Table of Contents
Introduction 7
The Displaced Kitchen 9
Party Favorites!
Cakes to Celebrate Life
My Birthday Cake (Otherwise Known as the Best Chocolate Cake Ever) 16
Better Than Boxed Yellow Cake with Whipped Malted Chocolate Ganache 19
Angel Food Cake with Blood Orange Curd Whipped Cream 22
Boozy Strawberry-Basil Cheesecake 25
Bubble's Flourless Chocolate Cake with Raspberry Whipped Cream 28
Super-Simple New Year's Day Chocolate Cake 31
Lemon-Olive Oil Chiffon Cake 32
Chocolate-Espresso Pudding Cake 35
Cakes to Eat with Champagne 37
Also Known as Breakfast and Brunch Cakes
Raspberry Jam Coffee Cake 38
Fresh Strawberry Cinnamon Roll Cake with Lemony Glaze 41
Mocha Latte Coffee Cake with Pecan Streusel 44
Blueberry Muffin Skillet Cake 47
Blackberry-Lime Breakfast Cake 48
Glazed Tangerine Donut Cake 51
Casual Cakes 53
Loaf Cakes, Tea Cakes & Other Shenanigans
Lemony Half Pound Cake with Whipped Cream & Boozy Berries 54
Tart Cherry Almond Cake 57
Ginger-Lime Tea Cake with Crème Fraîche Frosting 58
Delish Chocolate Chip Zucchini Cake 61
Muscovado Banana Bread 62
Caramel Apple Cake 65
Spiced Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting 66
Spiced Gingerbread Cake with Orange Creamsicle Glaze 69
Mega Chocolate Cake with Dark Chocolate Ganache 70
Single & Fabulous 73
Single Layer Cakes in All Their Glory
Stella's Strawberry Lemonade Cake with Strawberry Marshmallow Frosting 74
Una Leche Lemon-Coconut Cake 77
Apple Cinnamon Everyday Cake 80
Brown Butter Snickerdoodle Cake with Cinnamon Spice Frosting 83
Thicc Mint Cookie Cake 84
Granny Pete's Chocolate Cake with Marshmallow Frosting 87
Chocolate-Peanut Butter Graham Cracker Cake 89
Big Ass Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheesecake 93
Dark Chocolate Cajeta Cheesecake 95
Mega Jazz Hands 99
Cakes with Flair
Gavin's Ice Cream Cereal Cake 100
Dad's Olive Oil-Coconut Layered Cake with Pineapple Curd 103
Buffalo Milk Swiss Roll 106
Fresh Raspberry Brownie Baked Alaska 109
Negroni Quarantini Cake 112
I Love Argentina Alfajores Cake 115
Chocolate Horchata Meringue Cake 118
Chocolate Stout Cake with Champagne Buttercream 121
Big Beautiful Bundts 125
Mega Vanilla Cream-Filled Market Cake 126
Banana Rum Cake 129
Cozy Apple Sour Cream Cake with Apple Cider Drizzle 132
Aunt Kathy's Carrot Cake 135
Triple Chocolate Threat Cake 136
Chocolate-Coconut Candy Bar Cake 139
Gavin's S'mores Cake 141
Baby Cakes 145
Mini Treats for Good Times
Petite Caramelized Banana Split Pavlovas 146
Chocolate-Espresso Cakes with Burnt Caramel 149
Tropical Pineapple Cakes 152
Sanyuanli Passion Fruit-Lime Pudding Cakes 155
Confetti Party Cakes 156
Chocolate Hazelnut Pudding Cakes with Crème Anglaise 159
Spiced Brown Sugar Cakes 162
KT's Chocolate Cakes with Raspberry Cream Filling and Chocolate Ganache 165
Holiday Cakes 169
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Wintery Pavlova with Port Cranberries and Rosemary 170
Spiced Vanilla Crème Caramel 173
Muscovado Gingerbread Cake with Salted Caramel Buttercream 174
Dulce de Leche Pumpkin Cheesecake 177
Chocolate Peppermint Bûche de Noël 180
Spiced Eggnog Cake with Rum Buttercream 183
Acknowledgments 186
About the Author 187
Index 188
