Category: Cakes
-
Chocolate Orange Strata
A large part of my job involves developing new food and dessert recipes, so it is not unusual for me to create, review, test and improve upon recipes that I come across on a daily basis. One thing that has always been a challenge for me was trying to find a pound cake recipe that…
-
Holiday Gingerbread Cake
Growing up in Australia, the cake of choice is fruit cake, otherwise called Rich cake. Up until recently, it was always the cake made for weddings and of course it was ever popular during the Holidays. Well, I can honestly say that I was never much for this type of fruit cake that was filled…
-
Moist and Sweet Pumpkin Roll
I had never had the opportunity to taste anything made with pumpkin until we arrived in the USA. After tasting all of those traditional baked goodies for the first time, I was hooked. During the holiday season, I always look for recipes where I can incorporate pumpkin or other types of squash, because it’s not…
-
A Tres Leche Cake Served With A Side of Courage…
Those who know me know that I keep a frantic pace during the week…It is only on the weekends when I can decompress and have a bit of time off to visit with friends and celebrate special occasions which may have been overlooked or shelved during the week. We were invited to spend Labor Day…
-
Traditional Australian (Aussie) Lamingtons
There are so many things I miss about living in Australia. We were considered city folk living in a suburb of Melbourne called Moonee Ponds, but we were still surrounded by so much natural beauty. I miss many of the foods and sweets I grew up with, and I work hard trying to replicate tastes,…
-
Karidopita (Greek Walnut Cake)
My family made some great desserts, but my all time favorite is Karidopita or Greek walnut cake. This is a light and fluffy cake soaked with a very light syrup and left to chill completely. There is no flour in this recipe because it is made with Greek paximathia otherwise known as rusk bread. These…