Imagine a basic butter cake flavoured with lemon zest and topped with crunchy almonds. Soft, moist and made without baking powder or soda, so that eggs are the only leavening agent. This is a Swedish Visiting Cake! Apparently, it got its name from the fact that it’s so quick to make, that you can start…
Butter Cake
Marble Cake
I’m enjoying diving into really old posts on this blog and giving them new life. In some cases, the recipe needs tweaks and clearer instructions, in some cases the photos need to be changed. And in many cases, it’s both! This marble cake is one of those posts and I’m happy to refresh it and…
Strawberry Trifle Pudding
As a kid, trifle pudding used to be something I loved. I mean, it’s cake with custard and just enough fruit to justify eating a second helping. What’s not to like? It’s an incredibly nostalgic dessert for me! But this is not a purist’s custard, there’s no eggs and no tempering and no fuss. It’s…
Funfetti Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
This cake this cake this cake! It’s PINK! It’s got SPRINKLES! And it’s pretty on the inside too, I promise. My favourite butter cake has so far been a base recipe for a bunch of different ones and it didn’t fail me this time either. Soft, tender, perfectly vanilla flavoured. Filled with colourful sprinkles for…
Oreo Cupcakes
We’re going all out today with cookies inside and on top of cupcakes. These are buttery little cakes, filled with chopped chocolate Oreos (I’m not a fan of the vanilla version, although feel free to use whatever flavour you like), topped with a quick chocolate buttercream frosting that’s not too sweet, made with Dutch-process cocoa…