Cakes

Wacky Bundt Cake

Wacky Bundt Cake

Wacky cake recipes also make great bundt cakes. Scaling the recipe to 2 1/2 times fits a 10″ bundt cake perfectly.

Wacky Cake

Wacky Cake

A World War II era cake recipe that proves necessity is the mother of invention. Since eggs and dairy were rationed, creative cooks came up with a simple, yet delicious cake recipe that should make you vow to never buy a boxed cake mix again.

Vegan Marble Bundt Cake

Vegan Marble Bundt Cake

A rich, moist and fragrant vanilla bean bundt cake swirled with cocoa and topped with dark chocolate ganache.

La Petite Mort

La Petite Mort

There is something to be said for making someone's eyes roll to the back of their head as they bite into something you have lovingly crafted. The closed eyes and quickened breath revealing the joy they are experiencing so publicly. It makes the hours spent in front of...

Hey, you got your Peanut Butter in my Chocolate!

Hey, you got your Peanut Butter in my Chocolate!

I feel very fortunate that I'm not allergic to peanuts. I really love nuts of all types, although technically peanuts are legumes and not nuts. Who doesn't love the combination of chocolate with peanut butter? After all, they're "Two great tastes that taste great...

Mocha Chocolate Cake Update

Mocha Chocolate Cake Update

Update: June 4, 2007 This cake has proven to be very popular at my work. I have made it as birthday cake four times. I've also made it twice as cupcakes. Once I made a peanut-butter butter cream frosting for the center. That was very good. My husband has asked me to...

Individual Fallen Chocolate Cakes

Individual Fallen Chocolate Cakes

Yesterday was our anniversary. We usually have Fridays off, but unfortunately Dave had to work that day. I decided to make him a nice dinner and wanted to have a sinful dessert to go with it. He loved the chocolate cupcakes I made a few weeks ago, but I didn't want to...

Mocha Double-Chocolate Birthday Cake

Mocha Double-Chocolate Birthday Cake

After making the practice cupcakes, I decided to be adventurous and try a new recipe. While the devil's food cupcakes were really good, I was not happy with the frosting. I was able to salvage the recipe by adding unsweetened chocolate and cocoa, but the consistency...