Bake a fruitcake (or two, one for a gift) this Holiday season for a fruitcake lover in your life. Jump to Recipe Fruitcake. You either love it or not. I don’t. But my mom and her sisters do! Last time I went home to the Philippines, 3 years ago, I baked my mom and aunt […]
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Pandan chiffon cake is a fragrant, soft and fluffy cake which doesn’t need any icing to be enjoyed. Jump to recipe Unadorned chiffon cake is one of the Asian cakes I relish eating. Making it, not so much, as they don’t always come out perfect. But I still make them. It reminds me of my […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Don’t be daunted by the zebra matcha Japanese cheesecake. It only looks more difficult than it is. Read on to learn how to prepare this show-stopper! My poor husband. After dinner, I told him we had cheesecake in the fridge for dessert. I then left him to put Becca to bed, and afterward, as we […]
Ube cake is one of the most beloved Filipino cakes. It is made from ube or purple yam. Purple yam is a tuber or root crop that is vivid purple, hence the name. Ube-flavored desserts are so popular in the Philippines and are currently making a splash in the US. It´s all over my Instagram […]
I made the “coconut-iest” coconut cake for Becca’s birthday party. It was jam-packed with coconut flavors! There was coconut milk and grated coconut in the cake layers, a coconut-flavored pastry cream and coconut Swiss meringue buttercream. If you love coconut, this cake is for you! But before we get to the cake, I wanted to […]
