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Lemon Verbena Cake

May 8 by Anita Leave a Comment

This beautiful lemon verbena cake is the essence of spring and one of my go-to teatimes cakes. It’s based off an Ina Garten recipe that I made for the first time many years back. It instantly went in my favorites file, and I decided last week that it was time to revisit this classic and […]...

Filed Under: Cakes, Recipes Tagged With: bundt cake, cake, lemon, lemon verbena cake

Classic French Yogurt Cake

Apr 9 by Anita 2 Comments

This classic French yogurt cake is the epitome of “recipes to have in your back pocket”. I’m still on a comfort food and kid friendly baking spree, so this cake came to the front of the rotation pretty quickly. It’s like the French version of pound cake: simple, light, moist, and super easy to make. […]...

Filed Under: Cakes, Recipes Tagged With: cake, French pastry, french yogurt cake

Swedish Visiting Cake

Mar 27 by Anita 2 Comments

This Swedish Visiting Cake by Dorie Greenspan is one of the first things I wanted to make when thinking of comfort baking. It’s been a staple in my baking repetoire ever since the first time I made it, and I made it with my daughter Isabelle this last week when we were all at home. […]...

Filed Under: Cakes, Cookbooks, Recipes Tagged With: baking from my home to yours, cake, dorie greenspan, swedish visiting cake

Mermaid Birthday Cake for a 6th Birthday Party

Mar 4 by Anita 3 Comments

A mermaid birthday cake for a swimming party: every little girl’s birthday dream, judging from the popularity of mermaid parties lately. Although Isabelle’s birthday was in January, holiday craziness usually means we don’t end up having her birthday party until February. This year she was very clear on her desired party theme: she’d been to […]...

Filed Under: Cakes, Recipes Tagged With: birthday, cake, mermaid, mermaid party, white cake

Sunny Clementine Cardamom Cake

Jan 17 by Anita Leave a Comment

Happy January! This clementine cardamon cake from Greg and Lucy Malouf’s Suqar is a ray of sunshine in these grey and wintry first weeks of January. It’s one of the many desserts from their gorgeous cookbook that I tabbed to try, and I’m super happy I went for this one first. It’s quick and simple, […]...

Filed Under: Cakes, Cookbooks, Recipes Tagged With: cake, clementine, clementine cardamom cake, gluten free, middle eastern, suqar

Apple Marzipan Cake

Nov 8 by Anita 13 Comments

This pretty little apple marzipan cake might be one of my favorite new baking experiments. Since it’s November and officially holiday season, I’ve been in a serious baking mood. Leafing through my cookbooks last weekend, I came across The Wednesday Chef‘s apple marzipan cake (or apfel-marzipan-kuchen) in her excellent Classic German Baking. The description of […]...

Filed Under: Cakes, Cookbooks, Recipes Tagged With: apple, cake, classic german baking, marzipan

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Anita Chu, also known as pastrygirl, is a baker, writer, and photographer with a passion for pastry. She trained at Tante Marie's Cooking School and is the author of Field Guide to Cookies, Field Guide to Candy, and Lollipop Love. Anita lives in San Francisco with her husband, baby girl, and rescue cockapoo Snickerdoodle. More about pastrygirl

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