Cake
August 2000 – When I was growing up, we usually had a cake in the house. It was no big deal. These days, it seems like a homemade “from scratch” cake is a delicacy!
Making a cake from scratch isn’t that difficult, just a bit more difficult than preparing a cake mix, but the results are well worth it.
Cakes come in all shapes and sizes. Simple cakes baked and iced (or not) in a square cake pan are great for “every day”. Fancier cakes, like layer cakes, seem kind of like special occasion cakes – they take a little more time to prepare. Of course layer cakes are traditional birthday party fare. But there’s no reason you can’t invent a special occasion either!
Delight your family – bake a cake.
Chocolate Lava Cakes
Flourless Dark Chocolate Cake
Rich dark chocolate cake that uses cocoa in place of flour.
Orange Almond Cake
Orange Curd Filling
Tasty orange filling for cake or cupcakes.
White Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
Buttercream frosting with white chocolate goes great with white or chocolate cake.
Yule Log
A lovely festive holiday dessert, features chocolate cake roll with whipped cream filling and chocolate frosting.
Carrot Cake
Carrot cake with apple, raisins and walnuts, frosted with cream cheese icing.
Mabel’s Date Cake
Tasty date cake topped with walnuts and butterscotch chips.
Apple Coffee Cake
Large apple cake baked in a tube pan, incudes frozen orange juice concentrate for extra flavor.
Banana Cream Cake
Banana layer cake with cream cheese frosting.
Lemon Cream Cake
Bundt cake made with cream cheese, and topped with lemon glaze.
Pat’s Boiled Raisin Cake
Tasty spice cake made with boiled raisins and flavored with the raisin water.
Sour Cream Cake
Brown sugar and coconut cake with rich caramel frosting.
Hot Milk Cake
A semi-sponge cake recipe broiled coconut topping. You can also make the cake without topping as a base for other desserts (like strawberries and cream).
Graham Wafer Cake
If you like graham wafers, you will like this cake made with graham wafer crumbs.
Lazy Daisy Oatmeal Cake
Oatmeal cake with a broiled nut and coconut topping.
Brown Sugar Spice Cake
Tasty spice cake – frost it with your favorite vanilla frosting, or serve plain (maybe with a bit of ice cream!)
Cocoa Cake
Recipe for an 8 inch square chocolate cake with creamy nut icing.
Buttermilk Chocolate Cake
Chocolate sheet cake recipe has a hint of cinnamon.
The Best Chocolate Cake
Moist and delicious chocolate cake with fluffy 7 minute frosting.
Chocolate Caramel Pecan Cake
Decadent dessert recipe features chocolate cake with caramel filling baked in, and topped with pecans.
Chocolate Amaretto Torte
Tasty dessert recipe with a chocolate cake layer topped with Amaretto flavored whip cream/cream cheese topping and toasted almonds.
Honey Banana Bread
Recipe for banana bread sweetened with honey.