Chocolate Tres Leches is the decadent chocolate version of a cherished Latin American cake dessert. Chocolate sponge cake replaces plain in this version, and the fluffy confection takes a dip in a chocolaty malted milk bath before being smothered in light, airy chocolate whipped cream. This luscious dessert is going to be the star at…
Cakes
Toasted Coconut Cake
This Toasted Coconut Cake has fluffy coconut cake layers sandwiching a toasted coconut pastry cream. The cake gets a generous layer of coconut buttercream before being shrouded in more toasted coconut to make it even nuttier. Coconut lovers will love the cake’s tender crumb and flavor. If you’re in the market for a unique version…
King Cake with Cinnamon and Cream Cheese Fillings
Mardi Gras season is in full swing, and, as a result, people are clamoring for all things labeled “King Cake.” As always, I’m here to serve. I’ve updated this post in January 2022 with prettier pictures and more concise instructions. The cream cheese recipe is now made with powdered sugar to reduce the ooze factor. Not…
Coquito Recipes you Must Make This Holiday Season
I’m on a mission to take over the internet with Coquito Recipes. So far, I’m doing a fantastic job of turning tons of regular-shmegular recipes into their best coquito versions, but I think I can do more. If you are a fan of the Puerto Rican cocktail, read on for my all-time favorite versions of…
Remy Pound Cake with Peach Topping
This Remy Pound Cake with Peach Topping is a dessert that I’ve longed to share with you. The pound cake has deep caramel notes from the champagne cognac and brown sugar baked into its batter. The bright, crisp peach topping has another generous pour of Remy, making this cake a treat. This dessert is definitely…
Coquito Tres Leches (Coconut and Rum Tres Leches)
Recipes like this Coquito Tres Leches cake come from my boredom. Seriously! I lay in bed, thinking of my favorite things. Coquito? I love it because it’s so creamy and coconutty. Coquito is a rum and coconut cocktail laced with cinnamon. Throughout the holiday season, it is served in many Caribbean-Hispanic countries and the diaspora around the world. Tres leches is…
7up Pound Cake with Citrus Glaze
I may not be a southern girl, but you wouldn’t know it by my desserts. 7up Pound Cake is a clear southern dessert table favorite with its easy prep and low-maintenance decoration. This pound cake can sit on picnic tables with no problem, but it also graces even the poshest buffet lines. Though it’s a…
Berry Tiramisu (Berry-Flavored Tiramisu)
My friend…we need to talk about this here dessert. There are some things I’m really bad at: math is one of them. One thing I’m not bad at, though, is pastries. Tiramisu is one of my specialities and I’m not trying to be cocky. This berry tiramisu is a riff on my classic recipe. Something…
Loaded Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
A Loaded Carrot Cake is the dessert dreams are made of. It’s a spice cake that is chock full of shredded carrots and coconut, as well as sweet pineapple and crunchy nuts. A generous slather of cream cheese frosting is the bow on top. But, first, I need to apologize. My photo editing program went…
Mint Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Disclaimer: I truly have no idea in which recipe category this Mint Chocolate Chip Banana Bread belongs. It started out as a breakfast bread. I mean, it is banana bread, after all. But, then, slowly, unwittingly, it morphed into a dessert. The mint chocolate and ganache and a liberal sprinkling of candy canes kind of…
