Cake Recipes

Recipes for cakes

Strawberry Cake

May 17, 2012
Strawberry cake made with fresh strawberries, jam, and cream cheese frosting

Mother’s Day was this past weekend. I had my annual event of cooking for all the moms in my and my husband’s families. It also happens to be strawberry season. I take full advantage of the season and make lots of treats with the fresh fruit. I go (or I send my husband) to the [...]

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Rum Cake

May 1, 2012
Rum Cake - A moist homemade from scratch cake with a topping of chopped nuts

Yo Ho Ho and a slice of rum! Yes, you can have your rum and eat it too. This cake is super moist and there is no mistaking the flavor. A total of 1 1/4 cups of dark rum is used in the recipe. It is similar to a pound cake in texture and has [...]

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Chocolate Pecan Torte

February 21, 2012
A slice of chocolate pecan torte.

Chocolate Pecan Torte is my mother’s favorite of all my desserts. I first made it years ago when my uncle from Germany was visiting. I wanted to make something similar to the cakes and tortes found in a German konditorei (cake shop). The desserts there are not as sweet and rich as here in the [...]

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Apricot Nut Cake

February 14, 2012
A delicious cake made with dried apricots, almonds, and pine nuts.

One thing leads to another. It started with a simple email and then resulted with the inspiration to bake this cake. My friend Terry sent me an email asking if I wanted to go play. Well, of course I did. It is very rarely I turn down an opportunity to go play. The plan was [...]

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Cupcakes with a Surprise Inside

January 12, 2012
Candy Filled Cupcakes

Cupcakes certainly have been popular in the last few years. In a small town near where I live there was a cupcake store next door to a cupcake store. This is in one of those old towns with a square. Right there on the square were the two stores with their big cupcake signs right [...]

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Quadruple Chocolate Loaf Cake

January 5, 2012
Quadruple Chocolate Loaf Cake

Oh chocolate! How I love thee, let me count the ways… There are four ways in this cake. Cocoa powder, chocolate chips, chocolate syrup, and dark chocolate shavings. Rich, moist, and for real chocolate lovers. I found this recipe a while ago and had been saving it for a special occasion. I decided to bake it [...]

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Eggnog Pound Cake

December 15, 2011
Eggnog Pound Cake

My third holiday cake post. If you have been following my blog you know my last two posts have been cakes. First my Glazed Carrot Cake and then a Fruitcake (a.k.a. Cherry Pecan Cake). I do bake a lot during the holidays. It is not unusual for me to bake several cakes plus cookies, brownies, [...]

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The Holiday F-Word

December 13, 2011
Fruitcake with pecans, cherries, and pineapple preserves

Which holiday dessert has a bad rap? You know the one found in countless jokes and comedic situations. It is made fun of in movies, TV shows, and all over the internet. Even hearing or reading the word brings up a negative reaction for most people. I participated in a foodie twitter chat recently and [...]

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Glazed Carrot Cake

December 8, 2011
Glazed Carrot Cake

Moist cake anyone? Just look at the glaze on the top and sides glistening in the light. No cream cheese frosting needed for this carrot cake. And I love frosting…love it. This is one of the very few exceptions to my “cake is just there to hold up the frosting” opinion. This is an old family [...]

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