Every day, I have at least one e-mail or comment asking for a cake recipe. Turns out, I post cake pictures often enough to prompt people to think of owning an oven and get round to baking good, simple cakes at home. Which is a good thing, eh? I think it’s wonderful to be able to bake at home–it is therapeutic and at the end of it, you have a homemade piece of dessert that is no comparison with the best bakery or patisserie in town.
So I thought of compiling a list of my favorite easy cake recipes on this blog (Yes, I have that many!). Here goes:
- Basic Chocolate Cake : A classic, no fuss chocolate cake with a simple buttercream frosting.
- Tiramisu Liqueur Cake with Vanilla Mascarpone and Strawberries in Syrup: My favorite cake. A boozy coffee flavored cake topped with silky Mascarpone and stewed strawberries.
- Lemon Curd in Vanilla Bean Cake: A light vanilla cake sandwiched with zingy lemon curd.
- Peach Upside Down Cake with Warm Cherry Sauce (Video): A fruity, elaborate-looking but simple to make cake with a cheat’s version of cherry sauce!
- Marmalade and Valencia Orange Cake: A decidedly orange flavored cake ideal with coffee.
- 1 Bowl Chocolate and Orange Cake: Quick fix cake with the great combination of chocolate and orange.
- Mocha Cake: An excellent cake for an adult tea party.
- Eggless Vanilla Cake with Plum Jam: My favorite eggless cake recipe. Top it with jam of choice or chocolate ganache or cream and fresh fruit!
- Eggless Microwave Raspberry Muffins: Quick craving cure. Replace raspberries with whatever you have at hand–even chocolate chips!
- The Perfect Birthday Cake: My favorite birthday cake recipe–looks elaborate and needs no special skills.
And if you’re in Mumbai and looking to learn how to bake a good cake at home, I’m taking a class on Cakes and Cupcakes at the A Perfect Bite Cook Studio next week. Check it out!
Thanks a ton Saee!!! I was wondering what to make for this party over the weekend and you posted this list. I am definately baking one these…infact I am tempted to bake two cakes actually!
Let’s see.
In the Mocha Cake recipe can you please mention the temperature for baking? Thanks. If I am serving this for dessert do I need to pair it with something or is it moist enough to have on its own? Can I add something in it to make it moist?
I also wanted to try this vanilla cake recipe in the layered B’day cake. My main guest is not fond of chocolate cake but loves Pineapple so if I soak this in pineapple juice and do a fresh whipped cream layer & icing do you think it will hold the juice well?
I’ll wait for your answers. Thanks once again. Love & Hugs!
The Mocha cake can be baked at 180 degrees centigrade (did I skip that? Let me go rectify it!) It is a lovely moist cake, and I’d serve it for dessert with a side of mascarpone or heavy cream whipped with a little vanilla and a dusting of coffee.
The Vanilla cake in the Birthday Cake recipe will work beautifully as a carrier for cream and pineapple, but if you’re still getting berries there, why don’t you do a cream and berry combo–that will be great as well. If they love Pineapple, they will love the tartness and sweetness of the berries. So glad you’re back! Hugs!
Thank You SO Much!!! I am super excited to bake these!!! Adding berries is a lovely idea, maybe I’ll do a pineapple-’some’berry combo…I already got a big pineapple for this.
I’ll email you the pics.
agree.. baking is so therapeutic.. follow the recipe.. forget the world a bit.. and then wait for the fruit of your labour.. which can only always be delish!!!
So many recipes to try!! I have to try the peach upside down cake.