I first posted a chocolate raspberry cake on this site in 2016, with fresh raspberries scattered between layers of chocolate cake and buttercream. It was a good cake, but after ten years of making it, and hearing from readers about what worked and what didn’t, I’ve tweaked the recipe slightly for a cake I think…
This tiramisu cake was one of the very first cake recipes I made for Preppy Kitchen! I’m proud of the original recipe I posted in 2017, but I’ve retested and updated the recipe after years of reader questions and dialing in the trouble spots. The mascarpone filling is firmer making it easier to slice. I…
Blueberry pancakes are so easy to make, starting with a classic batter—simply whisk the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and let the batter sit while you heat your pan. The trick for perfect pancakes from there is all about how you add the fruit. Most blueberry pancake recipes mix the berries right into the…
There’s a reason the lemon tart has been on French pâtisserie counters for centuries. A perfectly baked lemon curd tart is one of the most elegant things you can put on a table—a glossy, vibrant yellow curd set inside a crisp, buttery shortbread crust, bright enough to wake up your palate after a heavy meal….
The first time I served this chocolate zucchini cake, I didn’t tell anyone there was zucchini in it. When I finally mentioned the four and a half cups of grated zucchini hiding in the crumb, the response was “where?!” and “make this for my birthday.” That’s the thing about chocolate zucchini cake: when done right,…
If you have three brown-speckled bananas sitting on your counter, you have the start of the best banana bread you’ll make all year. This is the recipe I come back to whenever I have over-ripe bananas sitting in the corner. It’s buttery, sweet, and deeply flavored from brown sugar and a hint of cinnamon. I…
The difference between a homemade chocolate chip muffin that is sad and flat and one that looks like it came from a bakery is the dome. Bakery muffins rise into tall, slightly cracked, golden tops that mushroom slightly over the edge of the paper liner. Most home muffin recipes produce flat or slightly rounded tops…
The classic, comforting flavors of banana pancakes are perfect for a weekend breakfast or brunch. The secret to making them truly great isn’t a fancy technique; it’s the bananas themselves. The riper, the better! Heavily spotted, soft, almost-black bananas mashed into the batter give you natural sweetness, real banana flavor, and the moisture that keeps…
