Tag: Cake

Breakfast, Desserts

Marbled Chocolate Cake

What You Need: 1 pkg. (225 g) Baker’s Semi-Sweet Chocolate, divided 2-1/4 cups flour 1 tsp. Magic Baking Powder 1/2 tsp. salt 1 cup butter, softened 2 cups sugar 3 eggs 3/4 cup sour cream 1/4 cup milk 2 tsp. vanilla 2 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder 1/3 cup whipping cream Make It: Heat oven to 350°F. Melt 2 oz. […]

Desserts

Homemade Strawberry Cake

Making strawberry compote is easier than you’d think. All you’re doing is cooking down the fresh berries with sugar and lemon juice. We used it in the batter and frosting to make sure that the cake tastes has the best strawberry flavor possible.  INGREDIENTS: FOR THE CAKE 2 c. all-purpose flour 3 tbsp. cornstarch 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. […]

Desserts

Fallen Chocolate Cake

The late Richard Sax, celebrated cookbook author and champion of home cooks the world over, inspired this flourless chocolate cake—a riff on his iconic chocolate cloud cake. INGREDIENTS: Cake: 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into 1″ pieces, plus more, room temperature, for pan 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, divided, plus more for […]

Dinner & Lunch

New Year’s Cake with Champagne Buttercream

While this elegant, Champagne-infused cake is absolutely perfect for a New Year’s celebration, it would be equally wonderful for a birthday party, wedding shower, or any number of other special occasions. We love how radiantly the Champagne’s flavor shines through in the layers and frosting, and would recommend using a Demi-Sec or dry Champagne for best […]

Desserts

Dark Chocolate Cake

It takes just 15 minutes to prep this perfect-for-entertaining chocolate cake with rich, made-from-scratch flavour – with a hint of orange! What You Need: 1 pkg. (170 g) Baker’s Premium 70% Cacao Dark Chocolate, divided 7 Tbsp. butter, divided 3/4 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 tsp. orange extract 1-1/4 cups flour, divided 1/2 tsp. baking soda 3/4 […]

Desserts

Flourless Chocolate Cake

If there’s one cake we think everyone actually needs, this is it. Rich, gooey and soul-satisfying, flourless chocolate cake is what you need to celebrate your best friend’s birthday. It’s the cake you need to make a bad day better, and when you need to impress a guest. Ingredients: 12 oz bittersweet baking chocolate, chopped […]

Desserts

Cornmeal-Almond Cake with Strawberries and Mascarpone

This buttery cornmeal cake contains more than a half-pound of toasted almonds, giving it an excellent, nutty flavor. Instead of using plain whipped cream as a topping, Chef Mike Lata whips a combination of cream and mascarpone for a bit of tanginess.   Ingredients: CAKE: 3 cups sliced blanched almonds (about 10 ounces) 1/3 cup all-purpose flour […]

Desserts, Dinner & Lunch

OREO CAKE

wThis Oreo Cake has two layers a rich, moist chocolate cake filled and covered in a light Oreo whipped cream frosting! It makes a great birthday cake. Ingredients: For the cake 1½ cups (6.25 oz) all-purpose flour 1 cup (7 oz) sugar 1 cup cold water ⅔ cup vegetable oil ¼ cup (.75 oz) unsweetened cocoa powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon white vinegar ½ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla For the […]

Desserts

Angel food cake

Create a heavenly mouth-feel with this pretty-in-pink, sugar-petaled angel food cake. INGREDIENTS: 12 egg whites 1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar 315g (1 1/2 cups) caster sugar 150g (1 cup) self-raising flour Pink food colouring, to tint 300g (2 cups) icing sugar 2 tablespoons water 1 teaspoon rose water SUGARED ROSE PETALS: 1 medium pink […]