You guys, I am flipping out about this Chocolate Zucchini Cake recipe. It’s chocolate-y. It’s moist. And it’s got that added healthy “halo” because there’s 2 cups of zucchini in there! (Although you’d never know it.) This comes from one of our favorite chocolate zucchini cake recipes that our mom used to make when […]
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Tropical Jackfruit Cake with Coconut Glaze
If you’ve gone through all the work of taking apart a jackfruit, you should reward yourself with this Tropical Jackfruit Cake with Coconut Glaze. It’s easy, delicious, and it will transport you right to the tropics. What Is Jackfruit? Before we get into the cake, let’s do a quick jackfruit refresher. The jackfruit is an […]

Rhubarb Upside-Down Cake Recipe
Yes, you can get rhubarb in the winter. And then best thing to do with winter rhubarb might just be this Rhubarb Upside-Down Cake. First – rhubarb? Yes – You can read all about rhubarb and what to do with it here. Many well-stocked grocery stores are carrying this amazing vegetable-that-we-treat-as-a-fruit right now. Grown in […]

Fig Cake Recipe (Gluten Free and Vegan)
It’s fig season, which means it’s time for a glorious fig cake. What makes a great fig cake? In our book, the characteristics include: 1) tastes great; 2) looks great; and 3) everyone can enjoy it. We’ve got the first two more or less figured out, but for the third one, we decided that it […]

Rosewater Currant Cake From 1678
This rosewater currant cake must have been extremely popular in 1678, because the recipe was labeled simply, “To Make The Best Cake That Ever Was Eaten.” With a description like that, you just have to try it. We came across this recipe at a gathering sponsored by UCLA’s Clark Library along with culinary historian Marissa […]

Grandma’s Old-Fashioned Strawberry Cake
When you have a strawberry windfall, it’s hard to find a better crowd-pleaser than Grandma’s Old-Fashioned Strawberry Cake. This cake harkens back to a time when cakes were so simple. Specifically, you’d just mix up a batter, pour in into a pan, and call it a day. You weren’t watching Cake Boss and trying to […]

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