Lemon Buttermilk Cake With Strawberry Jam-Cream Cheese Icing is a dense, moist cake you can make without a mixer. Frosting the cake with fluffy cream cheese icing, with an added dollop of strawberry jam, takes it to the next level! It’s a tasty and pretty little dessert to take along to a dockside picnic or…
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Diana Henry’s Lemon Lavender Cake
Diana Henry’s recipe for Lemon Lavender Cake calls for dried lavender buds to be whizzed with sugar in the food processor, while yogurt and olive oil add fat and moisture. Below, I’ve got some useful tips on baking substitutions, ideas for using dried lavender, and information about cake soaks if you decide to make the recipe.
Read MoreToffee Apple Upside Down Cake With Chai Spices
When the weather turns cool there’s nothing that makes me happier than turning on my oven and baking. I came up with this SweeTango Apple Toffee Upside Down Cake recipe, with a nice spicy bite from homemade chai spice, using SweeTango apples grown right here in my home province of Nova Scotia.
Read MoreCoconut Blood Orange Cake With Blood Orange Glaze
Coconut Blood Orange Cake With Blood Orange Glaze is a gluten-free and dairy-free cake made with almond flour, cornmeal, and coconut oil. The coarse, rustic texture of the cake is the perfect backdrop for a simple, marmalade-like glaze made with blood orange pieces. This post was first published on January 15, 2014 and was last…
Read MoreThe Best Carrot Cake Ever
Ok, ok – I know that’s a bold statement but REALLY, I MEAN IT. I’ve been looking for the perfect carrot cake recipe for so long. I’ve tried my mum’s recipe, Sean’s mum’s recipe, my friend Phil’s mum’s recipe and guess what? My versions never taste as good as theirs. Last month, I was asked…
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