Lemon Yogurt Cake

This easy Lemon Yogurt Cake is incredibly fluffy, moist and tender! I am kidding you not when I tell you it will kind of melt in your hand if you try to grab a piece. The star is the crunchy sugary topping, something I’ll start using in many other cakes now. I can’t go back now! It’s a technique you can use in many cakes. Start with this one and you will be hooked for ever!

I guess we can never have too many easy snacking cake recipes! They’re so good, morning, evening and night and anything in between. For me, they’re especially priceless for late night, when I’m craving…

sweet eats, cake recipesDev AmadeoJuly 20, 2023lemon, lemons, yogurt, yogurt cakes Comment

Lemon Pistachio Loaf Cake

This lemon pistachio cake is out of this world!! With a super soft and tender crumb, is a cake perfect for snacking and sharing around. I promise you can get a prettier swirl than mine, but you have to keep reading to understand why is that! The point is that this is another wonderful loaf cake recipe that you need to have on your repertoire for those moments you want a classic simple cake.

I have to admit I was pretty hesitant about sharing this cake. It has been sitting in my computer for a few weeks now. It was addictive and so good! But being my own director, cinematographer production assistant and talent while filming videos has its consequences, haha! For some reason I had to rush the process a bit while filming…

sweet eats, cake recipesDev AmadeoJuly 9, 2023lemon, lemons, pistachios, loaf cakes, cake flour Comments

Lemon Raspberry Ricotta Cake

This Raspberry Almond Ricotta Cake is moist and light with an incredible texture. You wouldn't believe it’s final texture when you see the dense and thick batter entering the oven, but the ricotta brings so much lightness to this cake that makes it perfect for breakfast or snacking any time. And is so incredibly effortless to make, that trust me, once you make one, you will be baking it in repeat. It’s the perfect cake for the upcoming summery days!

You know why ricotta cakes are perfect for me, and there’s a good chance for you too? Because you can make them with almost whatever the heck you want! You know cooking and baking is…

sweet eats, cake recipesDev AmadeoJune 19, 2023ricotta cakes, ricotta, raspberries, berries, almonds Comments

Double Carrot Carrot Cake with the Creamiest Cream Cheese Frosting

Double carrots, double the fun, right?! This carrot cake has both puréed carrots and shredded carrots in the mix. The result is an impossibly moist, light and tender cake. It has a good kick of cinnamon, besides ginger, nutmeg and cardamom. This time I folded chopped walnuts, which I toast before to bring more nuttiness out of them. It’s simply a perfect rendition of a classic carrot cake. I know you won’t be able to eat just one piece.

And why double, you maybe wondering? Well, if you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you know I started making carrot cakes with pureed carrots so my daughter Mariana could eat them and actually…

Peanut Butter Coffee Cake with Homemade Blueberry Preserves

The taste of peanut butter shines in this Peanut Butter Coffee Cake. It has peanut butter in the batter and in the streusel for extra peanut butter goodness. The middle is filled with homemade blueberry preserves and the pieces of blueberries plus peanuts in the streusel give this cake a very nice bite! The consistency of the cake itself is like a quick bread but still super soft and fluffy. I can’t believe it’s already gone from my kitchen!

I’m not kidding when I tell you this cake if for peanut butter lovers, not likers. And I don’t want to scare away peanut butter neutral people because…

Soft and Moist Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

If you want a chocolate chip banana bread that’s extremely moist, soft, tender and full of chocolate, this is the one you need to make!! I used cake flour for an ultra fine and light crumb and bittersweet chocolate chips to balance out all the sweetness from the bananas and the brown sugar. Sour cream and oil is what makes this banana bread ultra moist. This cake is so simple I promise you’ll have it on repeat!

What so special about this banana bread? It’s made with cake flour, which typically is a big NO for loaf cakes or quick breads, such as. And if you’ve been around here for a while, you know I’m not a banana bread gal. But, as a professional content creator who share things that nobody asked, it’s my responsibility…

Pumpkin Bundt with Maple Cream Cheese and Tequila Reposado Syrup

(Update: I updated the ingredients amounts to include weight equivalents.)

When I asked about two weeks ago through my Instagram stories what recipe should I make next, I was so happy you guys voted for a pumpkin Bundt. I really was in the mood for something warm and sweet and this is truly one of the softest pumpkin cakes I have ever made. It’s super soft, moist, full of warm spices such as cinnamon and ginger filled with sweet maple cream cheese and then soaked in tequila syrup. It’s really, really good! Especially that cream cheese bite.

Now, I’m not crazy about pumpkin. Besides the recipe for my Pumpkin Pie, there are no other recipes that call for it in the blog. What can I say?…

cake recipes, sweet eatsDev AmadeoOctober 30, 2022pumpkin, bundt, cream cheese, fall Comments

Ricotta Blueberry Almond Cake

This Ricotta Blueberry Almond Cake is such a dream! The crumb is incredibly soft and rich. The bounce of the cake, as you can see in the video, makes you want to jump right over it. The edges are crispy, the top is a bit chewy and the center keeps a nice pudding-like consistency even after days of being baked. If you haven’t try this cake yet, sorry to tell you but you are missing out. Big time! You need to change that ASAP!

Even if I love sweets, I’m not used to eat cake for breakfast. But I’ll be more than happy to have this ricotta blueberry cake with a cup of coffee any given morning. Cakes for breakfast are such an indulgence! They make you feel…

Puerto Rican Style Sweet Cornbread

Even if we call it cornbread as in “pan de maíz”, this is a sweet corn loaf cake that is sweet, soft and tender. It’s made with a mix of flour and cornmeal and other basic baking ingredients that I’m sure are in your home right now. You’ll find this cake at any Puerto Rican bakery and it’s mostly eaten as breakfast or at mid afternoon during coffee break. I have so many memories around this humble cake, but even if you are trying it for the first time, it will warm your soul for sure!

Corn bread, along with “quesitos”, has to be one of the first baked sweets I fell in love with. From a very young age, I would visit a…

sweet eats, cake recipesDev AmadeoJune 16, 2022puerto rico, cornbread, loaf cakes, summer Comments

White Forest Cake

If you are already spotting cherries, don’t waste any other day and make this sumptuous White Forest Cake! This is a very fluffy, moist and soft white sponge cake with a very delicate crumb, thanks to using cake flour and some white chocolate in the batter. It’s soaked in a simple cherry syrup, filled with a homemade liquor-spiked cherry compote and covered with a light and soft whipped cream frosting. It’s a dream of a cake!

For me cooking has always been about celebrating whatever my present is. I can assure you that the time that you have at the moment and the ingredients you have right in front of you will always be enough for creating something special and exciting. I have to admit I’m not big on seasonality. I live in an island in the middle…

sweet eats, cake recipesDev AmadeoJune 9, 2022make ahead desserts, cherries, white chocolate, whipped cream, summerComment

Honey Banana Cake

You are going to be buzzing around this honey banana cake until the last bit of crumb. The honey makes this cake earthy, the bananas make it super soft and tender and a light touch of cinnamon makes it warm and spicy. It’s done in 50 minutes from prep to baked. Its crumb is tight and soft, perfect for a snacking cake. Dust a bit of confectioner’s sugar on top and have a piece any time of the day! Yes, with a smear of Nutella it makes a perfect breakfast!

For this honey banana cake I use my classic honeycomb cake pan. I have a very special connection with this cake pan. It’s so beloved to me! This was one…

sweet eats, cake recipesDev AmadeoMay 19, 2022an hour or less, honey, bananas, summer, brown sugarComment

Lavender Flourless Chocolate Cake, with lavender infused whipped cream

You are going to fall in love with this light and airy, yet fudgy, rich and decadent flourless chocolate cake infused with lavender as much as I did. It only takes 6 ingredients and a bit more than an hour to prep and bake this amazing cake. The contrast of textures is what makes it so interesting; rich and decadent on the inside with a thin and crispy shell on the top. And it’s naturally gluten-free. The addition of lavender makes this cake perfect for any spring or summer gathering. And I promise the flavor is floral and mellow and perfectly balanced. Everything about this cake is sensational!

One of the things I love most about this cake is how unpretentious it is, and still it causes a commotion when it’s out of the oven and, most importantly, when someone takes a bite of it. It’s kind of unreal…