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    Home » Desserts

    Cakes

    When it comes to dessert, you can't go wrong with a great cake recipe. Here you'll find my best cake recipes, like this classic old-fashioned vanilla pound cake, this a warm and nutty tahini carrot cake, and this showstopping naked mochal hazelnut cake.

    a cross section of lemon blueberry pound cake with one slice lying in front of it showing the crackly sugar muffin top.

    Moist Lemon-Blueberry Sour Cream Pound Cake

    a cross section of chocolate pound cake dusted with powdered sugar.

    Moist Chocolate Pound Cake in a Loaf Pan

    a cross section of a loaf of strawberry pound cake with pink icing on top and two strawberry halves in front of it.

    Strawberry Pound Cake made with Fresh Strawberries

    a loaf of glazed vanilla pound cake with a slice cut off the front showing the crumb inside.

    Old Fashioned Vanilla Pound Cake

    a slice of double chocolate banana bread.

    Loaded Double Chocolate Banana Bread

    a slice of tahini carrot cake

    Mini Tahini Carrot Cake

    pumpkin gingerbread cake in a loaf pan with cream cheese frosting

    Pumpkin Gingerbread Loaf Cake

    a mocha hazelnut layer cake on an overturned metal fluted plate

    Mocha Hazelnut Layer Cake (Milk Bar Style)

    a cross section of a loaf of rosemary chocolate chip cake with a sprig of fresh rosemary in front of it.

    Rosemary Chocolate Chip Loaf Cake

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    Hi, I'm Rebecca! I'm a journalist turned pastry chef on a mission to make cooking and baking fun and accessible. I'm always looking for new and creative ways to get the most out of my favorite ingredients and flavors!

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    Journalist turned pastry chef, on a mission to make cooking and baking fun and accessible. I'm always looking for new and creative ways to get the most out of my favorite ingredients and flavors! A Pittsburgh native currently calling Boston home.

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