Hummingbird Bundt Cake

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Hummingbird Cake is one of my favorite cakes. I don't make it often because it's just too dangerous to have around. There's something magical about that combination of bananas, pineapple, cinnamon, and cream cheese that is hard to resist. In a recent issue of Southern Living, this slight twist on the traditional Hummingbird caught my eye. I immediately saved the recipe, putting it near the top of my to-bake list.

Pecan Layer Cake with Banana Icing

Friday, April 6, 2012

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I have a green metal box full of my grandmother's hand-written recipes. When I need some baking inspiration, I love to look through it and see what jumps out at me. Recently, I came across one of her recipes for a banana icing. No cake, just the icing. As I started thinking of what kind of cake would go well with the icing, my mind kept returning to the idea of a pecan cake.

Cinnamon Cream Cheese Coffee Cake

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

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How great is coffee cake? There aren't that many cakes that can justifiably be eaten at any time of day. While we may not always need an excuse to eat cake for breakfast, it's nice to do so with a tad less guilt sometimes. This particular coffee cake is a slight twist on the traditional with the addition of a cream cheese swirl. All the things we love about coffee cake are still there --- cinnamon, nuts, crumb topping. There just happens to be some cream cheese goodness swirled into it the delicate cake to take it to new levels of fabulousness.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cake

Sunday, February 12, 2012

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I don't have the data to back it up, but I would venture to say that peanut butter and chocolate has to be one of the most popular flavor combinations out there. Surely it's in the top ten. It's certainly in my top few. The advantage of that kind of popularity is that the baking world has no shortage of recipes for us fans to try. I don't imagine I'll exhaust the possibilities any time soon.

Coca-Cola Cake

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

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I've had a strange fascination with this cake for a long time, yet I've never made it. There's something about the thought of making a cake with a Coke that intrigues me. Sort of in a how-can-that-possibly-work way. This particular recipe comes from Classic Southern Desserts by Southern Living. I don't know if this cake truly has Southern origins, but it certainly seems Southern enough to me. I mean, who else would pour Coca-Cola into a cake?

Cocoa Cake

Thursday, January 5, 2012

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I try to keep things simple in my kitchen and on this blog. You won't find a lot of complicated, time-consuming recipes here. Sure, I get overly ambitious from time to time, but I generally like to keep things a bit more approachable and attainable. I actually resisted making this cake for a while. It seemed almost too simple. I mean, it's a no-frills chocolate cake. I'm as much of a fan of chocolate as anyone, but most of the time I prefer it with just a little extra interest.

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