Pumpkin Spice Cake

Warmly spiced, moist, sweet pumpkin cake is a natural choice for a Fall treat. This cake is fabulous on its own, or paired with whipped cream, topped with vanilla or cream cheese frosting, or a delicate dusting of powdered sugar.  This recipe works equally well using All Purpose flour or gluten free baking flour, and…

Vanilla Cake – Gluten and Dairy Free

This cake is tender, moist, sweet and deliciously vanilla.  Just what any cake should be.  But what makes it special is that it is completely gluten and dairy free. For folks with celiac and dairy allergies, there really aren’t too many homemade cake options that taste like a traditional layer cake — but I think…

Lemon Olive Oil Sponge Cake

Here’s a twist on an easy to make sponge cake for the olive oil lover — a light, lemon scented sponge cake with the fruity, savory flavor of good extra virgin olive oil. The key to the texture of this sophisticated cake is to beat the eggs until very fluffy, then stabilize them with sugar. …

4th of July Vanilla Frosted Cupcake

A frosted cupcake is a classic American dessert. Here is my go-to recipe for an easy buttercream frosting, made with powdered sugar, butter, milk and vanilla.  It’s sweeter and less silky than a classic European buttercream, but so easy to make.  Some of my friends prefer this version for its sweeter taste.  There are just…

Glazed Lemon Drop Cookies

These sweet, lemony, buttery, tangy drop cookies are just the ticket for a quick dessert. Glazed Lemon Drop Cookies Summer vacation bonus: they are very easy to make.  No mixer needed!  Enjoy! Glazed Lemon Drop Cookies (makes 28 large cookies – recipe can easily be halved for a smaller batch) 2 sticks unsalted butter 10…

Chocolate Frosting

I’ve been in search of chocolate frosting — smooth, creamy, fluffy, deeply chocolatey frosting that stays supple even when cool. This was a recipe that I’ve been tinkering with for some time, and am happy to debut it here. I have had many different types of chocolate frosting – and they mainly fall into one…