Chocolate and oranges are a match made in heaven. All the fancy Belgian chocolatiers know it. While I may not be a fancy Belgian chocolatier, I share this sentiment. And why make a basic layer cake when there are better options for using two colors of batters? Zebra cake is much more fun. You can […]
Cakes
Molasses-Free Gingerbread Cake
One of our favorite things about the holidays is how many baked goods they feature. From pecan pie to cinnamon swirl bread, there are tons of options to satisfy your sweet tooth. Although the season might be winding down now, our love for these baked treats certainly isn’t. Which is why, today, we have a […]
Small Batch Texas Sheet Cake
Being a Texan who’d never eaten Texas sheet cake, I was surprised reading about its supposed fame in the New York Times. This sheet cake is known for being big as Texas and being topped with pecan-embedded frosting. And to survive brutal Texas summers, the frosting isn’t whipped — instead, it’s made on the stove […]
Vegan Date Cake
This date cake recipe and my family go way back. I don’t even know where it came from; it just appeared one day scrawled on a pink Post-it. We’ve been making it for years and kids always think it’s chocolate cake. Not only is it good enough to be considered chocolate, this moist cake is […]