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…
Category: cakes
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…
Chocolate Carrot Cake
I made this cake for my mother-in-law’s 78th birthday. I wasn’t sure quite what to expect – would it taste more like chocolate cake? Carrot cake? What would the pineapple do to the flavour? In the end, the verdict is that it tastes as it’s called. A chocolate (pause) Carrot Cake. It’s moist, dense, cakey,…
Coffee Cake
Grandma Donna made this a few times for me when I was a kid and I just loved it. I always wanted her to make it again when I went to visit. Ingredients 1/2 cup Earth balance 3/4 cup granulated sugar 1 egg 1 tsp vanilla 1 cup sour supreme or soy yogurt 2 cups…
Ice Cream Cake
This was a really fun project for a friend’s 40th birthday party. I had asked her partner what kind of cake I should make and all I got back was “she really liked your brownies.” So I knew I needed to find a way to incorporate brownies into a cake. Since taking on a plant-based…
(No) Butter Sponge Cake
This recipe makes a great base for a sponge strawberry shortcake. Ingredients 2 eggs ¼ tsp salt 1 cup granulated sugar 1 tsp vanilla ½ cup soy milk 1 tbsp Earth balance 1 cup flour 1 tsp baking powder Yield: 10 servings Preheat oven to 350o. Grease and line an 8” cake pan or spring…
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