Cake News

Last week in FOOD I mentioned a cake my grandmother would serve for special occasions.

The book brings together her love of France and food, with each story representing a month of the calender year.

When she started getting orders from people who wanted to buy the cakes, she thought her hobby might bring in a few extra dollars to the family budget, while still allowing her to stay home with her son, who was then in kindergarten.

Put on your sombrero and indulge in these devilishly decadent Chocolate Tamale Cupcakes.

For this cake, you'll need to start with about 3 cups of cake flour and sift it twice.

It's the hottest sweet treat in WA - the whoopie pie, a spongy, cream-filled wonder that looks nothing like a pie and has cake shops across Perth scrambling to make enough of them.

We often get emails asking about cupcake classes. Many bakeries offer them, either on a regular or occasional basis.

I love how these cupcakes look! They're coconut and cardamon cupcakes with whipped white chocolate ganache and baked pineapples on top! I love how the baked pineapples look like flowers.

It's vegan Tuesday at the Essex branch of Vermont bakery My Little Cupcake and they are celebrating National Chocolate Chip Day with vegan peanut butter chocolate chip cupcakes , and they also have caramel cashew, Mexican hot chocolate, strawberry blonde, almond joyful, cookies & cream and more.

When it comes to lunch or snacks , sometimes you just need something quick. Sure, it would be great to fix yourself a nice steaming plate of lasagna for lunch.

This cake is adapted by Butterfly Garden owner and chef Emily Williams from Paula Deen's "The Lady and Sons Cookbook" . "You make a crust and filling and bake both at the same time," explains Williams.

In what is a refreshing update to the ubiquitous cupcake, ridiculously adorable 'LA ffle Mich' jars of cake are gaining popularity around the Web.

While these mini cakes look like cupcakes, they're more reminiscent of a madeleine, the sophisticated, cookie-sized French cakes.

Bloggers The Baking Beauties are here to let those of you who are gluten free know not only that Snickers bars are safe but that you can make amazing cupcakes out of them.

Scandinavian cuisine is newly hip, thanks to Rene Redzepi and Noma in Denmark. Now Norway is getting into the act with something that just might steal Redzepi's show: glorious, buttery pastries and rich, creamy desserts.

While most of the women that get in front of the camera make sure they maintain a low fat diet, Imogen Thomas likes to do things differently.

During these warm months, nothing is quite as refreshing as a glass of lemonade.A We often think of lemonade as a southern beverage, traditionally served at picnics or celebrational events.A It's fun to sit on the front porch of your home and sip on this sweet and tangy treatA at this time of year.A Making lemonade isn't the big chore it once was, ... (more)

Whether you're in the mood for a fudgy chocolate layer cake, red velvet with cream cheese frosting, or a tres leches cake coated in caramel, we've got something for you.

Writing about food trends a few years ago,A I postulated thatA the perfect blend of current trends would yield a food truck that sold cupcakes.

Today's recipe is for lemon mini-cheesecakes with a ginger snap cookie crust, with an optional topping of fresh blueberries tossed with sugar.