This devil's food cake recipe is everything angel food cake is not. Full of chocolate, fat and loads of flavor. It's so sinful to eat you'll feel the need to pray for forgiveness. It's really one of the most amazing chocolate cakes out there. This is a chocolatey moist cake that is so sinfully...
This Classic Chocolate Lovers Swiss Roll looks elegant, extravagant and decadent. It tastes even better than it looks. Yet it's so easy to make! Whereas swiss roll cakes looks very intimidating at first, don't worry. If you are new to cake rolls, read this post for an in depth discussion. However,...
This strawberry cake recipe is wonderful if you love strawberries. There is something horrible about artificial strawberry cakes. Between the taste of red dye and the attempt to mimic one of the best fruits on earth, it's just a sad day when you are served a fake tasting strawberry cake. If you...
A chocolate spiced swiss roll is a pleasurable cake to both look at and eat. You feel naughty but will be nice eating this cake that is lighter in fat and calories. I always love when cakes taste like they have 10,000 calories in them and you find out they are within normal dietary guidelines....
Do you want to learn how to make a lemon cake? One that has less fat and sugar but still a ton of flavor? If you enjoy tart lemons, this is the recipe for you to try. It is fast to make, bakes within the hour and can be on the table by the time you are finished with dinner. It is a refreshing way...
Chocolate Cinnamon Madeira Cake is one of my most requested recipes. It has a lovely milk chocolate flavored icing and is a mild chocolate and spice cake that is reminiscent of fall weather. I love Madeira cakes as they are easy to mix by hand and require no special equipment. I do recommend a...
A Little Background on the Peanut Butter and Jelly Swiss Roll This tutorial is all about learning how to make a peanut butter and jelly swiss roll. I always thought of PB&J as more of a dessert than a sandwich. So one day when I was making a pumpkin roll, I got the bright idea to try new...
Fall is coming and I look forward to it as it seems to be acceptable to cover everything in cinnamon, even decorative broomsticks. To get a jump start and to distract from this humid 96°F day, I decided to dust off my spice rack and start tinkering with my favorite cake recipe. I must admit, this...
If you want to learn how to make dairy-free madeira cake, this website will suit you well. I love oil based cakes as they are healthier for you, delicious and quick to make. And an added bonus: they are much more affordable. So you get to eat delicious desserts and save money! As many know, if you...
Do you ever have a lot of egg yolks leftover and don't know what to do with them? For the longest time, I would freeze them until I could find a solution. Then, an idea was formed one day when separating eggs. What if tried making desserts without egg whites and just the yolks? What is the worst...
Learning how to make zesty lemon buttercream frosting is really quite easy. It entails creaming butter and sugar with the fresh juices and zest of a lemon. It takes your buttercream frosting from ordinary into extraordinary. I started making a lot of buttercream with fresh fruit this summer. I...
You can learn how to make key lime buttercream frosting within a few moments. The taste is out of this world. A "green lemon" is what some say the taste of a lime is like. I was in my late teens in college the first time I had anything lime other than terrible jello. If you are judging the taste...
Who else finds oranges the most pleasurable fruit to eat. From peeling the rind off to getting your fingers coated in fresh orange juice to the fragrance that hits your nose, it's very satisfying. With that in mind, let's make some refreshing orange buttercream frosting. If you have never zested a...
Sunny strawberry buttercream frosting is absolutely decadent and my favorite flavor of American buttercream. There is something about strawberries in particular that make me think of summer time and fresh breezes filled with the fruit's pungent aroma. I could eat strawberries all day long....
Learning how to make Swiss meringue buttercream will change your life. Are you looking for a beautiful cake icing that isn't cloy like American buttercream? And isn't as bland, chemical laden and oily as the whipped icings made by store bakeries? This may very well be your next best friend. It's a...