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S’mores Cake with Toasted Marshmallow Buttercream Frosting
When I first met Silas, he was a not-quite-two-year-old, making a mad-dash away from his dad (my now husband) at the park beside my old apartment. Seeing this rambunctious, active, very spirited, near-two-year-old grow up into the still rambunctious, very … Continue reading
Rich Frosted Chocolate Sheet Cake
Every year as my husband’s birthday approaches, I start to think about what his celebratory dinner and cake will consist of. By “approaches” I mean my crazy-brain begins thinking around early October, for his late November birthday. Usually I wait … Continue reading
Cinnamon Apple Coffee Cake
Fall is officially here and it’s time for baking things, filling our home with warmth and scents of this season: soups galore, slow roasted vegetables and fruits, the delirious smell of slow-cooked beans and overnight oats. Perhaps Autumn means finding … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Breakfast, Dessert, Kids, Snacks
Tagged apple cake, baking, breakfast cake, brunch, cake, cinnamon, cinnamon apple cake, cinnamon apple coffee cake, coffee cake, dessert
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Toasted Coconut Cake with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
Some days require cake just because the day requires cake. There doesn’t have to be a special occasion involved. No birthday, no holiday, no celebrating. Just cake. I don’t believe in justifying reasons for dessert (even though I do it … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Dessert, Snacks, Vegetarian
Tagged buttercream frosting, cake, coconut cake, dessert, easy dessert, fluffy coconut cake, small layer cake, toasted coconut cake
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Gingerbread Coffee Cake
It’s not often, but sometimes we wind up with leftovers that easily take care of dinner plans. I usually don’t mind at all. Especially for dishes like soups, stews, lasagna… Things that taste better the next day, anyway. On the … Continue reading
Buttermilk Apple Cake with Brown Sugar Roasted Figs
Sometimes recipe inspiration hits me in weird places. And I don’t mean in my left elbow, or right pinkie-toe. I was running at the gym the other day… I used to despise the treadmill – I’d opt for the elliptical … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Breakfast, Dessert, Kids, Vegetarian
Tagged apple cake, apples, brown sugar figs, buttermilk, buttermilk cake, cake, dessert, fig cake, Gravenstein apples, roasted figs
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Easy Banana Cake with Vanilla Bean Frosting
Sometimes I am not sure where the day goes between waking to the sound of my husband’s voice urging seven year old Silas to “Hurry, baby! Brush your teeth! We’re going to be late for school…” and then the slow … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Dessert, Life, Vegetarian
Tagged banana, banana cake, bananas, cake, cinnamon, dessert, easy dessert, frosting, vanilla, vanilla bean
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Cinnamon Apple Cake
The following post contains the recipe for a cake reminiscent of fall, that is also ridiculously moist, good-looking, and tasty. You could call it a cinnamon apple cake, or apple spice cake, which it is. I jokingly referred to it … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Dessert, Life
Tagged apple, apple cake, cake, cinnamon, cinnamon apple, dessert, ginger, golden delicious, granny smith, meyer lemon, orange juice, vanilla
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Roasted Strawberry Buttermilk Cake
As a kid, I don’t remember much of a fondness for strawberries. I grew up enjoying mangoes picked from the front yard, bananas and mountain apples from the backyard. Also, lychee was at the top of my preferred fruit consumption … Continue reading
Moist Yellow Cake with Vanilla Buttercream Icing and Chocolate Buttercream Filling
While I certainly don’t consider myself the best cake maker, or baker, for that matter, I like attempting homemade cakes rather than store-bought mixes a few times throughout the year: kids’ birthdays and my husband’s birthday. Perhaps a special occasion … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Dessert, Kids, Vegetarian
Tagged birthday, birthday cake, buttermilk, cake, chocolate buttercream, icing, moist yellow cake, vanilla buttercream, yellow cake
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Julie Hashimoto-McCreery
