Whoever thought of adding a vegetable to dessert to somehow ease the guilty pleasure is a genius! After all, a cake is only a cake, but the addition of carrots provides that distinct flavor that gives the otherwise ordinary cake a delicious twist. Carrot cake is also known as “Passion cake” and using carrots is an age old secret to create sweet cakes since the medieval period. Sweeteners were as valuable as gold and usually very expensive but carrots, with their natural sweetness, were a lot cheaper. The origins of carrot cake can be traced back to Norway, and during WWII it became a rationing staple in Britain when a businessman named George C. Page asked bakers to make use of an overabundance of canned carrots. The idea of a carrot cake worked wonders for creating a demand for the excess canned carrots! The Americans caught the carrot cake bug... Read the Rest →
Layered cakes will make any celebration twice the fun. An ombre cake will do just the trick in adding that special festive mood in every delicious bite. Ombré means shaded in French. There is no clear history of the origins of ombre cake but its popularity is unmistakable. The distinct ombre style is a graduation of colors that are usually layered from dark to light. This unique and gorgeous cake is the perfect way to let out your inner artistic talent by an explosion of colors! There is a rainbow of colors to choose from to create such an effect. But to achieve it, layering is always a necessity. Depending on your mood, let’s say you’re feeling blue or you’re up for something spectacular like orange, the gradients of colors will always make your cake worth ogling or better yet… eating! Here is a collection of tips when making ombre... Read the Rest →
My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky… ~William Wordsworth It isn’t often that we gaze upon a rainbow. And, when we do we want to share what we are seeing with whomever is standing near us, “Oh, look! A rainbow!” We are humans and we have a need to share with each other when we witness something of note. We know that rainbows have been a part of many cultures myths and legends since ancient times and we might guess that these myths and legends, before the written word, were handed down from oral traditions even older still. We find rainbows woven into cultures from around the world. In America various Native American peoples have legends in which the rainbow is present. Rainbows make an appearance or are the central theme in legends from Australia, Guam, Hawaii, Germany, Ireland as well as Babylon, Persia, Silesia,... Read the Rest →
My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky… ~William Wordsworth It isn’t often that we gaze upon a rainbow. And, when we do we want to share what we are seeing with whomever is standing near us, “Oh, look! A rainbow!” We are humans and we have a need to share with each other when we witness something of note. We know that rainbows have been a part of many cultures myths and legends since ancient times and we might guess that these myths and legends, before the written word, were handed down from oral traditions even older still. We find rainbows woven into cultures from around the world. In America various Native American peoples have legends in which the rainbow is present. Rainbows make an appearance or are the central theme in legends from Australia, Guam, Hawaii, Germany, Ireland as well as Babylon, Persia, Silesia,... Read the Rest →
Who doesn’t like the good old American classic yellow butter cake with chocolate frosting? This is a go to cake to bake for birthdays. It is easy to whip up and it is sturdy enough to travel to any location in your cake carrier. Best of all it is old fashioned goodness; solid, buttery cake with creamy, rich chocolate frosting. The smell when you bake it is so full that you feel you are eating the cake when you inhale. Could you imagine being in the house when this cake is baked, knowing you won’t get to eat it?! Having children and baking for an occasion in which they may not partake is not easy. Recently, this was the case because a coworker was having a birthday. “Are you making that for us?” is a question you are bound to hear when this happens. Guilt washes over as a mumbled... Read the Rest →
Who doesn’t like the good old American classic yellow butter cake with chocolate frosting? This is a go to cake to bake for birthdays. It is easy to whip up and it is sturdy enough to travel to any location in your cake carrier. Best of all it is old fashioned goodness; solid, buttery cake with creamy, rich chocolate frosting. The smell when you bake it is so full that you feel you are eating the cake when you inhale. Could you imagine being in the house when this cake is baked, knowing you won’t get to eat it?! Having children and baking for an occasion in which they may not partake is not easy. Recently, this was the case because a coworker was having a birthday. “Are you making that for us?” is a question you are bound to hear when this happens. Guilt washes over as a mumbled... Read the Rest →
