Category: Cake

Chocolate Cake

It’s no secret that chocolate cake is my favorite cake. I love my chocolate bundt cake, flourless chocolate cake, and easy chocolate cake. They are all AMAZING! But whenever I am celebrating something special, I like to make this layered bakery-s…

It’s no secret that chocolate cake is my favorite cake. I love my chocolate bundt cake, flourless chocolate cake, and easy chocolate cake. They are all AMAZING! But whenever I am celebrating something special, I like to make this layered bakery-style Chocolate Cake. It is the perfect dessert for any celebration! The cake is super…

Banana Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

Moist banana bars are studded with walnuts or pecans and topped with a tangy cream cheese frosting for a dessert that’s sure to please. I love bananas but I can never seem to use them up before they are way too speckled to eat with my morning Cheerios.  Luckily, that almost always gives me an …

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Moist banana bars are studded with walnuts or pecans and topped with a tangy cream cheese frosting for a dessert that’s sure to please.

Three pieces of frosted banana bars arranged next to a fork on a stoneware plate.

I love bananas but I can never seem to use them up before they are way too speckled to eat with my morning Cheerios. 

Luckily, that almost always gives me an excuse to bake up something delicious with them!

From strawberry banana muffins to banana cupcakes to banana coffee cake, I’ve got you covered if you also always struggle with a never-ending supply of overly ripe bananas.

And today we’re adding these banana bars with cream cheese frosting to that list!

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Cinnamon Roll Cake

A simple cake batter, cinnamon swirl, and cream cheese glaze come together in this delicious cinnamon roll cake. Get all of the flavors of the classic breakfast favorite in a fraction of the time! We are all finally back into our routine. My oldest is back to school, we’ve gotten through the holidays and winter …

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A simple cake batter, cinnamon swirl, and cream cheese glaze come together in this delicious cinnamon roll cake. Get all of the flavors of the classic breakfast favorite in a fraction of the time!

Two plates, each holding slices of cinnamon roll cake. A glass of milk is visible in the background.

We are all finally back into our routine. My oldest is back to school, we’ve gotten through the holidays and winter break, and I can get back to work.

So obviously that means it’s time for cake! Cinnamon roll cake, to be exact.

Because I loooooove cinnamon rolls, but I don’t always love how much time they take. (Although I do love making cinnamon rolls with heavy cream as a shortcut!)

But this cake? It’s got all the amazing flavors of that famous breakfast pastry without any of the rising time.

Bake, glaze, and eat. It’s totally one of my new go-to recipes.

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Chocolate Chip Orange Ricotta Pound Cake.

This orange ricotta pound cake is tender, delicious and studded with mini chocolate chips! It’s soft and light while being incredibly satisfying at the same time. It’s a must try! Sometimes we need a break from holiday cookies.  This orange ricotta pound cake is studded with chocolate chips. It’s incredibly tender and rich at the […]

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This orange ricotta pound cake is tender, delicious and studded with mini chocolate chips! It’s soft and light while being incredibly satisfying at the same time. It’s a must try!

Sometimes we need a break from holiday cookies. 

orange ricotta pound cake with chocolate chips

This orange ricotta pound cake is studded with chocolate chips. It’s incredibly tender and rich at the same time, sprinkled with powdered sugar. A slice is so delicious you won’t even want to eat a holiday cookie. 

orange ricotta pound cake with chocolate chips

While I’m all about making special cookies during this season, sometimes a different kind of treat hits the spot. That’s why I love making a christmas cake or, in this case, something super citrusy and sweet. 

Loaf cakes are nice to gift someone or a fun treat to take to a party. Plus, just slice and serve! They are so easy and convenient. 

orange ricotta pound cake with chocolate chips

For proclaiming that I’m not really a huge orange lover, here I am with another orange dessert for you!!

There is just something so incredibly festive about it. 

And while I don’t think I can ever get behind the chocolate oranges, I can get behind this ricotta orange pound cake with chocolate chips. 

orange ricotta pound cake with chocolate chips

I want to shout it from the rooftops: I love baking with ricotta cheese! It adds such a wonderful soft texture to whatever you’re baking. It’s so light and fluffy, as well as neutral flavored. So you can add just about anything!

In this case, we add a huge heaping scoop of fresh orange zest to the pound cake batter. I also like to use mini chocolate chips. 

orange ricotta pound cake with chocolate chips

The chocolate is the perfect complement to the cake. A bite is chocolatey, rich, citrusy, bright and fresh.

Perfect.

orange ricotta pound cake with chocolate chips

The rest of the ingredients are pretty classic and traditional and the loaf bakes in about one hour. Use the downtime to wrap some presents!

orange ricotta pound cake with chocolate chips

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Candy Cane Cake Roll with Chocolate Peppermint Whipped Cream

Here’s a perfect addition to your Christmas table: a light and fluffy chiffon cake roll made with red and white striped batter, and filled with a spiral of chocolate peppermint whipped cream for a festive cake that’s dressed to impress. This peppermint roll cake looks and tastes like a giant candy cane (if candy canes […]

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Here’s a perfect addition to your Christmas table: a light and fluffy chiffon cake roll made with red and white striped batter, and filled with a spiral of chocolate peppermint whipped cream for a festive cake that’s dressed to impress.

This peppermint roll cake looks and tastes like a giant candy cane (if candy canes were soft and fluffy and filled with chocolate peppermint whipped cream). While patterned cake rolls can be challenging to bake, the work can be split up into a few days (making them a perfect make-ahead dessert!)

Plus, I’ve included lots of tips and tricks and how-to photos in this post to help you succeed in making this impressive looking dessert for your holiday celebration!

Red and white striped cake roll with one slice cut off to show a perfect spiral of chocolate peppermint whipped cream filling, with candy canes, red ornaments, and Christmas lights out of focus in the background.

A festive holiday cake roll is quickly becoming a household tradition around here. My own version of the yule log, if you will (this one not quite as obviously log-like as my chocolate chestnut cake roll which has a literal wood grain design baked right in).

I love Japanese-style cake rolls like this because they aren’t overly sweet (not to mention they’re just gosh darn cute). If you are the kind of person who finds most buttercream-frosted cakes far too sweet, chances are you’ll love this style of cake!

The cake itself is lightly sweetened and pillowy soft, with a hint of vanilla and peppermint in the cake itself, and then filled with a chocolate peppermint whipped cream filling with an ultra rich chocolate flavor while still remaining incredibly light (I think it tastes like a decadent peppermint hot chocolate that’s been whipped to a cloud-like fluff).

Red and white Peppermint cake roll with two slices cut off and laying down to show a perfect spiral of chocolate peppermint whipped cream filling, with candy canes, ornaments, and Christmas lights out of focus in the background.

Let’s talk about our feelings for a second. Excuse me, I meant fillings, not feelings, because let’s face it, that spiral of whipped chocolate goodness is really the star of the flavor train here, packed with chocolate and a lovely peppermint flavor courtesy of Amoretti’s Peppermint Extract.

For chocolate lovers, you’ll be chuffed to know that it’s not just a whipped cream with some cocoa powder added. No, I’ve used dark chocolate in addition to Dutch process cocoa powder, for a rich and chocolately cream filling that falls somewhere between a whipped ganache and a whipped cream in terms of texture (it’s denser and silkier than plain whipped cream, but lighter and airier than a mousse or whipped ganache).

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White Chocolate Mocha Cake.

This white chocolate mocha cake is cozy, rich and delicious! It’s made after your favorite coffee drink, with dark chocolate cake, coffee cream cheese frosting and white chocolate curls. It’s a show stopper! It’s christmas cake day!! This white chocolate mocha cake is an actual dream. Rich and tender chocolate cake covered in cream cheese […]

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This white chocolate mocha cake is cozy, rich and delicious! It’s made after your favorite coffee drink, with dark chocolate cake, coffee cream cheese frosting and white chocolate curls. It’s a show stopper!

It’s christmas cake day!!

white chocolate mocha cake

This white chocolate mocha cake is an actual dream. Rich and tender chocolate cake covered in cream cheese espresso frosting and white chocolate curls. 

I mean, oh my goodness. 

There are no words!

white chocolate mocha cake

For years I’ve shared a christmas cake in early December. The most popular one is my white christmas sparkle cake, and I love it so much. Followed closely by my hot cocoa cake with whipped marshmallow. 

I’ve also shared a pink peppermint cake (it looks like it’s straight out of The Grinch!), this spiced orange snowball cake and this christmas ice cream cake which is incredible. 

white chocolate mocha cake

The truth is that I don’t love baking. Because I hate following directions! I especially do not love baking cakes, so I like to make cakes that are easy enough for just about anyone. A cake at holiday time is so fun because it feeds a crowd and looks pretty. It can be your festive centerpiece!

I usually like to keep my christmas cake rather “christmas-y” in flavor. Of course, this isn’t a holiday specific flavor, but it’s a super popular flavor! 

white chocolate mocha cake

It’s been years since I’ve really loved a white chocolate mocha in drink form. However, it was pretty much my gateway drug into coffee! As can be expected, given that it’s like drinking a giant dessert. 

I take my mom a white chocolate mocha every single week – she loves it. She had her first one probably two years ago and thinks it is the best thing ever. That was my inspiration for this cake and I find it to be super festive and cozy.

The flavors are warm, rich and decadent. 

Perfect for the season.

white chocolate mocha cake

And the best part is that I used components of some of my other favorite cakes to bring this all together. 

white chocolate mocha cake

First, I used the base of my hot cocoa cake. This is a wonderful, rich chocolate cake. The original recipe is from Ina. The crumb is lovely!

Next, the coffee cream cheese frosting from my banana sheet cake. We all know that I’m an absolute freak over cream cheese frosting. I add a few tablespoons of instant espresso powder to that and the result is incredible. You’ll want to eat it straight out of the bowl. 

white chocolate mocha cake

Finally, white chocolate shavings! Or curls. I don’t get super fancy here. I take a white chocolate lindt bar and a vegetable peeler and go to town. It’s easy. They stick right to the frosting! As long as you use a high quality white chocolate, you’ll love it. 

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Easy Apple Bundt Cake

Get this easy apple bundt cake into the oven in no time thanks to a spice cake mix. Filled with fresh apples and flavored with vanilla and warm spices, this cake is delicious when dusted with powdered sugar or drizzled with salted caramel sauce. Our family went apple picking a couple of weeks ago, which …

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Get this easy apple bundt cake into the oven in no time thanks to a spice cake mix. Filled with fresh apples and flavored with vanilla and warm spices, this cake is delicious when dusted with powdered sugar or drizzled with salted caramel sauce.

Slice of easy apple bundt cake and a scoop of ice cream on a white plate, both drizzled with caramel sauce.

Our family went apple picking a couple of weeks ago, which means I have had a ton of apples and apple cider taking up space in our refrigerator.

But don’t worry, I’m not going to let any of that apple goodness go to waste. In addition to making a couple of batches of slow cooker apple butter, I’ve been working on some great new apple recipes to share with all of you.

If you are wanting to add some apple desserts to your Thanksgiving dessert menu, this is your lucky year.

Let’s start things off simple with this easy apple bundt cake. This recipe starts with a cake mix but tastes like you made it from scratch, making it the ultimate shortcut recipe to take to any fall party this year.

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Brown Butter Frosting

The nuttiness of brown butter pairs with the sweetness of powdered sugar in this decadent brown butter frosting. It’s incredible any time of year, but especially when used to top your favorite fall cakes and cupcakes. I’m a big believer in taking my recipes and making them your own.  This is especially true with my …

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The nuttiness of brown butter pairs with the sweetness of powdered sugar in this decadent brown butter frosting. It’s incredible any time of year, but especially when used to top your favorite fall cakes and cupcakes.

Close up of a spice cupcake topped with brown butter frosting.

I’m a big believer in taking my recipes and making them your own. 

This is especially true with my cakes and cupcakes. I often give you cake and frosting pairings, but you should just consider those to be suggestions or starting points. 

It’s the reason why I have so many different frosting recipes for you, from buttercream and cream cheese frosting to strawberry frosting and whipped cream frosting. 

And today I’m sharing my newest favorite: brown butter frosting. I’ll give you some suggested ways to use it later in this post, but I really hope you’ll get creative. Feel free to use it however you like and make something brand new with it – that’s really the whole point of baking, after all!

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Homemade Apple Cake

This homemade apple cake is one of the best ways to use your favorite orchard-fresh apples. Flavored with warm spices and packed with tart apples and crunchy walnuts or pecans, this cake is delicious as-is or topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a drizzle of caramel sauce. I know that we haven’t …

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This homemade apple cake is one of the best ways to use your favorite orchard-fresh apples. Flavored with warm spices and packed with tart apples and crunchy walnuts or pecans, this cake is delicious as-is or topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a drizzle of caramel sauce.

Three slices of homemade apple cake stacked on a white plate.

I know that we haven’t even gotten to Halloween yet, but I am already thinking about Thanksgiving dessert. I’m a dessert person, I can’t help myself! 

I’ve been working on a few apple desserts this year for you to add to your Thanksgiving dessert table alongside your pumpkin cheesecake and classic pecan pie.

First up is this homemade apple cake. It’s a cake you can bake the night before and top with some ice cream and caramel sauce when serving. Or you can make it for yourself and enjoy it straight from the pan…not that I have ever been tempted to do that.

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Pumpkin Bundt Cake

During the fall months, pumpkin desserts are my favorite. Pumpkin cookies, pumpkin pie, pumpkin sheet cake, pumpkin chocolate chip bread, and pumpkin snickerdoodles. I love it all. This Pumpkin Bundt Cake is definitely a fall favorite, I make it every …

During the fall months, pumpkin desserts are my favorite. Pumpkin cookies, pumpkin pie, pumpkin sheet cake, pumpkin chocolate chip bread, and pumpkin snickerdoodles. I love it all. This Pumpkin Bundt Cake is definitely a fall favorite, I make it every single year. The cake is easy to make, super moist, filled with warm spices, and…