Posts in Every day cakes
Torta della Vendemmia

Grapes baked into light and fluffy cake with hints of vanilla and orange that manages to both complement the grapes and let still let them shine. The olive oil here gives the cake a more subtle flavor than your usual simple butter cake, the yogurt keeps the cake moist, and that spoonful of sugar over the top adds a pleasant sugary crust to the top of the cake and makes it almost sparkly.

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Ricotta Pound cake with Strawberries

Now, as simple as this cake looks -- just a plain loaf cake, really -- it is not to be underestimated. It is rich and buttery and dense and vanilla-y, and the star ingredient here, the ricotta, adds something special, making it extra fluffy and moist. When topped with a mound of tart juicy strawberries and a dusting of powdered sugar, it is pure pound cake perfection, truly one of the best things I have ever baked.

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Chocolate Loaf Cake

This cake is fudgy and rich while still managing to be light and fluffy and not overly sweet. It is extremely moist thanks to the addition of the plain yogurt, and deeply chocolate-ly thanks to a generous dose of cocoa powder. The mini chocolate chip topping is not to be left out here – it adds another layer of chocolate to the whole cake, not to mention they look pretty as well.

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