Mardi Gras! Ephiphany! 12th Night! Just a random Tuesday! Are all great reasons to bake this Three Kings Cake Recipe easy enough for beginning bakers to tackle! Honestly… if the thought of fussing with yeast dough makes you cry… dry your tears, and make this cake. Because it uses everyone’s favorite Thanksgiving friend… Refrigerated Crescent […]
Cake Recipes
Pumpkin Spice Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
These Pumpkin Spice Bars Cream Cheese Frosting fall into the grey area between brownie and cake. They are cakey and frosted, but you can eat them with your hands. (Imagine a cake brownie, but made with pumpkin… and then frosted) (umm… that might have just confused the everyone). Anyway… They are perfect for Fall, AKA […]
Best Carrot Bundt Cake Recipe
Carrot Cake and I have this love hate relationship. I love a good carrot cake, I hate that I can’t find it. I used to actually travel 20 miles out of my way to buy Carrot Cake at this bakery in Loma Linda (so good, and I never did figure out what the crunchy bits […]
Lemon Pudding Cake Scratch!
I needed a light dessert today, since it’s summer, and too warm for a heavy dessert. I can hear some of you saying, “so, why make dessert at all?” (ummm…. Because dessert!) Lemon Pudding Cake (scratch!) was perfect! This recipe is a bit old fashioned, but to me, that means it’s been around long […]
Lemon Curd Roulade Recipe (Lemon Cake Roll)
One of my testers tasted the cake made from my Lemon Curd Roulade Recipe, and said… “Hey, this is like my mom’s Lincoln Log Cake.” I don’t know about Lincoln, but I do know that this simple rolled cake is old fashioned, looks “fancy”, but comes together easily. The wonder of this cake is how […]
Mango Rum Cake Recipe
I seriously want to get to someplace warm and tropical. This cold wet weather is bringing me down. How about the Caribbean? Mangos? Rum? Perfect! Since I can’t actually go there… I got out the Mango Rum Cake Recipe and baked this cake instead. It’s almost the same as being there (no it isn’t, but […]
Make a Meringue Pavlova
I learned to Make a Meringue Pavlova a few years ago on a trip to Australia. Youu see few years ago… well… when I was in college… (so kids, the wheel had been invented, and there were computers, but not on my desk)… I had a chance to spend the month of December in Australia. It was […]
Simple White Cake Recipe for Easter Cake Pan
A Lamb or Bunny Shaped Cake is a showstopping centerpiece for your Easter Table. They are not as difficult to make as you might think! Simple use a shaped Easter Baking Pan, bake the cake recipe below in it… and decorate with simple frosting, or easier yet, a dusting of powdered sugar. Surround the cake […]
Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake Recipe Easy
I needed to bake this Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake Recipe… it’s quick and easy, and so good! For some reason, things are ramping up around here. Maybe it’s the approach of the holidays? I’m crazy busy all the time with work, soccer, school stuff, soccer, laundry and soccer (did I say soccer more than once?) […]
Pumpkin Ginger Bundt Cake (minis!) – The Perfect Fall Treat!
Pumpkin Ginger Bundt Cake (minis) fit the Fall perfectly. You see, Fall is Pumpkin everything season! The way I see it, you can either run screaming the other way, or you can embrace it, and alter it to suit your tastes. I went with plan B. To me, pumpkin tastes somewhat bland and a bit […]
Applesauce Snack Cake Recipe
This Applesauce Snack Cake Recipe is one of those throw-it-together-in-no-time snack cakes…. it’s easier than a mix. Just add the wet stuff to the dry stuff and bake. One bowl, one measuring cup, one baking pan…. that’s it. This cake takes very little time, and not a load of talent or skill to make […]
Pumpkin Tea Cake Recipe
This Pumpkin Tea Cake Recipe is a family favorite. The cake bakes up moist and it keeps well… wrap it tight and keep a loaf in the refrigerator for drop in guests.It also works very well as a hostess gift…. This basic Pumpkin Tea Cake Recipe is a snap to put together, and it tastes […]