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chocolate snack cake
I posted a picture of a chocolate snack cake on Instagram this week and had many requests for a recipe, so here it is. I’ve featured a snack cake on my site before, but found that cake recipe to...
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chocolate chip snack cake
I have another snack cake for you, this time one with a yellow cake base and mini chocolate chips. I must admit I’ve been enjoying these snack cakes more than layer cakes – the frosting to cake ratio...
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Chocolate Cake with Espresso Buttercream
I’m not ashamed to admit I drink way too much coffee. I recently got an espresso machine, which has changed my life for the better (it was sent to me by Breville, but this isn’t a sales pitch: I’m in...
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Walnut Snack Cake with Raspberry Buttercream
This post is sponsored by California Walnuts. As always, all opinions are my own. I’ve teamed up with California Walnuts to bring you some recipes over the following year (such as this chocolate...
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Chocolate Sheet Cake with Candied Walnuts
This post is sponsored by California Walnuts. As always, all opinions are my own. I’m a fan of cake, of course, and while I’ve made plenty of layer cakes and snack cakes on this site, I realized that...
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Chocolate Chip Mini Cakes With Peanut Butter Buttercream
“Who I am is certainly part of how I look and vice versa. I want to know where I begin and end, what size I am, and what suits me… I am not “in” this body, I am this body. Waist or no waist. But all...
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Almond Cake with Chocolate and Amaretto Buttercream
Mother’s Day is just around the corner. I often forget about it; not about celebrating my own mother, of course, but about that fact that it is now a day for others to celebrate my contribution to...
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Walnut Cake with Chocolate Buttercream and Candied Walnuts
This post is sponsored by California Walnuts. As always, all opinions are my own. I’m excited to share this cake with you, for two reasons. First, it has been a whole month since I made a layer cake,...
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chocolate cake with basil buttercream
I had my first taste of basil and chocolate almost two decades ago, out with friends at Lucia’s restaurant in Minneapolis. Our server recommended the chocolate cake paired with the basil ice cream, and...
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Ermine Buttercream
This buttercream method is an old-school boiled flour frosting that I came across years ago and instantly fell in love with. It is a great way to infuse flavor into buttercream, and it is less sweet...
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American Buttercream
While I love Swiss Meringue Buttercream, sometimes there just isn’t enough time to make it. This faster version of buttercream is a good substitute; it’s still buttery and creamy, but without all of...
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Devil’s Food Cake with Ultra-Rich Buttercream and Chocolate Ganache
I am so excited to be sharing this Devil’s Food Cake with Ultra-Rich Buttercream and Chocolate Ganache from Zoë François’ new book, Zoë Bakes Cake. I have known Zoë for many years now, after spending...
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