cake recipe Archives - Page 2 of 3 - Cake Paper Party (2024)

It seems that summer is finally in full swing. The air is warm and the sun is shining (sunshine is relegated to a couple of summer months here in Oregon ;)). It is time to start thinking about picnics andbarbeques and I have the perfect cake for you to take alongon these outdoor eating adventures. Continue reading →

I tend toplace chocolate cakes into two categories: liquid fat and solid fat cakes. Liquid fat cakes contain either oil or melted butter and tend to have a more open crumb while solid fat cakes, with batterthatcan hold tiny air bubbles, tend to have a finer more delicate crumb. This is a solid fat chocolate cake witha tender,fine crumb and rich chocolate flavor. Continue reading →

If you voted on Facebook for my birthday cake of choice this was the winner! This cake is not for the faint of heart. It is loaded with white chocolate, espresso, half and half and butter; a delicious combination that results in a tender, beautifully textured cake full of my favorite flavors. If one shot of espresso is not enough, I added a buttercream infused with an espresso caramel sauce. It’s like caramel that has gone to the dark side. Together this cakey team is a force (lol!) to reckon with. Continue reading →

I have the huge blessing of living in a rural agricultural community that is known for its incredible Pinot Noir. Just beyond my home in any direction are numeroussmall vineyards and wineries that hand craft lovely wines characteristic ofour region . Two friends of mine, Brad and KathleenMcLeroy of Ayers Vineyard,(who also happen to have children in classes with each of my children!) pour theirhearts into making fabulousPinot Noir. For quite some time now I havewanted to try making a cake with aPinot Noir and since I had an amazing bottle of theAyers Perspective Pinot Noir on hand I decided to dive in and give it a go! Continue reading →

Yesterday was my sister Julie’sbirthday so I made her a Brown Sugar Penuche Cake. It’s her favorite cake. It’s also my mom’s favorite cake as well as a long list of others in our family. The moist, light Brown Sugar Cake filled with the rich, sweet Penuche Filling and Brown Sugar Swiss Meringue Buttercream (SMBC) is a sure pleaser. Continue reading →

Thisrecipe isnear and dear to myheart. It was one of the very first cake recipes that I developed on my own and years later is still one of my favorites. This rich cake is tender and beautifully textured with a crumbthat is light but tight enough to work beautifully for carving and stacking.This may become your go-to cake also!

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Sometimes cake has a mind of its own and just when you think you can tweak a little something the whole cake goes crazy! I have been making this cake for yearsbut when I went to make it for this post, with some minor adjustments, it was not being friendly. Five cakes later and very little sleep to be had, this final cake is tender, moist and delicious. Continue reading →

Do not be fooled by the demure appearances of this cake. She may not have the tawdry interior of her sister Red butWhite is full of flavor no small measure of verve. One bite of this cake and you will wonder how such innocent appearances can put forth something so dynamic.

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Now that you have made White Cake and Foolproof Swiss Meringue Buttercream you are probably left with lots of eggyolks. Lucky for you I have the perfect recipe touse those babies up! I actually developed this recipeas a way to useup those left over egg yolks butthis cakeis so delicious that I wouldeven be willing to throw away the whites in order to make this treat. Continue reading →

I have been searching for a delicious basic white cake for years. Every now and again I would get up the gumption to try a couple of recipes, but after disappointing results I would throw in the towel thinking it was out of reach. Recently, I decided I would live infear of white cake no more and I decided to develop a recipe of my own.

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