Tag: cake

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cake – Our Secret Family Recipe

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cake – Our Secret Family Recipe

This pumpkin chocolate chip cake is a family tradition, and has become synonymous with holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas.  First, it was just for family dinners, and Tart’s grandmother would bake one for dessert, along with a couple of pies.  Later, the Tart used this 

Brain Cake – Got Chocolate on the Brain?

Brain Cake – Got Chocolate on the Brain?

Got chocolate on the brain?  This brain cake bakes up moist, with a rich, chocolaty flavor that’s not too sweet.  We’ve frosted it with a vanilla and lemon buttercream and topped it with marshmallow fondant.  No tricks here, just a decadent and disgusting treat! Tart, 

Dark Chocolate Cake with Peanut Buttery Buttercream

Dark Chocolate Cake with Peanut Buttery Buttercream

Is there any better combination of flavors than peanut butter and chocolate?  We don’t think so, and that’s why this luscious dark chocolate cake with rich peanut buttery buttercream frosting was a huge hit in our household. I have a sweet tooth, and in general, 

Carrot Cake with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting

Carrot Cake with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting

Richly flavored with carrots roasted with maple syrup and cinnamon, and frosted with a lightly maple cream cheese frosting, our carrot cake is a delicious and moist new take on the classic. Now and then, I want something sweet.  Sometimes, I go simple, and settle 

Double Banana Layer Cake with Creamy Banana Frosting

Double Banana Layer Cake with Creamy Banana Frosting

I think cake is one of the only things that I like nearly as much as bread.  However, unlike my 14 year-old self, who loved anything sweet and thought nothing of eating directly from a tub of chocolate frosting, these days I prefers that my 

Mom-Tart’s Cheesecake – A Mother’s Day Special

Mom-Tart’s Cheesecake – A Mother’s Day Special

A few weeks ago, Beard and I were going through our recipe cards and combining them into one recipe box to make things easier for us.  As we skimmed through the box I inherited from my grandmother, skimming over recipes clipped from ancient newspapers, discarding