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…
Butter Cake
Chocolate Vanilla Heart Surprise Cake
Once again, I caved to the heart-shaped tug of Valentine’s Day and decided to do a chocolate version of this pink heart surprise cake from many years ago. I’m still not very sure what this kind of cake is actually called, but Google some combination ‘hidden’, ‘surprise’, ‘heart’, ‘inside’, and you’ll find it! It’s very…
Apple Cake
This is basically apple pie in cake form! A simple cake batter transforms into a soft and perfect base for lots of apple chunks tossed in cinnamon and sugar, layered between the batter and scattered on top. They become soft and jammy but continue to be the star of the whole thing. I love a…
Pecan Chocolate Chip Cake with Toffee Frosting
With toasted pecans and a frosting of brown sugar, butter and cream, you KNOW this cake is going to be good! Soft, tender and decadent, it’s on the sweeter side but not cloyingly so thanks to the nuts and dark chocolate chips to balance things out. There’s something celebratory and comforting about it at the…
Yellow Layer Cake with Fudge Frosting
There’s nothing more classic than a yellow cake, which is basically a buttery vanilla cake that somehow always make me think of birthday parties I had as a child. A simple, delicious cake with chocolate frosting is one that never goes out of style. It’s so soft and moist, perfect with a dark, fudgy frosting…