I didn’t know what to expect from this recipe going into it – would it be more like a cake? Squares? Something else? The proportions had me thinking it wouldn’t yield much, but it ended up making a decent sized dessert that was more than enough to serve my family of five. And I’ve decided…
Category: Cakes, cupcakes, and tortes
Crumb Cupcakes
I decided to adapt this crumb cake recipe into a cupcake recipe as an easy lunch box treat for my kids. These were an instant hit in our house – old becomes new. Ingredients 3 cups flour 1 cup Earth Balance 1 cup granulated sugar 1 tsp cinnamon 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/2 tsp salt…
Fruit Cocktail Cake
I don’t think my mother ever made this cake but I could tell it was a recipe from Grandma’s “no fat” phase. She went through a kick in her 50s where she wanted to lose some weight and it was around the time in the early 90s where all nutritional fat was considered “evil” and…
Lemon Poppyseed Cake
This was my first time ever making a lemon poppyseed cake. I always thought the yellow of the loaf came from its namesake (lemons) but I learned that it actually comes more from the eggs! Grandma’s recipe didn’t even call for lemons in the cake itself – in fact, its lemon flavour comes from lemon…
Old-Fashioned Crumb Cake
This was a delightful find among Grandma Donna’s recipes. It made me think about the time, not so long ago, where housewives would be expected to have freshly baked goods in the house in case company stopped by. This would have been one of those types of recipes – easy, light, delicious. This is lovely…
Sourdough Chocolate Cake
This is probably the most delicious cake I have ever made and now in my top ten favourite finds among Grandma Donna’s recipes. Dense, moist and chocolatey with a hint of subtle sour to balance the sweet. This is a soon-to-be staple in my cake making repertoire. Ingredients 5 squares of chocolate (1 oz each)…
Glory Muffins
A hearty muffin that’s perfect for breakfast on the go. Ingredients 3 cups flour 1 cup granulated sugar 2 tsp baking soda 3 tsp cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice 1/2 tsp salt 1 cup mashed banana 4 eggs 1 cup oil 2 tsp vanilla 1 apple, peeled and grated 1/2 cup chopped nuts 1 cup…
Chocolate Zucchini Cake (or Cupcakes)
This is a more dense cake that our family thought we would try as cupcakes. The kids were skeptical that they wouldn’t be able to taste the zucchini so were very surprised when it seemed just like any other chocolate cake. We frosted the cupcakes with a chocolate buttercream. Ingredients 1/2 cup Earth Balance 1/2…
Fluffy Chocolate Cake
As the name suggests, it’s a light textured cake that is still quite moist and decadent. I topped it with caramel frosting which was a hit with our chocolate and caramel loving kids. Ingredients 2 cups soy milk 4 tbsp cocoa powder 1 cup vegetable shortening (replacing lard) 2 eggs, beaten 2 cups granulated sugar…
Sally’s Angel Food Cake
Adapted from Sally’s Baking Addiction. The family cookbook did not have a recipe for angel food cake from scratch. There were a couple recipes for cake rolls or chocolate angel food cake that called for a box of angel food cake mix as one of the ingredients. I felt these were too much of a…
