What is a Gateau Au Chocolat? As the name implies, it’s a cake made out of chocolate as one of its ingredients. It has a very unique aesthetic of a deflated center that can be filled, commonly with a flavored ganache. The deflating occurs because meringue is being folded into a heavy butter cake batter.… Read More

A festive nerries Victoria cake, with berries insert. After I made it, I felt I should’ve filled it with some additional whipped cream. But that’s not all too bad- I am sharing the recipe with a minor correction to include this option. First published: Last modified: Berries Victoria Cake: Equipment: Recipe: Element Ingredient Amount (g… Read More

Christmas brings with it spicy flavors and aromas that are not very common in non-Christmas baking. The next gingerbread cupcakes recipe is but an example. Please note that you are using sweet molasses, and not blackstrap molasses (a mistake a made as a rookie baker). Blackstrap molasses is a base for barbecue sauce, and trust… Read More

I can totally understand the need for dairy free cakes. It can become a serious issue. However, personally, I am having a lot of trouble with the flat flavor of dairy free desserts. I was asked to prepare a dairy free cake for an event- I gave it a lot of thought and finally developed… Read More

Soft strawberries crumble pound cake. This cake takes me back to simple baking times, where whole fruit pieces were added to cakes. This time I’ve added strawberries, but you can certainly substitute them for any other fruit of your choice. First published: Last modified: Strawberries Crumble Pound Cake Equipment: Angel food cake pan, 18cm (d) x… Read More

IMHO this is one of the best lemon cakes I ever got to make. But I may just as well be biased… The lemon curd lends so much character to this cake, and the meringue works perfectly with anything that has lemon in it. If you are the lemon lover, give this cake a chance.… Read More

Everyone needs one (or 10) dark chocolate cake recipes. Seriously, the internet is saturated with chocolate cake recipes, so I’d be more than happy to share my part. With elegant design in mind, it easily looks like an “out of the box”, simple chocolate cake, that anyone can make at home. First published: Last modified:… Read More

These wicked witch hat cupcakes, are actually black cupcakes shaped like wicked witch hats. The black color of these cupcakes is coming from black cocoa powder, which lends an Oreo taste to anything it is added to. I’ve made this recipe for Halloween, but I have to say it is very simple to prepare, and… Read More

One of the simplest cakes to make. I’ve been thinking for quite some time on ways to make this icebox cake a little bit fancier, to give it some posh. Trimming the edges, piping a nice border and dark chocolate ganache pool were totally what I was looking for. The insert creams are flavored with… Read More

This recipe is similar to the previously published lemon muffins, however this time it has blueberries added to it, and an additional decorative design. Read More