This amazing chocolate coconut cake is a one bowl wonder which I adapted from a very old cookbook I was about to give away. Not too sweet, with enough coconut and chocolate flavors, this is a perfect cake for an afternoon tea or snack. Did I mention it’s a one bowl recipe?. Simply dump the…
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Banana Bundt Cake with Bourbon Chocolate Glaze
Another banana bundt cake, I know, but it has bourbon and chocolate you guys, so good!. Does anybody really buy bananas before they decide to make bread? For me, it’s always the effect, never the cause. Yet again, my basket was overflowing with too ripe bananas. In an attempt to change the incredibly good but…
Flourless chocolate almond cake (gluten free)
Let me introduce you one of the best flourless chocolate cakes I ever made. It has a deep chocolate flavor (of course), a very fudgy center and that unmistakable after flavor a splash or liquor gives. It’s almost a baked chocolate mousse, as most of these cakes are, that’s why they remain airy and fudgy at…
Pumpkin pecan sheet cake
Jump to recipe It’s November, about time I introduced you to this amazing pumpkin pecan sheet cake. Sweet, moist, easy to make and with that unmistakable spicy pumpkin flavor we all love. Where are you when it comes to fall flavors? Apples and cinnamon or pumpkin and spices? I have to confess that pumpkin trumps all…
PUMPKIN COFFEE CAKE WITH WALNUT CINNAMON STREUSEL
This pumpkin coffee cake is what you were looking for to have with your next coffee, or tea, or whatever is that you drink in the fall. Spiced cider maybe? I love pumpkin cakes and coffee cakes. Throw streusel in the mix and you have my undivided attention. The fact that the crumble has…
Coconut Pecan loaf cake
My love of coconut and pecans led to this wonderfully moist and flavorful coconut pecan loaf cake. And I’m sure these ingredients have a large following elsewhere too. I love loaf cakes, probably because they are never huge and only require a dusting of powdered sugar or a simple glaze. I’m a lazy baker most…
Roasted Banana Bread
This is the perfect banana bread. Jump to recipe Because it has a fabulous banana flavor by itself, but you get to choose your add-ins if that’s your thing. Chocolate chips, walnuts, more chocolate chips… And that first word in the title, roasted banana bread, means you can make it with under-ripe bananas too. How’s…
Oreo Cheesecake
Oreo cheesecake are two words that can make a dessert believer out of almost anyone. I’m re-posting this awesome recipe. Because it is SO worth it guys, it bears repeating. And like most recipes from years ago, it got lost along the way. Is it the cheese or the cake part that is so appealing? Probably…
Pear sour cream coffee cake
Few recipes gather my attention more than those that contain the words sour cream and coffee cake. Add pears and it’s a winning situation, no matter the angle. So guys, pear sour cream coffee cake it is. My last Amazon binge brought home some truly amazing cookbooks. One of them is Over Easy, Joy Wilson’s latest,…
Chocolate Chip Date Cake
When a title has chocolate, date and cake in it, it wins my heart immediately, like, five minutes ago. Jump to recipe I’m so into chocolate cakes. I think it’s the single most repeated recipe idea made in my kitchen. I try them all. And I mean all, weird ingredients included like chocolate potato cake,…
