Cakes

Gluten-Free Red Velvet Cake

February 14, 2016

Valentine’s Day screams Red Velvet Cake. This classic cake gets a gluten-free makeover that’s worthy of any occasion.

Mardi Gras King Cake

February 8, 2016

This Tuesday is Fat Tuesday (Shrove Tuesday) and it’s time to make Mardi Gras King Cake. Don’t forget to insert the tiny plastic baby inside.

Mini Olive Oil Almond Cakes

February 4, 2016

Store these almond cakes at room temperature for up to 3 days. Warm in a 300 degree oven if you want to serve warm.

Brandy Pudding Cake

December 28, 2015

This Brandy Pudding Cake is excellent when eaten warm.

Spiced Apple Bundt Cake

November 7, 2015

It’s the weekend, which is a great time to make a Spiced Apple Bundt Cake. This cake also makes an excellent holiday cake. Serve it as a morning coffee cake or an after dinner dessert, your choice.

Gluten Free Carrot Cake

July 8, 2015

My daughter has been visiting from the West Coast and tries to eat gluten free as much as she can so I’ve been experimenting with creating gluten free recipes. Here is a recipe for gluten free carrot cake, which tastes exactly like regular carrot cake.

Mardi Gras King Cake

February 16, 2015

Tomorrow is Fat Tuesday and it’s time to make Mardi Gras King Cake. Don’t forget to insert the tiny plastic baby inside.

Holiday Red Velvet Cake

December 3, 2014

The holidays deserve a special cake and Red Velvet Cake certainly delivers. The one complaint I do have about this cake is the use of food coloring. I always make sure to use an vegetable based food coloring like India Tree that you can get on Amazon, Sur La Table, or your natural food market. 

 

Dr. Pepper Apple Cake

October 29, 2014

I confess that I’m partial to Dr. Pepper soda and when I heard about using it in baking it made perfect sense to me.  This cake is a tasty morning cake snake cake, or after dinner dessert cake. 

Morning Lemon Cake

August 27, 2014

I’m not going to lie about it anymore. There are mornings that I’m on the go and it’s so simple to grab a piece of my Morning Lemon Cake and a cup of steaming hot coffee and be on my way. Who says you can’t eat cake for breakfast? I think people should eat cake all day if they want to. 

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