cream cheese pound cake with raspberry coulis

Here are photos of the latest cake recipe I tried.  The recipe was found on Annie's Eats.  She made it with a strawberry coulis and since I did not have any strawberries I opted for raspberries.

It was very moist and delicious.  I will definitely make this again for a special occasion.

So far, I have tried two recipes from Annie's Eats and they both have been successful and this makes me trust the recipes she tries and posts on her site.  I am going to try another of her recipes soon.

raspberry lime sheet cake

Last month, one night, around 1 am, my husband was craving something sweet with raspberries.  I was not sleeping and was browsing different websites on food so I told him that I can bake him something if he wants.  I found a recipe on Annie's Eats and had all the ingredients I needed.  So, I decided to bake a raspberry lime sheet cake and he offered to help me.

We made the cake quickly and waited for it impatiently to be done.  I was delicious!!!

cupcakes from sweet dreams café

There is a cupcake shop in Lausanne, Switzerland named Sweet Dreams Café.  It's owned by an American young woman.  

I tried some of her goodies a while ago and liked the strawberry cheesecake cupcake.  The one I ate was nice and moist with a delicious strawberry filling.  The vanilla orange and double chocolate cupcakes did not impress me.  The cakes were dry and the frosting tasted too much like butter.  I felt like my arteries were getting clogged and my body fat increasing as I was eating them so I just stopped.

Photos of the mini cakes:

Gluten-free, lactose-free: a baking adventure - 2nd try

As promised here, I am sharing the results of my second attempt at baking a lemon cake with gluten-free flour.  I used the same recipe with another type of gluten-free flour from the same brand, Schaer.

Firstly, here are some photos of the first attempt:

 As you can see the cake did not cook properly.  It's too dry on the outside and the inside is not moist at all.

The second try looks so much better and tasted really good.  Moist, fluffy, light!

Gluten-free, lactose-free: a baking adventure

This week, I baked a lemon cake with gluten-free flour and lactose-free butter but the result was not so tasteful.
The cake was not as moist and fluffy as I expected it to be.

I realized that it's probably due to the type of flour I bought.  

On the package it is stated that it's great for crêpes, pasta or a sauce thickening agent.  However, I didn't notice it until last night because on the front of the package it is stated that the flour is great for all culinary applications.

Chocolate Zucchini Cake

I love chocolate cake!  Here is the recipe I tried.  And it turned out really well.  The texture was moist and chocolatey, the taste had no sign of the zucchinis in it and I enjoyed eating it.