Ontbijtkoek means “breakfast cake” in Dutch. You’ve gotta love a country that eats cake for breakfast. Enjoy this spice cake at breakfast-time or snack-time. Ontbijtkoek is not something Dutch people bake at home. It seems that this cake is almost always store-bought. There’s one popular brand that defines the taste and texture of Ontbijtkoek for …
Irish Apple Cake is a homey and tasty treat baked in a cast iron skillet. The ingredients are simple so you can appreciate the true apple flavor Whenever I’m ready to post a new recipe I start in one of two places. If it’s a recipe I’ve been making forever, like my Vanilla Butter Cake …
Red Velvet Bundt Cake is not just a red velvet cake baked in a different pan. This cake is buttery like a pound cake and has the lovely flavor of a true red velvet cake. Oh, and that cream cheese filling! Traditional Red Velvet Cake is made with oil and the batter is quite wet. …
Oooo, Molten Chocolate Cakes! Also known as Chocolate Lava Cakes, these warm, chocolatey cakes with an oozy-gooey center will never go out of style. Molten Chocolate Cakes, which have been popular since the 1980s, are a cross between a soufflé and a sponge cake. The key to the liquid center is to just bake it …
Jelly Roll Cake is a classic treat that is truly easy to make. Light and airy vanilla cake is the perfect wrapping for sweet, tangy raspberry preserves. This is a great make-ahead recipe. The light and airy cake at the heart of this recipe is a chiffon cake. Chiffon is one of my favorite sponge …
Spekkoek is a Dutch Indonesian spice cake sometimes called Thousand Layer Cake in English. The cake is rich with butter and eggs and it’s flavored with an intoxicating mix of spices. The name for this cake is Spekkoek in Dutch, Spekuk in Indonesian and Thousand Layer Cake in English. The recipe was created during Dutch …
Financiers are perfect little French cakes made with almond flour, browned butter and vanilla. The cakes are rich, flavorful and very, very satisfying. Here is yet another traditional French pastry recipe that I just adore. Like Sablé cookies and Madeleines, this recipe requires just a few basic ingredients and no special technique. The batter comes …
White Forest Cake is a new twist on the classic European cake. Layers of vanilla sponge cake are filled with sour cherries, white chocolate cream and plenty of Kirschwasser. This cake includes all the essential components of a classic Black Forest Cake; chocolate, sponge cake, real whipped cream, cherries and cherry liquor. So here’s the …
Heavenly Lemon Meringue Cupcakes are made with moist buttermilk cake, zesty lemon curd filling and crown of toasted meringue. If you looove Lemon Meringue Pie, then you’ll looove these gorgeous little cupcakes. They are easy to make and most of the components can be made ahead. Make sure to read through the helpful tips at …
Key Lime Layer Cake has all the best things about Key Lime pie, in a cake. Buttery vanilla cake is layered with key lime curd, key lime cheesecake and a special graham cracker crunch. A hint of rum takes the flavor up a notch. Right off the bat I’ll admit that this is not a …