bundt Cake with Buttermilk Glaze is a perfect snack cake. The tangy-sweet buttermilk glaze forms an ultra-thin coating. A little sourdough discard transforms an ordinary cake into an extraordinary treat. How to use sourdough discard to make a great Bundt cake: To ensure that the cake doesn’t stick, thoroughly butter and flour the pan. I …

This Flourless Almond cake is perfumed with rum, vanilla and fresh orange zest. Brown butter adds another layer of flavor and a little richness. This cake is so light it simply melts in your mouth. How to make a great Flourless Almond Cake without chocolate: You’ve probably seen flourless cake recipes before. Chances are, those …

Red Velvet Cake has been around at least since the 1920s but has enjoyed a renewed popularity over the last few years. This cake is soft and has a special flavor from buttermilk, cocoa and vinegar. About Red Velvet Cake: So what makes a cake a Red Velvet Cake? Can you just add red food …

Vanilla Buttermilk Cake is the old fashioned layer cake we all know and love. The cake has a moist, fine crumb and lovely vanilla flavor. I love this cake because it has a very soft and moist crumb that is reminiscent of a cake made from a box-mix. WHAT??? How dare I talk about cake …

Vanilla Chiffon Cake is made with whipped eggs and oil. Oil makes the chiffon cake moist and tender, and whipped eggs make it super-light. This recipe can be baked as a layer cake or in a tube pan. I think “chiffon” is a great word. Not only is it a pretty sounding word, it also …

Sourdough Coffee Cake with walnut streusel is made with active sourdough starter and enriched with butter, milk and eggs. The brown sugar crumb topping and vanilla glaze are the crowning glory of this special breakfast (or dessert) treat. A timeline for making Sourdough Coffee Cake: If your starter needs feeding, do that the night before …

Marble Pound Cake! A really great pound cake should have an even crumb with a melt-in-your-mouth texture and buttery flavor. This is a really great pound cake with a striking swirls of vanilla and chocolate cake! It took months of baking hundreds of pounds cakes to create my incredibly popular vanilla Pound Cake Recipe. If …

Chocolate Pound Cake is the “little black dress” of cakes, the epitome of elegant simplicity. This perfect pound cake melts-in-your-mouth with big chocolate flavor! How to make the perfect Chocolate Pound Cake Pound cake got it’s name based on the original formula of 1 pound each of butter, sugar, eggs and flour. It’s called “quatre-quarts” …