Lemon Raspberry Cake with Mascarpone Whipped Cream

Lemon Raspberry Cake with Mascarpone Whipped Cream

This velvet lemon cake contains the richness of eggs and buttermilk. The silky, light sponge cake has homemade sweet raspberry filling in between the layers. Then, the cake tops off with a rich, yet airy lemon mascarpone whipped cream frosting. So, who could ask for 

Toasted Coconut Cake with Lemon Curd Filling

Toasted Coconut Cake with Lemon Curd Filling

Sometimes I resist the urge to extract family recipes, regional Croatian favorites, new and old Turkish discoveries, and French fare for a good, sweet American style layer cake. I grew up licking frosting off of my chubby fingers, after all. This is one of those 

Berry Guinness Chocolate Cake

Berry Guinness Chocolate Cake

A rich, moist Guinness chocolate cake made extra special by “blooming” the coca in the Guinness stout. In between the chocolate layers is a thin spread of raspberry preserves and piles of luscious cream cheese frosting. An Irish inspired cake with a berry twist! Black, 

Spiced Rum Carrot Cake

Spiced Rum Carrot Cake

The Irish inspired, Spiced Rum Carrot Cake makes a two or three layer cake full of fresh grated carrots made incredibly moist by the addition of applesauce. A little rum and spice add another layer of flavor, while the spiced cream cheese frosting flows like 

The Torta of Split

The Torta of Split

Spalata My father’s family moved from the Dalmatian town of Drnis to seaside Split, Croatia in the late 1960’s. My grandfather built a home there, just up the main hill from the Riva waterfront, less than 10 minutes from the Diocletian Palace, a summer/retirement home