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.

Yule Log

Yule Log

A lovely festive holiday dessert, features chocolate cake roll with whipped cream filling and chocolate frosting.

Orange Curd Filling

Carrot Cake

Carrot cake with apple, raisins and walnuts, frosted with cream cheese icing.

Orange Curd Filling

Apple Coffee Cake

Large apple cake baked in a tube pan, incudes frozen orange juice concentrate for extra flavor.

Orange Curd Filling

Lemon Cream Cake

Bundt cake made with cream cheese, and topped with lemon glaze.

Orange Curd Filling

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

Graham Wafer Cake

If you like graham wafers, you will like this cake made with graham wafer crumbs.

Orange Curd Filling

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

Cocoa Cake

Recipe for an 8 inch square chocolate cake with creamy nut icing.

Orange Curd Filling

Chocolate Amaretto Torte

Tasty dessert recipe with a chocolate cake layer topped with Amaretto flavored whip cream/cream cheese topping and toasted almonds.