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Tag Archives: cake
Gooey Butter Cake
This is an easy, classic cake from the 1960’s. I refer to it as a Mid-Century Modern cake being that it lacks embellishment. It’s a buttery, cake crust that’s topped with a rich cream cheese layer – kind of a … Continue reading
Peach Blueberry Cake
I finally found peaches over the weekend that were perfectly ripe! I’ve been wanting to make this cake for a while – and it’s delicious. A moist cake made with sour cream, slices of peaches, and fresh blueberries – so … Continue reading
Greek Yogurt Coffee Cake
This is a terrific snacking cake, a simple, moist cake, studded with mini chocolate chips, and a light glaze on top. Great with your morning coffee or a lunchbox snack.
Blueberry Sour Cream Coffee Cake
This cake is a favorite of Joe’s! It’s moist, filled with juicy blueberries, lemon zest, sour cream, with a brown sugar crumble on top. It’s a great cake for after dinner, but it also works for brunch!
Whole Orange Blender Cake
An easy cake – blend a whole orange in a blender, add sugar, eggs and butter. Then pour in a bowl and add flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Bake and you have a lovely cake. If you like, … Continue reading
Vanilla Yogurt Cake
This is an easy cake, it takes about 5 minutes to put together. No butter or flour, just vanilla yogurt, eggs, vanilla, and cornstarch, which gives it a custardy texture. It’s not overly sweet, so you may want to drizzle … Continue reading
Summer Peach & Blueberry Cake
This is the perfect cake to tote along for a picnic or BBQ, it has summer written all over it! In a pinch, you could substitute canned peaches for the fresh – just make sure they’re well drained. You could … Continue reading
Blueberry Ricotta Cake
I had some ricotta leftover from a tomato tart I made over the weekend. Not wanting to waste it, The Boy and I decided to make a cake with some of the gorgeous blueberries we found in the market yesterday. … Continue reading
Italian Lemon Ricotta Cake
This Italian lemon ricotta cake is moist and delicious. Made with ricotta cheese and lemon, it has a light, tender crumb, and isn’t overly sweet. This simple cake is a classic and perfect for Mother’s Day.

