-
Coffee & Vanilla Bean Layered Cake …Happy Birthday to me
this is what dreams are made up of. Coffee in a birthday cake has become a quintessential part of my birthday, a flavours that inspires me like no other. Light as air vanilla and coffee layers of cake sandwiched with delicious whipped coffee cream make for a perfect dessert. Make a day ahead if you like. The tastes mature beautifully!
-
Oven Roasted Plum & Almond Cakes … Happy 100th Birthday Julia
Tiny little delicious dessert cakes that celebrate summer, stone fruit and plums! They are light and delightful, the almond meal adding beautiful texture to the crumb! Baking With Julia ....
-
Espresso Coffee Cream Cake … Happy Birthday to me!!
A deep, delicious espresso genoise sponge, smothered in espresso cream, with a dark chocolate lace border...doesn't get better than this for me! The basic cake recipe from White House pastry chef Roland Meisner's 'Basic to Beautiful Cakes'.
-
THINK PINK FOR PINKTOBER CAKE…The cake I made for my dear husband’s birthday !
“Every action of our lives touches on some chord that will vibrate in eternity.” Edwin Hubbell Chapin This is ‘Couture Cupcakes’ first blogging event, and I think its a great idea.To coincide with Pink Ribbon Day in Australia on October 22, Minko is inviting people to make a pink dish . I baked this cake for DH’s birthday today,with only PINK in mind!! Though I don’t have a personal story related to the cause, I feel its important to spread the message and lend my support. Pink Ribbon Day aims to raise funds for breast cancer research; offer support services to women affected by breast cancer; and make women ‘breast…
-
Eggless Strawberry Orange Tart Cake… fresh and exciting!
Strawberry season always means a burst of colour and these flavours pair beautifully together. This Eggless Strawberry Orange Tart Cake is a great cake for high tea, for birthdays, as a gift or then as a snack. Play around with the flavours, use a chocolate ganache filling, perhaps a layer of bitter orange marmalade ... so many variations for one simple one bowl cake!
-
Delicate & Delightful Eggless Raspberry Vanilla Bean Cake … it’s #Pinktober
Some cakes are delicate, soothing, calming, and some cakes are wickedly delicious and satisfying. This Eggless Raspberry Vanilla Bean Cake is all that and more, all these beautiful adjectives coming together in one dessert.