Tart cranberries add a festive flavour to this coffee cake. Baking it in a Bundt pan gives a fluted shape to the bottom, making it a beautiful addition to a holiday brunch table.
Dried apricots, golden raisins and crunchy pecans update and lighten fruitcake without sacrificing any of its traditional charms. Make this stylish moist cake in a large loaf pan for a special occasion and in smaller ones to give away or unwrap and slice as needed throughout the festive season.
We've transformed one of the most popular Indian dishes, a potato-and–cauliflower curry called aloo gobi, into easy-to-make individual cakes. Serve with a dollop of raita or plain yogurt.
Using a food processor ensures that these cakes come together in minutes – perfect for even your busiest weeknight. If you bake some crisp oven fries as a side dish, you may want to double the dip.
What's better in the morning than a bite of something delicious with a cup of coffee? This coffee cake's strawberries and rhubarb offer just the right sweet-and-sour balance for a tasty morning treat.
A zesty mayo adds zip to these moist, mouthwatering cakes. You can use canned tuna, shrimp, crab or 1-3/4 cups flaked cooked fish instead of the salmon.
Finish off a baby shower with a pretty baby-themed cake that you can personalize for the mom-to-be. To serve, remove the top block and cut it vertically into five slices, then repeat with remaining blocks. For a more colourful finish, you can pipe different colour borders on some of the blocks, as in our photo.
The atmosphere at The Economy Shoe Shop on Argyle Street in Halifax is über-fun and laid-back. They serve these home-style cakes as an appetizer, but they're substantial enough for a main course, especially when accompanied by a green salad and a fantastic local beer such as Propeller Bitter Ale.
Decadent, layered with caramel and topped with a thick chocolate icing, this cake is a little time-consuming, but well worth the effort. The key to perfect caramel is to just let the sugar and water cook to amber and never walk away during the colour stage.
Each little soft fudgy cake sinks in the middle to become the perfect holder for a scoop of sorbet. And with its garnish of raspberry sauce (plus a few raspberries if you like), this dessert becomes positively dramatic.
