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Strawberry Milkshake Cake

April 24, 2014 by Melina Thompson 21 Comments

Oh what a beauty. This strawberry milkshake cake is a treat for your taste buds AND for your eyes! Why milkshake you wonder? Well, this cake is not just loaded and soaked with milk but the frosting tastes EXACTLY like strawberry ice cream – or strawberry milkshake. It is amazing! I made a cream cheese buttercream, flavored it just slightly with pureed, sweetened strawberries and it turned out perfectly. The cake itself is a white cake soaked in milk. Super moist, super milky and super delicious.

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Banana Cake with Coconut and Creamy Honey Frosting

January 19, 2014 by Melina Thompson 51 Comments

I think it’s about time I post this recipe. Banana cake with coconut. This is one of my favorites cakes that I’ve been making for years. It’s not just extremely delicious but super easy (all you need is 2 bowls and a whisk), quick and – healthy! Yes, healthy. And being pregnant (almost 6 months!) I’m always glad to have something for my sweet tooth to snack on that is not making me feel too guilty. And it is soo good, too – super moist, soft and fluffy.
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Triple Layer Chocolate Marzipan Cake

January 9, 2014 by Melina Thompson 21 Comments

This Triple Layer Chocolate Marzipan Cake is pure decadence! And highly addictive. Three thick layers of rich almond-chocolate cake stacked with dark chocolate ganache and marzipan… topped with cake truffles. Well, I admit, this is not exactly the right cake for anyone trying to drop those holiday pounds but trust me, it’s worth it.
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Mini Snickerdoodle Cupcakes with Sour Cream Frosting

September 15, 2013 by Melina Thompson 16 Comments

Snickerdoodles are such an American classic and I never heard of them until I moved here! They are the best if soft, and preferably still a little bit warm from the oven. Or, if turned into cupcakes! I am so lucky to have found the recipe for “Soft & Thick Snickerdoodles” (doesn’t that sound scrumptious already?) by Sally’s Baking Addiction. Top that with sour cream frosting and put it on a cinnamon muffin, and your in cupcakes heaven!

I made my snickerdoodles a little bit flatter for these cupcakes so I could stack them better. If I were to make the cookies alone, I would definitely make them thicker since that makes them softer. The recipe below will also make more cookies than needed for the cupcakes, but hey, who cares?
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Layered Roasted Strawberry & White Chocolate Cheesecake

August 19, 2013 by Melina Thompson 15 Comments

Sugary & Buttery - No Bake Roasted Strawberry & White Chocolate Cheesecake

Whoever invented no bake cheesecake: What a genius. Summer or winter, it’s such a great dessert and the best is that you can just swap a few ingredients for a healthier and lighter version. Like this one. I used non-fat Greek yogurt and half-fat cream cheese, and instead of cookies with melted butter as crust (which I have to admit tastes really awesome tough) I used sponge cake, which is naturally (almost) fat free. And this sponge cake recipe by Martha Stewart is really really good, I promise. Makes this roasted strawberry cheesecake super light and extra refreshing. And it’s pretty, too!
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Sky High Raffaello Cake

July 22, 2013 by Melina Thompson 54 Comments

There it is, the first layer cake on my blog! And oh my goodness, WHAT a layer cake. Unbelievable fluffy and moist with a slight coconut flavor through and through. It all started with this Southern Coconut Cake recipe from Completely Delicious (a great blog by the way, check it out). I had an eye on it for a while and was just waiting for the right occasion (“right occasion” you wonder, who needs the “right occasion” for cake?) but when I decided to turn the recipe into a Raffaello cake, I just couldn’t wait any longer.

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