A slightly healthified carrot cake that still satisfies your cake craving When I was younger, every Sunday my family had lunch with my grandmother. One of the places we went had a dessert bar with lots of different cakes. For some reason, the carrot cake always stuck out to me. How could a vegetable be so tasty? I was also in awe of the cute frosted carrots on top of the cake. For some reason I never made my own carrot cake. Something about it was a mystery to me. One day I came across ...
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Coconut Cake Balls
The perfect bite: cake, frosting and chocolate The first time I made cake pops it was from a Starbucks' kit I got for Christmas. This was several years ago. I had heard of cake pops, but didn't really know what to expect. Well, they were delicious - sprinkled with peppermint candies, the perfect festive treat. After that, I only made them one other time. It seemed like so much work - making the cake, frosting and assembling, but really it's not so bad. For these cake balls, I made ...
Red Velvet Pound Cake
A special pound cake just in time for Valentine's Day Who knew you could make a vegan pound cake, much less a red velvet one? Well, you can, and a darn good one, if I do say so. This cake is quintessential Valentine's and should definitely be made for your loved ones. The first time I made this as a chocolate pound cake with chocolate chips. It had more of an authentic pound cake flavor - a little dry. For this cake, I wanted it to be loaded with rich red velvet flavor, so I cut down the ...
Cranberry Lemon Loaf
A great loaf for the holidays As soon as I saw fresh cranberries at the store, I started dreaming up this loaf. This cake is filled with all my favorite flavors - lemon, almond and cranberry. When I first baked the loaf, I was so eager to taste it, I couldn't wait for it to cool so I could glaze it. (Just like these Pumpkin Scones.) Although it was delicious straight out of the oven, it didn't nearly compare to the flavor the next day. I added a thick lemon icing that jazzed up the cake. ...
Snickerdoodle Loaf
Loaf with cinnamon topping and cinnamon swirl After making Snickerdoodles, I couldn't stop thinking about all that cinnamony and buttery goodness. I wanted more of it! I was thinking of ways to incorporate these flavors again and came up with the idea of a loaf. The base is simply vanilla, with an added cinnamon swirl and cinnamon sugar topping. I loved every part of these slices - the cake, the swirl, the topping. When I eat a treat, I pick a favorite part and save it for last. ...