Alana Oh the Nanaimo bar birthday cake. I would consider this to be the cake I should be proudest of, and therefore chose it as the subject of my first post on Chateau Gateau! The initial concept of a Nanaimo bar + cake mash-up was (unfortunately) not my idea. When my buddy Nate’s birthday was … More Nanaimo Bar Birthday Cake
Roopa I got to try out my new book already! It’s my friend’s birthday on Saturday, and he requested some form of marble cake. Handily enough, I found a marble cake recipe in ‘Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World.’ The cake began with making the chocolate and vanilla batters, and mixing them together. I don’t … More Marble Cake
Strawberry Lavender Buttermilk Cake Alana This year I didn’t really make any plans for my birthday. Turning 22 didn’t really seem like a huge deal, so I decided that I would spend the weekend making myself an extravagant birthday cake. I wanted to make a lavender cake last year, but I didn’t have time because … More Strawberry Lavender Cake
Roopa I’ve always eyed rainbow cakes – I like bright things far too much – and finally decided to try making one. I modeled it off of Sweetapolita’s rainbow cake, but changed things up with the decorations, mostly based on the birthday boy’s favourites. The cake recipe can be found here: http://sweetapolita.com/2011/04/rainbow-doodle-birthday-cake/ I didn’t have … More Rainbow Cake with Cream Cheese Icing
Roopa It was my sister’s birthday, and the primary requirements were “vanilla” and “pink.” I feel like I succeeded! The recipe I used can be found here:http://sweetapolita.com/2010/10/classic-vanilla-butter-cake/ I halved the recipe and used egg replacer in this cake, so it was a little more dense than I would have liked. I have since started trying … More Vanilla Cake
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