PB&J but make it cake! This incredible, small-batch (but generous) treat has layers of soft, buttery cake sandwiched with creamy peanut butter frosting and strawberry jam. Roasted peanuts are a fun, crunchy addition and I love that each layer of cake is roughly the size of a slice of white bread 🙂 Cake for breakfast…
Cakes & Brownies
Gooey Cocoa Brownies
I always thought brownies made with melted chocolate are the only way to go, convinced that brownies made only with cocoa could never be as gooey, or fudgy or rich. Omg, so wrong. I’m eating my words as I eat these brownies. These are so much more gooey than I expected, unbelievably chocolatey and they…
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake
If a peanut butter cup had a cake avatar, this would be it. I took my favourite chocolate cake batter that bakes up rich and fudgy, layered it with a creamy peanut butter frosting that’s good enough to eat as is, and then added a thin but perfect topping of chocolate ganache. It’s indulgent, celebratory…
Sacher Torte
On a Christmas vacation last year, I was lucky enough to try the iconic Sacher Torte and after reading so much about it being dry and overhyped, I can happily say I disagreed with both those assessments. The cake is soft (it’s not supposed to be overly moist), the apricot jam is a nice contrast…
Chocolate Chip Brookies
If there was a dessert example of ‘the whole is greater than the sum of its parts’ it would be these brookies: brownie batter topped with cookie dough! There’s no way this combination could go wrong and it is infinitely more delicious and decadent than either of them eaten by itself. Fudgy brownie layer, soft-baked cookie…