Cakes

Streusel Topped Coffee Cake

2022-01-28T16:47:05-05:00January 19th, 2022|Categories: Cakes, Desserts|Tags: |

I recently made this scrumptious streusel topped coffee cake to rave reviews.  I used my basic coffee cake batter and topped it with streusel before baking.  Who doesn’t love a cake with streusel?  Enjoy! Streusel Topped Coffee Cake Streusel topping 2/3 cup flour ½ cup sugar ¼ cup cold butter Cake Batter 2 cups [...]

Nanny’s Butter Streusel Cake

2019-09-23T13:25:39-04:00September 23rd, 2019|Categories: Cakes, Desserts|Tags: , |

Since this was the cake that inspired my passion for baking and launched a thousand recipes, it is only fitting that I launch my website with Nanny Fela’s Butter Streusel Cake. My mom baked it often when I was growing up, and I could never resist plucking off the streusel, leaving behind a funny looking [...]

Chocolate Roulade

2024-04-30T16:28:58-04:00December 1st, 2017|Categories: Cakes, Desserts, Food Columns|

Looking for an extra special dessert for the holidays? I’ve got you covered. This gluten-free, dairy-free chocolate roulade is a real winner, and you can keep it simple or jazz it up. For the simple version, follow the recipe for the chocolate roulade, fill it with Marshmallow Fluff, roll it and garnish with a sprinkle [...]

Pumpkin Pecan Bundt Cake

2024-04-30T16:22:50-04:00October 1st, 2017|Categories: Cakes, Desserts, Food Columns|Tags: , , |

Pumpkin pecan cake is one of my favorite go-to autumn cakes. Moist and tender and infused with pumpkin, warm spices and studded with pecans, this cake is the quintessential autumnal dessert. Pumpkin pecan mini bundt cake is a great make ahead dessert that you can whip up in no time.  It actually improves in flavor [...]

Streusel Topped Banana Nutella Bread

2024-04-16T19:16:32-04:00March 1st, 2017|Categories: Bread, Breakfast/Brunch, Cakes, Cupcakes and Muffins, Food Columns|Tags: |

I recently found my kitchen redolent with the aroma of two bunches of overripe bananas, which I knew were headed for the trash bin in another day or two if I didn’t do some quick thinking.  With “quick” being the operative word here, banana quick bread came to mind.  I have a great go-to banana [...]

Pineapple Upside Down Cake

2024-02-08T13:34:55-05:00May 1st, 2015|Categories: Cakes, Dairy, Desserts, Food Columns|

Pineapple upside down cake is an old-fashioned cake that made its debut in the 1920’s, coinciding with the advent of widely available canned pineapple. So delicious and beautiful to behold, pineapple upside down cake remains popular to this day. Although it may look like a cake that requires the skills of an accomplished pastry chef, [...]

Cake Pops

2022-10-15T19:31:21-04:00September 1st, 2013|Categories: Cakes, Desserts, Food Columns|Tags: |

Knowing that I’m a kid at heart, my daughter, Sally, bought me a Cake Pops kit by Bakerella for Mother’s Day.  Cake Pops have taken the cake world by storm ever since they were developed by Angie Dudley, creator of the wonderful Bakerella website and blog.  Cake pops are so much fun to make and [...]