My friend Eleana’s birthday was coming up and I offered to make the cake for the rooftop party she was having. I knew it had to be some sort of chocolate cake, but I wanted to do something different than my usual chocolate cake, which I made for her last year. So after some searching…
Cakes
Personal Strawberry Shortcakes
Need an impressive dessert that doesn’t require much time and isn’t fiddly to make? Then you should make these personal strawberry shortcakes. ‘Personal’ because everyone gets their own little cake. This was my first time ever making a shortcake recipe and it was a hit with my girlfriends who I had over for dinner. Recipe…
Very Vanilla Bundt Cake
A bundt cake is essentially a cake baked in a bundt pan which creates a distinctive ring shape. I had a picnic coming up in Central Park so I knew I wanted to make a cake. I had previously bought some Madagascar vanilla bean paste to use in a cookie recipe and thought it would…
Caramel Chip Chocolate Cupcakes With Meringue
I’ve only ever had cupcakes with frosting, nothing else. When I saw a recipe for brownies with meringue topping at crazyforcrust.com I wondered if this same topping would work on a cupcake. I chose a chocolate cake recipe I’m familiar with, halved it, and instead of chocolate chips, I went with caramel chips which worked…
Bounty Bar Stuffed Cupcakes
One of my favorite chocolate bars is the Bounty bar. The fun-size packs were on special the other day so I got some and went on the hunt for a recipe I could use them in. In the USA, Almond Joy would be the equivalent, with the exception of the whole almond on top of…
Reese’s Peanut Butter Mini Cheesecakes
I will never tire of peanut butter desserts. Last weekend I had some of my girlfriends over for dinner and decided to make these for dessert. I made them the night before and stored them in an air-tight container in the fridge, then when they were needed I let them warm to room temperature for…