Easy Lemon Cake Recipe
Desserts

Easy Lemon Cake Drizzled with Lemon Glaze

This easy lemon cake is the cake you make when you need a simple but impressive dessert or snack. Try it! SKIP TO RECIPE I love an easy snacking cake. This one meets all my criteria: One-bowl recipe Can be eaten with hands Becca-approved (child-friendly) Moist and keeps well for a few days Delicious! I […]

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matcha marble cake recipe
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How to Make a Matcha Marble Cake

I like easy cakes like this matcha marble cake. They don’t need icing. Although a light dusting of icing sugar is welcome. Marble cakes look pretty when sliced! You get that “Wow!” factor for such little effort. You can eat the slices with your hands. No fork needed; a napkin perhaps. They travel well. I […]

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black bottom cupcakes
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How to Make Black Bottom Cupcakes

Bring these crowd-pleasing favorite, black bottom cupcakes, to your next gathering! I’m not a big fan of cupcakes. You know, the ones with a small piece of cake topped with a huge mound of sweet icing. I find the icing to cupcake ratio to be too much. Give me a slice of cake any day. […]

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Boozy chocolate bundt cake recipe
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Boozy Chocolate Bundt Cake

Warning! This boozy chocolate bundt cake is for adults only. Skip to recipe Each year, when Tobi’s birthday rolls around, we face the usual question. Which cake should I make? Some years he would request something very specific – like that one year, he wanted a healthy and raw cake. He even gave me the […]

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Filipino sans rival cross section
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How to Make the Delectable Filipino Sans Rival

For me, no other Filipino dessert screams sumptuous than sans rival. Layers of crispy cashew meringue wafers are sandwiched between French buttercream and topped with more roasted cashews. As a kid, we used to enjoy Sans Rival only on special occasions. Cashew nuts weren’t cheap; therefore Sans Rival was pricey. I remember we would order […]

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chilled white chooclate raspberry cheesecake
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How to Make White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake

Surprise your loved one with a white chocolate raspberry cheesecake this Valentine’s Day! Or on any other special occasion! Who doesn’t love a New York Style cheesecake? Rich, creamy and decidedly indulgent, New York cheesecakes occupy a place in my Top 5 favorite desserts. Every time I indulge in a slice (or two, don’t judge!) […]

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Christmas cookies (Sables)
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Edible Gifts: French Christmas Cookies (or Sablés)

These French Christmas Cookies are great gifts! They keep for a while too, if you can resist them! Who doesn’t love receiving gifts? The anticipation that comes with not knowing what is inside. Then as you tear open the wrapper, an enticing aroma comes out. It’s buttery and sweet. You get a slight whiff of […]

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