Cakes and Cupcakes

Semolina Orange Syrup Cake

By: Valerie September 15, 2025

Cakes and Cupcakescake, orange, semolina1 Comment

Yield: one 9- x 13-inch cakeRecipe: 164/200“Back to Baking”, pp. 131 I actually made this recipe several months ago but somehow forgot to finish writing it up and post it. As a result my memory of this cake is a bit vague, but I do remember that it was very enjoyable to make…

Chocolate Orange Cheesecake

By: Valerie February 25, 2025February 25, 2025

Cakes and Cupcakescheesecake, chocolate, egg-free, oats, orangeLeave a Comment

Chocolate and orange, a daring combo! This egg-free cheesecake is fun to make and has a lovely texture. Give it a try!

Flourless Chocolate Torte

By: Valerie February 11, 2024February 11, 2024

Cakes and Cupcakes, Pies and Tartschocolate, flourless, torteLeave a Comment

This chocolate torte is one of the best desserts I’ve ever made, certainly one of the top three of this cookbook to date. It is truly decadent.

Fluffy Frosted Carrot Cake

By: Valerie December 19, 2023December 19, 2023

Cakes and Cupcakescake, carrot, maple syrup, meringueLeave a Comment

This fluffy frosted carrot cake is a joy to make, is indeed fluffy and tastes delicious. Comforting and not too sweet!

Tiramisu Torte

By: Valerie November 16, 2023

Cakes and Cupcakeschocolate, coffee, tiramisu, vanilla1 Comment

This tiramisu torte is intricate to make and requires several hours, but it is delicious and sure to make an impression.

Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes

By: Valerie August 5, 2023

Cakes and Cupcakescream cheese, cupcake, shortcake, strawberry, vanillaLeave a Comment

These strawberry shortcake cupcakes are perfect for a summer treat. Apart from being lovely, they are fresh, fluffy, not too sweet and taste exactly like a shortcake.

Strawberry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake

By: Valerie July 22, 2023August 4, 2023

Cakes and Cupcakescake, cream cheese, pecans, strawberry1 Comment

This strawberry cream cheese coffee cake is more intricate to make due to its multiple layers. However, the flavours of the sweet strawberries marry very well with the cream cheese layer, and combined with the different textures present in this cake, makes for a lovely dessert.

Chocolate Chiffon Cake

By: Valerie July 7, 2023July 9, 2023

Cakes and Cupcakescake, chiffon, chocolate, dairy-freeLeave a Comment

This chocolate chiffon cake is fabulous. Not too sweet with a nice chocolate flavour enhanced by a coffee undertone. It feels airy and light to eat, which is different than your typical cake and very enjoyable.

Iced Date Cake Squares

By: Valerie April 25, 2021April 25, 2021

Cakes and Cupcakes, Cookies, Bars and Biscottibars, cake, datesLeave a Comment

This recipe was fun and simple to make, and smelled really lovely while baking in the oven. I had a hard time choosing between describing this dessert as a cake or bars since they are eaten like bars but have more the texture of a cake, so I think they could be considered as “cakey” bars, if that makes sense. They were a very nice texture and enjoyable to eat.

Chocolate Pavlovas

By: Valerie July 1, 2020December 3, 2020

Cakes and Cupcakeschocolate, gluten-freeLeave a Comment

It is clear to me now that I really am not good at making meringue desserts. I have tried twice now to make Pavlovas, and they always crack. Very finicky desserts, these. I don’t know what I am doing wrong but I can never get them right. I followed tricks on the internet to try to prevent it from cracking, the main one being to let them cool down in the oven after baking by shutting off the temperature and cracking the door open.