This is by far the best carrot cake I've ever had! The addition of pineapple to this from-scratch cake makes it incredibly moist. I love adding spices, coconut flakes, nuts and raisins to the …
This chocolate orange cheesecake has a bright citrus flavor that pairs perfectly with its chocolate Oreo crust. The texture is just the way that I like cheesecake - not too heavy and not super light …
Making tres leches cake in an electric pressure cooker is such an easy way to prepare the dessert. This pressure cooker cake comes out perfectly every single time - and there is no need to …
This adorable New Year's Cake is the perfect dessert for ringing in the new year! It's a New Year's Eve appropriate version of the ever-popular unicorn cake and can be made with a wide …
Sprinkle cakes are super festive cakes that are decorated with sprinkles either on the outside only or on both the inside and the outside. Sprinkle cakes are so much fun! And, the …
I love historical desserts - especially those with an interesting story or those that I may never have heard of before. So, of course, I was super excited to read Jessie Sheehan's new …
This strawberry mousse cake has an intoxicating strawberry smell and a heavenly taste. This is a mousse cake recipe that you can finish with a mirror glaze, but it certainly doesn't demand one. …
We've all seen stunning professional cakes decorated with edible flowers. Using flowers is an extremely easy and beautiful way to decorate cakes at home, too. You can hide frosting flaws with beautiful blooms and …
In Jess Touchette's second contributor post, she shares the fascinating history of frosting and layer cakes. Read on... In a recent post about 17th-century "biscuit bread," I traced the centuries-long evolution of …
My newest contributor is Jess Touchette - she's a librarian and she'll be sharing well-researched stories of the desserts that you know and love. I hope you enjoy her first contribution. This is a …
Cupcake recipes like my best vanilla cupcake recipe and chocolate cupcake recipe often contain the instruction "mix until just combined." I want to talk about what that really means and what happens when you …
This vanilla cake recipe has been years in the making and was rated the best vanilla cake recipe by The Kitchn in taste tests against Magnolia Bakery, Stella Parks, Divas Can Cook, Recipe Tins …
Chiffon cake is similar to angel food cake in a number of ways. Both chiffon cake and angel food cake rely on stiffly beaten egg whites for leavening, and both have an airy texture. Chiffon …
