Black Forest Cake
Last month, it was my friend Gabriela’s son’s 3rd birthday. She arranged a kid-themed cake for the first of two parties (what a lucky guy!). Then, for the second celebration […]
Category Archives: Cakes
Japanese Cheesecake
I can’t say I’m a huge fan of New York-style cheesecake. That’s not to say I dislike it, but it definitely doesn’t rank up there with my favourite cakes. I […]
Matcha Swiss Roll
Swiss rolls (also called jelly rolls or roll cakes) might seem a bit old school, but I like to think of them as one of the classic cakes. They can […]
Carrot Cake with Browned Butter Cream Cheese Frosting
I was organizing my kitchen cabinets recently, and came across a can of pineapple pieces that I’d bought a few months ago, for the sole purpose of making carrot cake […]
Orange and Almond Cake
Orange and almond cake is a traditional Sephardic Jewish Passover dessert, with origins in the Iberian peninsula. Variations of this cake can be found from Spain, throughout the Mediterranean, and […]
Rum Babas (Savarina)
Not long after a friend of mine started dating her Romanian boyfriend, she introduced me to savarina, which he had introduced to her. Savarina is a Romanian dessert that looks […]
Quinoa Chocolate Cake with Nutella Buttercream
I first tried quinoa chocolate cake some years ago at a Peruvian restaurant. I couldn’t have imagined there was no wheat flour – it was so moist and tasted just […]
Tres Leches Cake
Tres Leches is a Mexican cake, and since it’s Cinco de Mayo today, I wanted to post about one of my all-time favourite desserts! Tres Leches means “three milks” in […]
Lemon Rosemary Loaf Cake
OMG, this is the most amazing cake!! I love the combination of lemon and rosemary. A little while ago, I wouldn’t even have thought of using rosemary to make anything […]
Kuih Bahulu
During my recent visit to Malaysia, I made it a point to look for some moulds for kuih-muih (traditional Malaysian snacks/desserts). I was so excited to buy the mould to […]
Divinely Delish 