This cake has all of the holiday flavours you could think of and is genuinely a treat! With fresh ginger and ground spices, molasses for more signature gingerbread flavour aaaaaand chocolate. Top that with a silky cream cheese frosting that also has a bit of molasses and you have yourself a very merry Christmas!
Cakes & Brownies
Date Rum & Orange Cake
Alternate name for this cake: The Christmas Cheat Cake. Because somehow, with a fraction of the time and ingredients, this emerged from the oven smelling like a loaded, boozy Christmas fruit cake. Maybe the rum-soaked dates have something to do with it? Or the copious amounts of fresh orange juice? Either way, this is a…
German Chocolate Cake
I hope you’re ready for a very celebratory cake! Moist, rich chocolate cake filled and topped with a coconut pecan custard that’s all kinds of amazing. Even if you aren’t the biggest fan of coconut, I think you’ll love this cake! Called ‘German’, not for the country, but for a chocolate maker called Samuel German…
Pumpkin Cheesecake with Pecan Caramel Topping
There are so many things to love about this cheesecake, I don’t know where to begin! It’s creamy, lightly spiced with cinnamon, made with from-scratch pumpkin puree and is just the right amount of sweet and tangy. It’s not overwhelmingly pumpkin-y, but is a great combination of all of those flavours and is like a…
Lemon Layer Cake with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
Ever since I discovered the unique texture of these cupcakes, I’ve wanted to bring it into a layer cake. An excess of lemons in the fridge led to this lemon-scented cake that’s layered and topped with the silkiest, tangiest, lemon-iest cream cheese frosting. Adding lemon zest to frosting is an absolute game changer and I…