I think I may have mentioned this before…I had lately been on a sabbatical from doing my favorite thing in the world- baking cakes! Having a food blog is great but eating all that food by yourself, is not!! I love, love looove baking, but eating all those cakes most definitely does me no favors. Hubby and…
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Anniversary special: Romantic Chocolate and Strawberry “Hidden-Hearts” cake!
This Friday, hubby and I completed seven years of marriage! Days like these make you realize just how fast life passes you by. It seems like yesterday that we both met and it’s been so many years already? wow! I came across a picture of this cake many months ago on the internet and had…
My Intoxicating Christmas Rum cake!
This particular cake I am extremely fond of and even the thought of it, takes me straight down the memory lane. In high school, we had a catholic teacher named Mrs. David who used to take our Economics class. She was immensely loving and motherly. It was from her that we came to know of…
Intoxicating Tea Barmbrack- a traditional Irish fruit-cake
We first had barmbrack while vacationing in the gorgeous county Kerry (Ireland) this summer. Every morning with breakfast, our B&B hostess would serve these delicious slices of fruit cake, amazing to have with tea. She told us that its a traditional Irish fruit-cake called Barmbrack, made by soaking the mixed dry fruits in tea water…
My sinful Orange and Dark chocolate Halloween cake!
I planned this cake for weeks before the Halloween day and I was so glad when it turned out exactly as I had envisioned it as! In my mind’s eye, I saw a vibrant orange and brown cake with some fun decorations and garnish. I raided the stored for the perfect ingredients and when I started…
Irresistible Zebra cake with Creme fraiche frosting
I was browsing through the internet one day to pass time, when I came across this random picture of a “Zebra Cake” It looked gorgeous! When I looked up the recipe, I couldn’t believe how easy it was to make. I promptly made it the very next day and it came out absolutely perfect. When I showed it to…
Classic chocolate cake with strawberry syrup glaze
I enjoy baking cakes more than eating them. My hubby finds that hard to believe because I am a huge foodie and crazy for sweets but there is something about baking that definitely soothes me. It may be due to the fact that I whip my batter by hand instead of using the electric beater…
Delectable Blueberry and orange zest Muffins with sticky blueberry glaze.
Most of my cooking consists of experimenting! I am always playing with the leftover things in my refrigerator and have my fair share of successes as well as disasters. These muffins were one of the successful experiments. Hubby bought three packs of blueberries because of a “good deal at the supermarket” and I knew that…
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