This incredibly tender decadent dark chocolate cake is topped with a creamy peanut butter frosting making one of my favorite flavor combination. Special dark cocoa powder along with dark chocolate chips make this a chocoholics dream cake. Peanut butter chips and a thick blanket of …

Gingerbread Cake The spirit of the holidays come alive in this delicious and moist gingerbread cake.  Toasted almonds, candied citrus, and rum soaked currents mingle with Lebkuchengewürz (German gingerbread spice) to make a most memorable combination of flavors.  Topped with a lemon zest frosting, this …

CakeS with Toasted Pecans Few things smell as wonderful as the aroma of cinnamon rolls baking in the oven early in the morning, and what a welcome treat for your holiday or overnight guests!  However making traditional yeast rolls requires a lot of time and …

BLUEBERRY CAKE Naturally sweet blueberries are tossed with lemon zest and baked with almond flour to make this incredibly tender cake.  Covered in an almond glaze and topped with a mountain of plump berries this cake is bursting with fresh flavors.  Blueberry and almond have …

Napoleon, also known as Mille-feuille or thousand-leaf is a classic French dessert comprised of almond flavored pastry cream sandwiched between flaky layers of pastry crust.  Topped with an iconic white and black fondant icing this dessert is a show-stopper.  Our version of this amazing dessert …

Fresh pineapple is most definitely the star of this moist and dense buttery cake.  Topped with a spiced rum and brown sugar pineapple marmalade this cake packs the flavor of sunshine in every bite.  After the long cold winter a slice of this cake might …

A creamy smooth texture and amazing combination of spices make this dulche de leche pumpkin cheesecake the ultimate holiday dessert.  A gingerbread crust adds the flavors of the season to this rich and decadent  cake .  Served with a cup of coffee or a glass …

Dried figs, dark cherries, apricots, pineapple, raisins, and crystallized ginger are soaked in spiced rum then baked in a dark brown sugar batter to make this incredible moist holiday fruit cake.  No, not the red and green plastic-like sugar brick that comes to mind, this …

I have been on sort of a roll lately, a pumpkin roll (sorry about that).  I guess it was a little over a year ago that we traded our hundred year old craftsman bungalow for a 1960’s tri-level ranch, and by the time we got …

A silky smooth vanilla custard magically appears on top of a layer of moist yellow cake in this traditional Mexican dessert.  Serve Vanilla Flan Cake with fresh fruit or top it with a drizzle of dulche de leche for an authentic treat.  Easy and fun …

Delicious thick and creamy bakery shop quality Bavarian cream is easy to make with just two simple ingredients and about five minutes.  Use the cream in between the layers of a cake, or as a pie filling.  You can also use this recipe to fill …

Cherries and almonds are one of natures perfect pairings and this amazing cake certainly proves the point.  Red wine and cherries cook together to form a naturally sweet layer that pairs perfectly with the biscuit-like almond cake.  No oil or butter in this recipe makes …