This from-scratch recipe for Chocolate Roll Cake (Banh Cuon Chocolate) makes moist, spongy chocolate cake swirled around a light and fluffy cream filling. If you’re a fan of Asian-style baked goods, you’ll adore this luscious chocolaty treat. Not too rich or sweet like some desserts, this Chocolate Roll Cake is both elegant and delicious. Make this […]
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Lemon Coconut Cupcakes
This recipe for Lemon Coconut Cupcakes combines the best flavors of summertime into fluffy cupcakes that are perfectly tangy and sweet. Fresh lemon juice and zest add zing to these moist and spongy cupcakes. The velvety frosting is sweet with the just the right touch of tartness from the cream cheese. Topped with toasted coconut […]
Chocolate Lava Cake (Molten Chocolate Cake)
Chocolate Lava Cake is a deliciously decadent dessert that seems complicated but is really easy to make at home. This recipe makes the fancy restaurant-quality dessert with the lava flowing from a rich ganache center instead of undercooked cake. The results are a rich and gooey chocolate center enrobed in a moist and airy cake. With Valentine’s Day […]
Orange Chiffon Cake with Edible Flowers
Just in time for Spring, this recipe for Orange Chiffon Cake with Edible Flowers is both scrumptious and gorgeous. Fragrant with the essence of fresh oranges, the cake is moist and super fluffy. The crumb coating is delicate and combined with the edible flowers gives the cake a casual and earthy note which makes it perfect for casual dining or get-togethers. Make this cake for your next springtime […]
Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
With gorgeous red color, these super moist and fluffy Red Velvet Cupcakes topped with luscious swirls of cream cheese frosting are simply delicious. This recipe is just in time for Valentine’s Day and making these scrumptious cupcakes is the perfect way to pamper your special someone with a decadent sweet treat. After all, who doesn’t love cupcakes?! 🙂
Whipped Cream Frosting (Kem Tuoi Lam Banh)
This light and fluffy frosting is the perfect topping for cupcakes and cakes. It also makes an awesome filling for roll cakes and pastries. (Check out the Roll Cake recipe I shared earlier.) Because it’s a favorite filling for many Asian desserts, this recipe definitely deserves its own feature post. This is a really easy frosting to whip it when […]
Roll Cake / Swiss Roll / Log Cake (Banh Bong Lan Cuon)
This Roll Cake is elegant and so scrumptious with fluffy sponge cake, swirls of decadent whipped cream frosting and fresh fruit. The wonderful thing about this Roll Cake recipe and why it’s my favorite holiday treat is the recipe is so versatile. Using this simple base recipe, you can make many different cake variations.
White Cake – Box Cake Mix Made Lighter
This is my spin on classic white cake in attempts to reduce the high sugar and fat content in most recipes. My recipe short-cut starts with a package of store-bought white cake mix and includes healthier ingredient substitutions. The recipe started out as an experiment and after several tries, I think I’ve perfected it! The results–a […]