Rhubarb Chiffon Cake with Pét-Nat Glaze

Rhubarb Chiffon Cake with Pét-Nat Glaze
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We’ve reached peak rhubarb season, which means rhubarb desserts are everywhere. And when your blog has the word “rhubarb” in its title, you better bring the goods, right? Every year I try to up the ante with something unexpected but also delicious. Whether I am successful or not is entirely up to you but it’s always a fun exercise in creativity. Last year, I brought you this fun take on a classic strawberry rhubarb pie and this year I give you this blushing Rhubarb Chiffon Cake with Pét-Nat Glaze. I don’t like to pick favorites so I won’t. But I will say I am tickled pink by this year’s entry.

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Malted Snack Cake with Salted Vanilla Buttercream

Malted Snack Cake with Salted Vanilla Buttercream
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Easter is here and we have little to no plans, which is exactly how I like it. Nice and low-key with a quiet dinner at home. But just because we’re keeping things chill doesn’t mean we can’t have a lavish dessert. Well, maybe “lavish” isn’t the word for this particular cake. Loud and obnoxiously joyous is a little more fitting. But before we get to the vibrant decor, let’s talk about the cake itself. This is a Malted Snack Cake with Salted Vanilla Buttercream. The cake is spiked with chocolate Ovaltine powder and topped with a simple vanilla American buttercream dyed in a shouty, springy array of colors. The cake is finished with Whopper Easter eggs and cape gooseberries for a little extra whimsy. Sound good? Good! Let’s make it!

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Blackberry Blackout Cake

Blackberry Blackout Cake
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I know I’ve mentioned this before but I’m not much of a Halloween person. It’s not that I dislike the holiday. I kind of enjoy the energy of the day in general. It’s just that I don’t have many ideas surrounding it. I’m hopeless when it comes to costume concepts, I can’t plan a Halloween party and make it somehow different from a regular party, and I have next to no recipe ideas. Spooky treats are the furthest thing from my mind it seems. So today’s Blackberry Blackout Cake is more of an attempt at a Halloween-friendly dessert. How successful I was is really up to you. But I can assure you this cake is very delicious, very chocolatey, and gorgeously balanced. So while this may not be a Halloween cake, it is at least a delightful cake. 

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Invisible Apple Cheddar Cake

Invisible Apple Cheddar Cake
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And just like that, it’s Thanksgiving weekend. Now, I would imagine you probably have your menu figured out, if not partially prepped. But I couldn’t resist debuting this Invisible Apple Cheddar Cake on the threshold of the holiday. Honestly, after having a slice of this beauty, I felt like I had to shout the recipe from the rooftops. But that’s not a very efficient form of communication, so a quick blog post it is. This cake is a salty/sweet riff on the classic French cake Gâteau Invisible. The cake gets its name from the thin slices of apples that seem to disappear within the cake’s batter. I upped the ante by adding a sharp cheddar to the cake. The cheese does make the apples more discernable but I think the flavor was worth the stylistic sacrifice.

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