ALL RECIPES

This coconut cake is loaded with flavor. It not only features a coconut cake, but a coconut pastry cream as well. Jump to the recipe! Once in a while, I find myself craving coconut, and this coconut cake tasted so refreshing on a hot summer afternoon like today! I also just love sheet cakes. They are easy to make, even easier to serve, and are perfect for any large gathering. They are also so tempting to snack on every time I pass the kitchen. You won’t be able to get enough

I saw this recipe online and became obsessed with putting my own spin on it. I can’t believe I’ve only made one ice cream cake and barely any icebox cakes. Jump to the recipe! An icebox cake is a no-bake dessert that features cookies with whipped cream. It’s technically a cake and originated in the U.S. around the 1920s. This cake features layers of chocolate mousse and chocolate chip cookies. It’s also extremely quick to make. Barely any prep, and once you let your cake chil

Happy 4th of July! Although Bløtkake is a Norwegian cream cake, it reminded me of a 4th of July dessert showstopper. Jump to the recipe! Every year for the 4th of July, I bake some sort of cake with cream and fresh berries. It’s the perfect light but decadent dessert for America’s birthday. However, I thought it would be interesting to try exploring different countries’ versions of a fruit cake, and I can’t wait to make Bløtkake again. It’s very simple to make, and if you are

It’s crazy to think that I haven’t officially made an ice cream cake yet on this blog when ice cream is my favorite dessert. Jump to the recipe! I have been craving funfetti cake, but because it has been so hot, I thought it would be fun to add ice cream to the cake. Besides, Whole Foods is having its ice cream sale of the week, so it was the perfect occasion to bake this cake. This is the perfect showstopper cake for any birthday or summer gathering. It is fun, whimsical, an

A saffron milk cake is essentially a saffron tres leches cake. It can also be called kesar tres leches and originates from Middle Eastern cuisine. Jump to the recipe! In the 2010s, chefs started experimenting with saffron in tres leches cakes, and the recipe became popular in restaurants as a saffron milk cake. It’s very easy to make, and it tastes so decadent. Saffron is very popular in Middle Eastern and South Asian food and has a very complex flavor profile. It can also be

Because dot cakes have been such a popular trend, I have also discovered cortadillo. It’s a Mexican vanilla cake topped with pink icing and sprinkles. Jump to the recipe! Cortadillo is also known as Pastel de Niños or Mexican Pink Cake, and it is typically cut into squares or triangles to be served in Mexican bakeries. It does look quite similar to the dot cake, and dare I say, a little better? While both are delicious (trust me, I finished two dot cakes in a day), I will say

Thai tea is my favorite drink to order at Thai restaurants or boba shops. It is definitely strong, but the hints of condensed milk make it taste so refreshing for the summer. Jump to the recipe! This Thai tea spin on the classic tres leches makes it the perfect dessert for a large gathering or celebration. It can feed a crowd, but it is very easy to make. I recommend using Thai tea concentrate because then you don’t need to use more milk in the recipe. I also added the concen

I have never really gotten into blackberries. My family never buys them, so I just never eat them often. However, I saw this cake on Instagram and decided to try it. Jump to the recipe! And while I wasn’t a huge fan of blackberries, I love pistachios. It’s surprising I don’t bake pistachio cakes that often because I always gravitate towards a pistachio treat at restaurants or bakeries. I know Dubai chocolate is getting a lot of attention right now, but pistachio pairs really

I have been seeing these viral dot cakes EVERYWHERE. They are from Butterfield Bakery and are little cakes served in a small cup and topped with a crunchy layer of sprinkles. Jump to the recipe! I didn’t get the hype at first, but as soon as I tried making a dot cake, I was obsessed. This recipe makes two, and I’ve already eaten both. I tried recreating the classic vanilla dot cake, but you can also experiment with their other flavors like red velvet and chocolate. For this r

This strawberry tres leches is my new top-favorite cake, and trust me, I make a lot of cakes. Jump to the recipe! I honestly wasn’t expecting this cake to taste this good, and I thought of it randomly when I was looking at recipe inspiration for this week. This cake is so refreshing. It adds a fun twist to the traditional tres leches cake, with the addition of strawberries, and feels SO summer. I used freeze-dried strawberries in this recipe because I think they add the most

This was my first time trying a chocolate poke cake. In fact, I’ve only poke cake once in my life, and I can’t say I was too much of a fan. Jump to the recipe! However, this cake turned out so good. It is so decadent and rich, and if you love chocolate, you are going to love this recipe. The cake is filled with chocolate condensed cream, so it becomes very moist, and because it’s baked in a sheet pan, you can easily serve it to your guests. Now that I’ve tried making this cho

This recipe is for all the peanut butter chocolate chip cookie lovers out there, or maybe even just peanut butter fans in general. Jump to the recipe! To be honest, I am not a big fan of peanut butter. And honestly, it wasn’t always this way. When I was little, I loved peanut butter; I would eat it on apples and on pancakes. However, I grew up eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich throughout elementary school, and that is when I started to dislike peanut butter. I just ha

Meskouta is a Moroccan orange bundt cake that has become my new obsession these past few weeks. Jump to the recipe! I was craving something orange ever since the weather got warmer in Seattle, because I think orange is the definition of Spring. I stumbled across this cake by chance when I was actually trying to find a recipe for a red velvet bundt cake. I know both cakes are quite unrelated, but somehow, by luck, I was able to learn more about this cake. It’s simple yet delic

What better way to start your day than by eating a massive cinnamon roll cake? I’ve been requested to make this, and I’m so happy I did because it looks so cool! Jump to the recipe! In all honesty, I’m not a big fan of cinnamon rolls. At least in my school, the cinnamon rolls they give out always taste brittle and dry. However, I’ve been converted to a cinnamon roll fan. All that was missing was a GOOD recipe. This cinnamon roll cake is fluffy and full of flavor. I think my f

I saw this ube tiramisu on my TikTok recently, and I got inspired to recreate it! It’s an easy-to-make variation of the classic tiramisu. Jump to the recipe! I feel like I’ve been finding all of my recipes through social media these days, because I’ve been trying to branch out beyond the average funfetti or chocolate cake. I want to try new recipes from around the world, and I love how this cake is a fusion between Italian and Filipino cuisine! Ube is a kind of sweet yam and

I keep seeing carrot cake at all the restaurants I go to. However, the cakes there usually contain walnuts or pecans, both of which I am allergic to. Jump to the recipe! I decided to make a sheet cake version of carrot cake without any nuts because it’s an easy way to enjoy such a delicious dessert. Carrot cake just feels so fitting, especially since Spring has begun and the sun is out. Plus, I think it’s perfect for an Easter treat. I think piping little carrots on the top o

Can you believe it’s been 100 weeks of my cakes around the world challenge? I sure can’t. This time flew by; I can’t even admit that I’ve been working on this project for almost two years now. Jump to the recipe! I’ve been wanting to make this zebra cake for a long time, because I think the stripes are so mesmerizing to look at. Plus, the design is fun and playful, perfect for 100 weeks of baking. Now that I’m done baking this cake, I’m also thinking of experimenting with ube

I’ve always struggled to make the perfect lava cake that oozes out in the middle. That’s why, in the past, I’ve gravitated to my deep-dish lava cake recipe. Jump to the recipe However, I think it’s so fun to be served your own individual lava cake. So, I set off on a mission to bake the best molten lava cake. My favorite chocolate cake is from a place called Hot Cakes in downtown Seattle. I always eat mine with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, and it’s chef's kiss. But Hot Cake’

Although ricotta in cake may not be the first flavor combination you would consider, the cheese really complements the almond flavor. Jump to the recipe! When I first heard of ricotta cakes, I was definitely skeptical. Obviously, I had had cheese in cakes, like in cheesecake. But that’s cream cheese, not ricotta. However, I think ricotta is my new favorite way to make a cake lighter and fluffier. It also adds a rich, tangy flavor that’s very unique. Plus, the addition of almo

This week, I based the inspiration for my cake on my English class’s book, Their Eyes Were Watching God. Jump to the recipe! For those who haven’t read it, Janie, the protagonist, often compares her ideation of love to a pear tree. Her main romantic interest in the book is named Tea Cake, and so I wanted to center the cake around Janie’s relationship with him. I did this by incorporating pears and honey into the “tea cake” because they are motifs that come up throughout the