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 Layer Cake
Chocolate Layer Cake with Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
Meet my new favourite layer cake. I think a moist, chocolate cake with creamy frosting is something you must definitely have in your list of go-to recipes. This one is so lovely and soft, intensely chocolatey and the cream cheese frosting is tangy and perfectly sweet. It tastes even better a day or two after,…
Chocolate Sour Cream Cake
Starting the new year with, surprise surprise, chocolate cake! It’s light and soft, similar to a sponge cake, with a unique flavour from sour cream in the batter and then it’s also layered with a tangy sour cream frosting. Comes together quickly and it’s just the thing to make and eat while we wonder what…
Chocolate Blackout Cake
Ummm you guys, I’m not sure how I haven’t come across this idea earlier of filling a chocolate cake with chocolate pudding but we’re rectifying that right this second! This epic, moist, dark, chocolatey cake is called a Blackout Cake and it gets its name from blackout drills in Brooklyn during World War II. It…
Chocolate Hazelnut Layer Cake
How was everybody’s long weekend? Mine was filled with good food, good naps and a lot of good family bonding. Just about perfect. It was a huge change to switch off for a little while, not look at my phone every four seconds, and take a break from even the blog routine. But now I’m…