Cuisine: Cake
Lisette’s Pear Torte
This recipe was first published in 1983, Marian Burros’s plum torte (which my cousin Lisette changed to Pear) has become one of the most popular recipes in the history of The Times, and it’s no mystery why. There are so many things to love: It’s easy, it’s practically no-fail and it’s endlessly adaptable.
By - Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 1 hr
- Yields: 8 Servings
Chocolate and Orange Mousse Cake
My daughter Zoe made this decadent flourless Chocolate and Orange Mousse Cake. The cake is topped with a rich mousse. She also added candied oranges to the top.
- Prep: 35 mins
- Cook: 40 mins
- Yields: 10 Servings
Jamaican Pound Cake
This Jamaican Pound Cake is an old recipe I found in my mother-in-law's cupboard. It's made from a boxed pound cake mix with the addition of rum, bananas, sour cream and almonds. It's super simple and so good!
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 1 hr 10 mins
- Yields: Makes 1 loaf cake
Chocolate Cloud Cake
This Chocolate Cloud Cake from Nigella Lawson is light as a feather! It's a rich flourless (gluten-free) chocolate cake that is topped with fluffy whipped cream.
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 40 mins
- Yields: 8 Servings
Cranberry Upside-Down Cake
You've got to try this Cranberry Upside-Down Cake. It's simple and deliciously tangy. Great for the holidays or any time of the year. I pairs well with sweetened whipped cream. The topping is made by simply baking cranberries placed in a layer over sugar and spices at the bottom of the pan. As the cake bakes, the sugar caramelizes, forming a rich syrup.
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 1 hr
- Yields: 8 Servings
Gingerbread Cake
Not being much of a baker, I get very excited when I stumble upon a new and easy - even I can make it - recipe. This Gingerbread Cake is delicious and the lemony whipped cream is TOO DIE FOR! You could use this whipped cream on berries or anything really. This is a must try!
- Yields: 8 Servings
Cider and Five-Spice Bundt Cake with Smoked Salted Caramel Sauce
This seasonal Cider and 5 Spice Bundt Cake is light and refreshingly subtle in its Christmas-y flavors; a perfect end to a heavy holiday meal. A natural ginger spiciness is laced throughout this fluffy and moist cake, cutting the sweetness of molasses. It is, however, the salted caramel sauce drizzled on top that brings this light and airy cake to life.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 40 mins
- Yields: 10 - 12 Servings
Mocha Cake
I had this Mocha Cake at The Shed in Santa Fe, New Mexico, which opened in 1953. It’s made with their special blend of coffee and dark chocolate mousse, served frozen with fresh whipped cream.
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Yields: 6 Servings
Japanese Cheesecake
This light Japanese Cheesecake originated in Hakada, Japan in 1948 with the name "Uncle Tetsu". It’s very different from standard cheesecake, it is made with 3 ingredients - cream cheese, white chocolate and eggs.
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 45 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Apple Cake with Cranberries
This moist and buttery upside-down cake has a layer of apples with cranberries and brown sugar, then it’s topped with a fantastic sour cream batter.
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 1 hr
- Yields: Makes one 9-inch cake
