Semolina Orange Syrup Cake

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…

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Strawberry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake

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.

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Iced Date Cake Squares

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.

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Coconut Cake with Seven-Minute Frosting

I enjoy coconut desserts as much as the next girl, and since it had been quite some time I decided to make a nice big cake – for no occasion at all other than pure enjoyment. Simply put, the cake is delicious. The coconut flavour is subtle, but the coconut flakes mixed in the batter give the cake a very nice texture. The cake is dense but still moist, as it should. Coupled with the heavenly and beautiful glossy-white seven-minute frosting, the cake looks superb.

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Earl Grey Chiffon Cake with Maple Meringue Frosting

At my workplace we have this lovely tradition that when it is someone’s birthday, the person whose birthday it was previously is in charge of making or buying a cake for them. Since mine was two weeks ago I had the privilege and mission of baking a cake for my boss. Knowing that he is not a big fan of very sweet desserts, I thought that I would try this recipe for an Earl Grey chiffon cake. I had never made a chiffon cake before so was happy to try it.

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Marble Pound Cake

For my first recipe of 2015, I decided to make this simple yet enticing marble pound cake. Certainly, I have to practice the art of “marbling” different batters, in this case chocolate and vanilla,  but I think that for a first it came out pretty good. Truth be told, I was a bit worried as I was putting the batter in the loaf pan as it was very thick. However, it came out perfectly!

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Caramel Apple Upside Down Cake

This past weekend was Thanksgiving weekend! I love this time of the year simply for all the wonderful moments spent with the family with good food and the beautiful fall weather. As was inevitable, I made one (or three! recipes to come) dessert to bring along to my parents house. This dessert was an easy pick because I had too many apples that I needed to pass and more importantly, it looked delicious!

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