Cakes - Coffeecakes

Are you a baker in a hurry or terrified of scratch cakes?
Shhhhh. We all get there sometimes. Here is a doctored up, high standing cake that wows but is, essentially (and simply) two cake mixes swirled into one stupendous cake. Dunkin Hines still reigns supreme in cake mixdom.

I never use a Bundt cake for this but of course you can. I use an angel food cake pan. But the main deal here is that you get to use up one of those cans of Ocean Spray cranberry sauce you have stocked your Thanksgiving pantry with. This makes a fine textured cake with saucy hints of cranberries and oranges in a wonderful waltz of the ‘bog’, that is citrus and Cape Cod’s finest fruit. An orange glaze cascades over the moist cake for a refined holiday treat. Great with a cup of mulled cider or even eggnog. 

Caramel Cake, inspired by the book, The Help (Kathryn Stockett) The world needs a great caramel cake and great books such as The Help. The only problem with the book is that it mentions caramel cake so many times and there’s no recipe. But Caramel Cake is a popular Southern cake –not too hard to dream up a quintessential one – which I think I did in this recipe. This is the basic great cake. In my own final version, I whipped up a vanilla buttercream and vanilla simple syrup (instructions below) for a deluxe Caramel Cake. http://www.BetterBakingBlog.com/

A simple little decadent chocolate cake with a smack of bourbon and a caramel espresso sauce you drizzle over. It is simply lip-smackingly good. A fussy cake without the fuss - all you need is a pot or two and a wooden spoon. This recipe was inspired by one found in the novel (which you must read if you love reading about bakeries and life) by Judith Ryan Hendricks, called Bread Alone. In the book, the recipe is called Patty's Cake. I made adjustments as the cake as it was, didn't quite pan out for me but the base concept is amazing - fudge cake with toffee sauce. Amazing!

 

Toffee and Turtle bars come out to play in a cheesecake scrimmage. This is an ultra-smooth, caramel-laced cheesecake that takes just minutes to prepare. You can use any chocolate coffee toffee bar in this recipe. Heath Bars are fine and Skor Bars are excellent and Turtles are, well ...turtles (the pecan toffee ones, not the real ones).
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A luscious butter cake, topped with caramelized chunks of pineapple. Serve with whipped cream, lemon sherbet or mango sorbet. If you want your cake nut-free, simply sprinkle brown sugar on the pineapple to caramelize the topping while the cake bakes. This is one of the most luscious golden cakes, with surprises of tangy pineapple in every other bite.

This is the best of both worlds – gorgeous golden chiunks of carrot cake are set in a decadent cheesecake batter and topped with a bit of caramel and white chocolate drizzle as the ‘cream cheese’ icing.

Easy, moist, high, non-dairy, flavorful. You don't see cakes like this every day. Easy, moist, high, non-dairy, flavorful. Stays fresh for days, can be frozen for months. For a bakery store look, garnish sides with chocolate sprinkles and plant one solitary cherry in the center. If you do not have cola on hand, you may substitute warm mild coffee.