The pairing of sweet and salty, and cream and crunchy, plus peanut butter and chocolate is incredible. I added the additional topping of warm chocolate ganache.

Adapted this Almond Coffee Cake in Donna Hay's magazine and they are the most delicious small cakes that I ever tasted. Can you imagine pouring Kahlua liqueur immediately over the cakes when they just are out of the oven? They are a match made in heaven!!

This cake contains whole eggs plus additional egg whites. The whole eggs are required to provide body-the cake contains very little flour and needs something to hold it together-while the whites add airiness. The steps for making the cake are also somewhat unusual because the flour is mixed with the ..

Almond paste sponge cake is similar to almond flour sponge cake, but has an even more intense almond flavor. The techniques used to make it are straightforward: Almond paste is beaten with egg yolks and sugar, and then the mixture is folded with beaten egg whites. Because the cake is somewhat dense, ..

Angel food cake, which is sponge cake made only with egg whites (no yolks), must be baked in an ungreased tube pan. It can be made with a handheld mixer, but a stand mixer makes it easier.

I use my grill to do all kinds of baking. I have made cakes, cobblers, pies, even soufflés! Think of the grill as an outdoor oven. When you are using indirect heat, with the lid closed, you can bake virtually anything that would cook in an oven.

Moist apple cake using crushed graham crackers.

Fruit preserves, strained to eliminate pulp, are the traditional fillings for many rolled cakes. To strain jam, heat it in a saucepan with about 2 tablespoons water per 1 cup of jam and stir to make it more liquid and easier to strain. Work it through a fine-mesh strainer. Count on 1 cup of strained ..

If you like the flavor of spirits, babas and savarins are the perfect way to make the most of hard spirits such as rum (the most traditional), whiskey Cognac, kirsch, or other fruit brandies such as eau de vie de framboise (dry raspberry brandy). Technically yeast cakes are breads, but babas and ..

Delicious banana cupcakes with a pretzel crust, whipped chocolate frosting and pretzel garnish. Full post <a href="http://everydaydessertsblog.blogspot.com/2013/03/banana-boat-cupcakes.html">HERE</a>.