Tag: cake

Strawberry Rhubarb Cornmeal Upside Down Cake

Strawberries are back in season. Everywhere I look I see baskets overflowing with big, luscious red berries. It’s one of my favorite things about spring. That and bright, colorful garden blooms. With those colors everywhere only one holiday can be right around the corner: Easter. With Easter comes rabbits, chicks, chocolate, and lots and lots… Continue reading Strawberry Rhubarb Cornmeal Upside Down Cake

Creme de Cassis Cake

Everywhere I look (or go) these days all I see are holiday decorations, and all I hear are Christmas carols. There are even radio stations that only play “holiday music” from Thanksgiving until the new year. Some of them are awful (Dogs barking “Jingle Bells”? Come on.) But some of the holiday music is actually… Continue reading Creme de Cassis Cake

Lemon Butter Cake with Strawberries

I love butter. I didn’t used to. Like most kids who grew up in the 70’s and 80’s, I didn’t even know what butter was. See, my mom stocked margarine in her fridge because back then we were all taught that margarine was healthier than butter. Of course now we know differently which is why… Continue reading Lemon Butter Cake with Strawberries

Brazilian Carrot Cake

I hate carrot cake. I always have. A cake made with vegetables and cream cheese frosting shouldn’t be called a cake. I don’t know what it should be called, but it shouldn’t be called a cake. When I think of cake, I think of something sweet that’s chocolate or vanilla with a butter cream frosting.… Continue reading Brazilian Carrot Cake

Triple Coconut Lemon Pound Cake

In this day and age with so many food allergies about, it’s hard to make something that everyone can enjoy. In my own family we have 2 pretty big ones. Hubs is allergic to any and all nuts (which is why you’ll rarely see a recipe with nuts on this blog), and I’m allergic to… Continue reading Triple Coconut Lemon Pound Cake

Raspberry and Fig Cake

Two of my favorite fruits are figs and raspberries and lucky for me they’re both in season right now. They may be totally different fruits with completely different flavors, but both are equally delicious. The firm little red berries are sweet with a tart burst of flavor while the figs, no matter which variety you… Continue reading Raspberry and Fig Cake

Raspberry Citrus Clafoutis

I love desserts. As you can see from this blog, if there’s one thing I love more than anything, it’s desserts. It doesn’t matter if it’s cookies, brownies, cakes or popsicles, if it’s sweet, I’m in. But more than desserts, I love simple desserts. Those are the ones that I know by heart and take… Continue reading Raspberry Citrus Clafoutis

Chocolate Citrus Cake

Saturday is chocolate day. No, it’s not National Chocolate Day. Believe it or not, that’s in October. Saturday is chocolate day because it’s Valentine’s Day, and other than flowers and jewelry, the most popular gift given on this holiday is, you guessed it, chocolate. So you’ll see pretty red hearts in all the chocolate stores… Continue reading Chocolate Citrus Cake

Blood Orange Almond Upside-Down Cake

I love fruit! Berries, apples, citrus… if it has seeds, I’m in. The only problem is that most fresh fruit is only available in the spring and summer. Most fruit that is, except citrus. This is the height of citrus season and one of my favorite citrus fruits is the blood orange. I patiently wait… Continue reading Blood Orange Almond Upside-Down Cake