Lemon Chiffon Cake

by Helen Kain | Aug 19, 2021 | Cakes, Desserts, Spring Tablescapes, Summer Recipes

This light, velvety chiffon cake is a delectable marriage of a buttery yellow cake and lofty-light angel food cake. You can thank Amy Colvin from Pueblo for this sensational recipe. She won first place at the Colorado State Fair with this cake  Gotta love King...

Swiss Meringue Buttercream

by Helen Kain | Aug 8, 2021 | Cakes, Desserts, Foundation Recipes

Swiss Meringue Buttercream is a fabulous and less-sweet alternative to American Buttercream. It stays silky smooth and doesn’t form a crust. It’s my go-to recipe whether cupcakes are requested, or I’m making a knock-out cake. Endlessly versatile!...

Rhubarb Tartan Cake

by Helen Kain | Jun 26, 2021 | Cakes, Desserts, Spring Recipes, Summer Recipes

I’ve been intrigued with the idea of decorating a cake with thin strips of rhubarb since I saw Heather Baird’s Rhubarb-Wrapped Pineapple Mousse Cake on the SprinkleBakes website. I’m not a huge fan of pineapple and wanted more of a rhubarb-forward confection. A recipe...

A Valentine’s Day Table with Chocolate Raspberry Heart Cakes

by Helen Kain | Feb 9, 2021 | Cakes, Desserts, Valentine's Day, Winter Recipes

Chocolate and roses are traditional Valentine’s Day fare. Combining them in a cake is the best of all possible worlds – served with tea, and augmented with pink champagne, of course! Add in pretty pink china and we have a lovely (albeit chilly) setting for...

A Festive Chocolate Orange Cake

by Helen Kain | Dec 13, 2020 | Cakes, Christmas, Desserts, Winter Recipes

This cake is the result of a happy collision of ideas. First, the plates (as so often happens around here). They’re Woodland Berry by Williams Sonoma – a combined gift from daughter Lauren and daughter-in-law Annie for Christmas last year. I’ve been...

Gingerbread Village Spice Cake

by Helen Kain | Dec 4, 2020 | Cakes, Christmas, Desserts, Winter Recipes, Winter Tablescapes

When I was little, a crisp, spicy gingerbread cookie adorned with crunchy icing was the tantalizing reward to encourage exemplary behaviour while Christmas shopping with my Mum. Trailing around after her, scarf dragging and winter boots clumping, my thoughts would run...