Category Archives: cakes

Apple Cider Cake with Caramel Glaze

By Ali | Published: November 12, 2012

I wanted to make an easy cake for a family Sunday dinner, but wasn’t in the mood for pumpkin. I found this awesome recipe on one of my latest Pinterest binges and had been saving it for the next sizable gathering. While it wasn’t my prettiest cake, it sure was tasty. Needless to say, my [...]

Angel Food Cake with Berries & Cream

By Ali | Published: July 27, 2012

Let me tell you a little secret…angel food cake is just about the healthiest dessert on the planet! There is next to zero fat in this cake. It’s so light and fluffy. You don’t even feel guilty eating it. And the fresh summer berries…to die for. I mean, let’s just pretend like there are no [...]

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Ginger Peach Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

By Ali | Published: July 10, 2012

In my house, birthdays are a big deal. When I say big deal, I don’t mean because of presents, but instead for cakes. Every birthday is an occasion for me to try a new cake, cupcake or pie recipe that I’ve mostly likely been dreaming about since I pinned it. Summer time has a lot [...]

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Clementine Mousse Cheesecake

By Ali | Published: May 10, 2012

So this cheesecake seems complicated and full of too many steps. It really isn’t, I swear. If you break it down into steps to complete across a couple of days, it’s totally a manageable dessert. Or if you have a whole afternoon to dedicate, you could do it in one day as well. I’ll describe the steps how [...]

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Lemon-Blueberry Cake

By Ali | Published: May 3, 2012

This lovely cake has been staring me down on Pinterest for months…months I tell you! I decided to make it for Easter since it’s such a springy dessert. The taste was perfection. The lemon flavor was the highlight of the cake, icing and curd, but the blueberries added a nice burst of balanced flavor. It [...]

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Vanilla Buttermilk Cake with Fudge Frosting

By Ali | Published: December 22, 2011

Rosie knows her cakes. Her directions and tips throughout the blog are reliable and able to be understood by an inexperienced baker. She is super inspirational (I mean, just look around on Pinterest) and when I need a recipe for cake or cupcakes these days, she is my go-to. This is a fantastic and easy recipe for [...]

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Cranberry Cheesecake

By Ali | Published: December 14, 2011

Back in my Thanksgiving post, I mentioned a new cheesecake recipe I tried this year to spice up the dessert table without going too wild…I mean we can’t go without the traditional pumpkin and pecan flavors, let’s be serious here. I am very happy with this sweet addition to the dessert choices, though my photos [...]

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Caramel Apple Cheesecake Pie

By Ali | Published: October 5, 2011

Let me just say, without finding Annie’s blog, I’m not sure my love of baking would have blossomed quite as much as it has. She is inspiring to say the least! When I saw this recipe while perusing one almost-fall afternoon back in early September, my mouth fell open. I knew I needed to make [...]

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Celebrating Love & a Strawberry Charlotte

By Ali | Published: September 28, 2011

To start this post, I’d like to give a shout out to Mr. Cheaterbite. We celebrated our second anniversary yesterday (of course in foodie fashion by trying out a new restaurant, Nola) and it’s just amazing how fast time flies by. Makes you want to slow down and enjoy all of the beauties of life, [...]

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Ina’s Chocolate Cake

By Ali | Published: July 25, 2011

When I had heaps of raspberry Swiss meringue buttercream icing left over from my festive Fourth of July cupcakes, I decided to bake again, this time a cake for a dinner party. I thought chocolate would be heavenly with the fluffy sweetness of the raspberry icing, and man was I right. I am consistently thrilled [...]