Matcha Strawberry Cake. Our contributor, Tessa Huff, is sharing a new cake recipe today… As the weather gradually heats up, I start looking forward to spring brunches, outdoor gatherings, and most importantly – berry season!
We aren’t quite there yet, but it is still time to lighten up our party menus with bright, fresh flavors and cakes. You know, the types of dishes and treats perfect for an upcoming bridal brunch or Mother’s Day tea – less decadent than the ones we crave come fall or deep into winter. Today’s cake makes for the perfect transition from winter to spring with its light sponge cake, sweetened berry filling, and whipped frosting: a Matcha Strawberry Cake! Some of you might be thinking “what the heck is ‘matcha’?” The base of this creation is a genoise cake.
Genoise cakes are fairly mild in flavor yet very versatile. Pink Grapefruit Cake. Our contributor, Tessa Huff, is sharing a new cake recipe today… As we recover from piles of snow and blizzard blasts, winter citrus has a way of showing up just at the right time.
Meyer lemons, blood oranges, sweet limes, and more – there is nothing more refreshing than citrus season to chase away dreary skies and awaken the senses. Especially when it arrives as a cheery, tart yet sweet, grapefruit cake. Sweet mixed with a touch of bitterness, grapefruit makes for a mellow yet unexpected flavor within a layer cake. While grapefruit might not be as tart and mouth-puckering as some of its citrus cousins, it is perfectly vibrant yet smooth within a cake and filling. Chocolate Raspberry Cake. Chocolate Raspberry Cake – moist chocolate cake layered with raspberry jam, topped with raspberry cheesecake frosting and fresh red raspberries.
A new layer cake recipe by our contributor, Tessa Huff. For the past decade or so, I’ve tried to make homemade treats for Valentine’s Day. I can recall the failed DIY candy bars, the blobby, hollow “heart-shaped” macarons, the wet, oozing chocolate-dipped strawberries, and even the year our kitchen was packed away in moving boxes and my husband and I scarfed down an entire bag of conversation hearts. Chocolate Dipped Strawberry Cake + my best tips for drippy cakes — Style Sweet CA. Classic Chocolate CakeIngredients– 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour– 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder– 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda– 1/4 teaspoon baking powder– 2 teaspoons instant espresso powder– 1/2 teaspoon salt– 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon canola oil– 1 cup sugar– 1 egg + 1 egg yolk– 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract– 3/4 cup milk– 1/2 cup warm water 1.
Preheat over to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 6-inch cake pans and set aside. 2. Sift together all of the dry ingredients (not the sugar) and set aside. 3. 4. 5. 6. 8. 9. 10. Fresh Strawberry Buttercream FrostingIngredients– 3 large egg whites– 1 cup granulated sugar– 1 ½ cups unsalted butter, softened– 1 teaspoon vanilla extract– 4 to 6 tablespoons strawberry puree (recipe to follow) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Fluffy pistachio cake with pomegranate buttercream. In 2017 i resolve to... 1. be a tidy human, the kind that is tidy enough for unannounced visitors to swing by for a slice of cake and not be totally horrified. 2. probably not eat as many potato chips as i did in 2016.
Earl Grey Layer Cake. Chocolate and earl grey london fog layer cake. As my time in San Francisco comes to a year, I find myself more and more impatient.
San Francisco has a lot to offer, but all the horror stories that you hear about the high rents, the tech bros, and the homelessness issues are also true. It's incredibly easy to get caught in the grit and the grime of the city, allowing it to overshadow everything else. Is that too negative? I've been accused many times of always finding something wrong and needing an attitude adjustment. Because despite all the flowers and delicate things you see on this blog, I'm naturally short tempered and hot headed in real life.
And since I've never been that into yoga, one of the things that I do to chill out and calm the f*ck down is to bake a cake. Which is why I've been spending a lot of time flipping through my blog friend Tessa's cookbook, Layered: Baking, Building, and Styling Spectacular Cakes. Earl grey cake + honey buttercream frosting — hey modest marce. Happy canada day & happy fourth of july weekend!!!!
This might be my favourite cake to date. i was beyond excited with how it turned out. literally jumped for joy haha. not only with the flavour combinations of the earl grey tea + honey, but that grey ombre frosting too. i think i am starting to fall in love with grey frosted cakes. the piped topping looks difficult to create, but it was easy peasy. i used all the left over frosting colours, two piping tips (one small star & one large star) & went piping crazy! You can make any design you like on the top & it will automatically look perfect. for this cake i used a special type of earl grey tea from stash tea. it contains double bergamot, so it has an extra strong flavour which comes through once the cakes are baked. i wonder what else i can infuse this earl grey into, i absolutely LOVE it!
Anyways, have an amazing long weekend with lots of BBQ, drinks & desserts:) xo. White chocolate matcha cake — hey modest marce. Last year my friend from japan came to visit & brought with her a ton of matcha flavoured treats for us to try. matcha is a specially blended green tea powder from japan that is incorporated into various foods, drinks & desserts. while some of the treats i tried were a bit too strong for my liking, the thing i loved most was the green tea kit kat bar. they have SO many unqiue flavours of kit kat available, omg. the combination of the sweet white chocolate & earthy matcha made for the most perfect pairing. well i have yet to come across it again, today's cake is inspired by that green tea kit kat!
A matcha layer cake frosted with a creamy white chocolate buttercream. i was so tempted to add a little green tea powder to the frosting & make it an ombre cake.. maybe next time! I used aiya matcha's cooking grade blend which is specially blended for cooking & baking because it's aromas will come through even when the matcha is mixed with various ingredients! Ingredients. Matcha cake with black sesame buttercream. Clues cake: preheat oven to 350. for an 8-inch cake, grease two 8-inch round cake pans and line the bottoms with parchment. for medium or mini cakes, grease a half sheet pan (18" x 13") and line the bottom with parchment.
Fluffy pistachio cake with pomegranate buttercream. White Chocolate Espresso Cake. I have long believed that celebrations should involve cake and plenty of it.
I think three years are worth celebrating, don't you? This cake went through a couple iterations before it reached this final product, but friends and family have all agreed that it is incredible. White Chocolate Espresso Cake is on the list of my favorite cakes to date. Chocolate and Pistachio Cake. Guys, it’s official. I am a homeowner. It’s scary and exciting, but mostly scary. Because truth be told, the house right now is far from perfect. The reality of homeownership is sinking in as I discover hidden corners of mold in the house, broken door knobs, and large gaping holes left over from the previous owner’s various wall hangings. Not to mention the fact that both the dining and living rooms are incredibly dark — it’s where light goes to die, and where I go to sit when I’m feeling stressed out by all the work I have to do.
Gizzi Erskine’s Earl Grey Chocolate Fudge Cake. Infusing a chocolate cake with a hint of Earl Grey adds an aromatic tinge to its fudgy excellence, making it a true object of desire Serves 10 6 Earl Grey teabags 150ml boiling water 100g unsalted butter, melted and cooled, plus extra for greasing 3 large free-range eggs 150g soft dark brown sugar 100g light muscovado sugar 250g self-raising flour 120g plain chocolate (70% cocoa solids), melted and cooled 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 1 tsp baking powder 3 tbsp Greek yoghurt.
Strawberry Banana Milkshake Cake. BREAKING NEWS–This boy got a proposal. Not that kind of proposal–I still don’t have a ring on my finger. Instead of laying low for July 4th, M proposed that we take an extra vacation, so we won’t be participating in this year’s Pride festivities in NYC, even if that means missing Cher performing at the Pier Dance. From the emails and phone calls I’ve gotten from friends, it sounds like the community event of the summer. This year, instead of doing a rainbow dessert for Pride, I thought I’d leave the boys a little gift for the weekend celebration–a Strawberry Banana Milkshake Cake.
As Kelis, sings, “”My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard . . .” Strawberry Ruffle Birthday Cake. Pink lady cake. I know what you’re thinking: anotherdessert, Deb? Are you trying to kill us? But let me explain; you see, when your house guests fill your fridge and freezer with sausage and cheese and bread and you buy some wonderful Satur Farms arugula (now available at Whole Foods! Oh, how happy this makes me.) and make daily vinaigrettes with your new French Dijon, it turns out you don’t have to cook dinner at all. For days. Layer cake tips + the biggest birthday cake yet. My father-in-law, youthful guy that he is, turned 60 this past weekend and if you think I was going to allow my in-laws to purchase him a cake from a bakery, oh, you don’t know how even typing those words caused the shudder to rise up in my chest.
A bakery cake! Promise me if I make it to 60, I get a homemade cake too. I hope to have leveraged enough cake-baking karma by then to not even have to ask. But this isn’t about my father-in-law’s birthday cake, or not entirely. Best birthday cake. Some people find out they’re going to be parents and — you know, after the whole “yay babies!”