Coconut Rum Cake

My friend Tori is truly one of my foodie soul mates.  The yin to my yang, she dominates in the savory department while my strength lies in the sweet…I dare say that together we put out quite delicious meals.  So of course, it seemed only fitting that I bring a birthday cake to her 30th [...]

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Nigella Lawson’s Pantry-Shelf Chocolate Orange Cake

Quick, easy, aromatic and moist (i.e. amazingly delicious), this cake was a favorite the first time around, just as Nigella promised.  Made with basic ingredients everyone has in their pantry, it’s the perfect go-to dessert when you don’t have much time or can’t make it to the store.  What I love most is the versatility….change [...]

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Birthday Cake

My birthday is tomorrow, but my boyfriend got me my cake 2 days early, which I was really excited about. It is a raspberry white chocolate mousse cake. Light, airy, fruity, and delicious, it is the best birthday cake I have EVER had. It tastes like it should be wedding cake! For any of you [...]

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Chocolate Mousse Cake

As my Tuesday work-day wore down, I was informed that Sky (one of our friends who is a wine distributor) had some “crazy stupid expensive bottles of wine open” from a tasting earlier that day, which needed to be consumed ASAP.  I wasted no time RSVP’ing to what I could see was quickly turning into [...]

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Banana Streusel Cake

I stumbled across this recipe today off of a blog called Eat and Be Happy, and decided to post it to try at some point.  Obsessed with all banana related foods, this Banana Streusel Cake is right up my alley. ~ Banana Streusel Cake [adapted from Flo Braker's Baking For All Occasions] Ingredients 2 cups [...]

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Sicilian Orange Cake

Yesterday wasn’t exactly my day.  I woke up on the wrong side of the bed and my mood carried with me throughout the rest of the day, leaving me, at 4:45 p.m., browsing cooking blogs for some inspiration.  I came across a gold mine of scrumptious looking recipes on a blog called Almost Bourdain, and [...]

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Raspberry Clafoutis

Ever since I spent a summer living in France, right around the corner from this to die for tart bakery, I have been obsessed with clafoutis.  Somewhere between pudding and cake & filled with fresh fruit, I could eat the entire thing in one sitting.  The real question is how have I not made one [...]

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Black Forest Birthday Cake

How beautiful is this birthday cake!? I got it for my boyfriend for his 30th birthday from our new favorite bakery, La Patesserie Francaise. It was so delicious- a combination of chocolate, whipped cream frosting, maraschino cherries, chocolate sprinkles on the sides, and shaved chocolate on top. Mmmmmmmm! Everyone LOVED it! We have definitely found [...]

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Birthday Cake

Yesterday was my birthday, and my amazing friends helped me to celebrate with a BBQ on our pool deck last night.  One of our friends is a private chef, and he and his girlfriend made me a chocolate cake from scratch that was to die for!  See for your self…I asked him for the recipe [...]

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Gingerbread Cake

I wanted to make a gingerbread cake last year for dessert on Christmas, but it was too crazy and I never got around to it, so this year I was determined to make it! My mom has a great recipe for it from her The Silver Palate Cookbook, so we decided to make it. It’s [...]

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