Cake

Lime Cake with Sweet Condensed Milk Frosting

15 comments January 2, 2012

I don’t bake often so you won’t find all that many cake, cookie or pie recipes on my blog. And when I do bake, I make mostly simple cake and pastry recipes. For those like me who are not great bakers, trust me, this is a delicious and easy to make cake recipe. I love [...]

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Coconut Three Milks Cake (Torta de Tres Leches con Coco)

12 comments September 10, 2011

If you are a regular reader of my blog, it’s probably become obvious to you that I am not a big baker, and there’s a reason why. I absolutely hate measuring and following recipes! Beautiful cupcakes and colorful frostings and delicious homemade breads are the specialty of other bloggers. Other than some posts about traditional [...]

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Torta de Milo (Milo Cake)

22 comments July 11, 2011

Milo is a delicious drink that I drank every morning growing up in Colombia. I can’t remember a period in my life when it wasn’t my favorite drink. It is a chocolate and malt powder which is mixed with hot or cold milk to make a wonderful and rich drink. Milo is made by Nestlé [...]

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Pineapple and Coconut Upside Down Cake

14 comments June 16, 2011

I find upside down cakes to be one of the most wonderful cakes. They are very easy to make and they look fantastic. The combo of pineapple and coconut is a marriage made in heaven. This cake might be one of the most delicious cakes I’ve ever made. Buen provecho!

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Torta de Choclo (Colombian-Style Corn Cake)

17 comments April 22, 2011

This Torta de Choclo is very simple to make, yet it is so delicious, so moist and sweet, that you will be making it often! Don’t forget to comment on my post “Healthy Foods for Finicky Little Eaters” and enter to win a $100 Visa gift card from Tropicana and BlogHer. Buen Provecho!

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Tres Leches Chocolate Cake

38 comments December 22, 2010

Knock, knock, knock… anybody home? No? You’re probably brining turkeys or baking hams, mashing sweet potatoes or baking pies or are at the mall finishing your holiday shopping. So, while most of you are working on your holiday meals and gifts, I want to wish a Merry Christmas to all of you and your families! [...]

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Pear Upside Down Cake

8 comments November 1, 2010

Baking has never been my strength, maybe it’s because I have a very hard time following directions when I am cooking. When it comes to pastries, where following a recipe is the key to a good dish, I leave that job to the experts, but I do alright with cakes like this one I had [...]

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