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Cakes and Decorating

Checkerboard Cake, with lemon buttercream

April 19, 2022 by Tania 2 Comments

A Checkerboard cake with lemon buttercream is just as much fun to make as it is to eat. You will be very surprised how easy it is. Let’s face it it just looks like fun… and it is. This cake is soft and vanilla-ery and tastes just the best with its lemon buttercream. It will…

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Filed Under: Cakes and Decorating, Desserts, Holiday, RECIPES Tagged With: birthday cake, celebration cake, checked cake, Checkerboard cake, fancy cakes, making buttercream, rainbow cake

Linzer Torte or Hazelnut Jam Tart

January 30, 2022 by Tania 5 Comments

A Linzer Torte on a platter filled with jam

Linzer Torte or Hazelnut Jam tart makes the perfect snack for anytime. It is deliciously moreish and keeps very well. The pastry can be made and frozen so you can make it anytime! Linzer Torte is a traditional Austrian spiced pastry, a form of shortcake made from hazelnut or almond meal and slathered with raspberry…

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Filed Under: Biscuits, Cookies and Slices, Cakes and Decorating, Desserts, Pies and Tarts, RECIPES Tagged With: Austraian, baking, hazelnut pastry, jam tart., linzer torte, making hazelnut pastry, morning tea baking, Tarts, torte

Orange Poppyseed cake, dairy & egg free

July 25, 2021 by Tania 11 Comments

orange poppyseed cake on a white plate

One of the best things about this orange poppyseed cake is that it is very simple. It’s crunchy with poppyseeds and full of orange flavour. Now, this Orange and poppyseed cake looks like any other until you taste it. It’s got great orange flavour, isn’t ridiculously sweet and is made entirely of plant based ingredients…

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Filed Under: Cakes and Decorating, Desserts, RECIPES, Vegan Tagged With: breakfast cake, Cake, desserts, egg free cake, Orange Cake, orangepoppyseedcake, plant based recipes, poppyseed cake, Snacks

Foolproof Sponge Cake. Mascarpone Cream and Strawberry jam

July 11, 2021 by Tania 1 Comment

two layered sponge with jam and cream

A recipe for foolproof Sponge so light, so fluffy you won’t believe you made it at home and it’s paired with homemade strawberry jam and mascarpone cream Delicious Sponge that anyone can make! I can promise you will love this recipe. It would be very hard for you to mess this one up. Well not…

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Black Tea Cake with Lemon Frosting

April 26, 2021 by Tania 1 Comment

A tea cake sliced on a platter

You are going to love this Black Tea Cake not just because it has creamy lemon frosting. It has a light spongy texture and the tea gives the cake a gently spiced taste. Tea loves lemon loves cake. Although I have made this tea cake look fancy you can make it as simple as you…

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Banoffee Pie. Easiest ever! Plus Banoffee Easter

March 9, 2021 by Tania 5 Comments

Banoffee tart

Chocolate, Banana and Caramel are heaven. Combine them yourself to make this very easy very delicious Banoffee dessert This Banoffee Tart not only makes a great dessert, it also makes an Easter special treat. The kids are going to go mad for this one! There is no baking because this has a chilled crumb crust,…

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Filed Under: Cakes and Decorating, Chocolate, Desserts, Pies and Tarts, RECIPES Tagged With: bananas, Banoffee, caramel desserts, condensed milk, easter treats, Easy desserts, easy easter treats, no bake dessert, Tart

Chocolate Beetroot loaf cake. The simplest one ever!

February 7, 2021 by Tania 11 Comments

Chocolate beetroot loaf cake

This chocolate beetroot loaf cake is the simplest one ever. It looks a little humble but it is soft and moist and so chocolatey. It’s a cake you will put on the table but never have to put away. A can of beetroot makes the best cake!! When you want a cake that isn’t creamy…

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Filed Under: Cakes and Decorating, Chocolate, Desserts, RECIPES Tagged With: baking, baking cakes, cake recipes, cakes, chocolate beetroot cake, Chocolate Cake, mykitchenstoriesbakes

Christmas Gingerbread Cake Lemon and Caramel

December 1, 2020 by Tania 9 Comments

A gingerbread cake with green chrisatmas trees

I love traditional Christmas Cake but this Gingerbread cake is a crowd pleaser. Why not make this ? Get the recipe!!!

Filed Under: Cakes and Decorating, Desserts, Holiday, RECIPES Tagged With: Christmas Cake, Christmas cakes that are fun, Christmas desserts, Christmas layer cake, chritmas tree cake, fun christmas cakes, ginger bread cake

Chocolate cupcakes with worms!!

October 17, 2020 by Tania 6 Comments

chocolate worm cakes

These chocolate cupcakes are also known as dirty worm cupcakes and they are great for kids to make. Halloween is heaps of fun but this year it’ll be a bit quieter. That doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate with family or a few friends. This recipe has the kids in mind. It’s such an easy stir…

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Filed Under: Cakes and Decorating, Chocolate, Desserts, RECIPES Tagged With: chocolate cupcake, Cupcakes, easy baking, Halloween, kids partycakes

Sticky Date Swiss Roll, caramel sauce

September 30, 2020 by Tania 3 Comments

Caramel. That word usually gets me in BUT this Date Swiss Roll is the perfect vehicle for caramel. This is a Swiss Roll on steroids! Whats a Swiss Roll? “A Swiss roll, jelly roll, roll cake, or cream roll, or Swiss log, is a type of sponge cake roll filled with whipped cream or jam or icing” No body really knows why it’s called a…

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Chocolate cake in 10 minutes

June 9, 2020 by Tania 2 Comments

a chocolate cake with dripping sauce

Can you make this chocolate cake in 10 minutes? Yes you can. Have you ever finished dinner and thought …now I’d like dessert? Here’s dessert!! You can have chocolate cake hot straight from the oven with ice cream or cream. Ha ha perfect! Hey dessert munchers, this is the recipe for you. Of course, you…

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Chocolate Sourdough Cake, milk chocolate buttercream

April 8, 2020 by Tania 3 Comments

Chocolate sliced on a platter made with sourdough sarter

Pretty much everyone likes a Chocolate cake and this one will be no exception. It’s a very special kind of sourdough cake that uses starter as part of the ingredients. What is a Chocolate Sourdough cake? This chocolate cake recipe is made using the part of the sourdough starter that is discarded every other day….

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Filed Under: Cakes and Decorating, Chocolate, RECIPES Tagged With: baking, Chocolate Cake, Chocolate recipes, chocolate sourdough cake, sourdough, sourdough starter, what to do with sourdough starter discard

Halloween Eyeball Cupcakes

October 21, 2019 by Tania 2 Comments

This is really the easiest cake. It is perfect for kids and frazzled Mothers. It doesn’t taste too sweet, has a soft lovely texture and you just mix it together. It’s a moist cake, add spices too if you want, but it’s equally good with vanilla alone. Grab yourself some eyeballs or severed fingers and…

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Lemon Ricotta Cake and Life by the Lakes

July 13, 2019 by Tania 21 Comments

Lemon Ricotta cake filled with whipped ricotta cream

This Lemon Ricotta Cake is a simple home classic. Stir together any where anytime no tricks required. It’s really very easy, moist and full of lemony goodness. Stir together Lemon Ricotta Cake Everyone needs an easy cake up their sleeve. This is one for you. It makes a great dessert, perfect to share as a treat…

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Filed Under: Cakes and Decorating, Desserts, RECIPES, Travel Tagged With: Cake, desserts, easy cake recipes, Easy desserts, fresh ricotta, lemon, lemon cake recipes, quick cakes, Ricotta and lemon Cake, Ricotta cake, stir together cakes

Buttercream secrets + Severed Finger Halloween Cake

October 24, 2018 by Tania Leave a Comment

I am going to share a recipe for the best most intense buttercream EVER.  It’s a real game changer . I have the secret to Intense buttercream. Ramp up your cakes in the simplest and cheapest way possible with this intensly beautifully flavoured buttercream. You will be amazed at how simple this is to get…

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Filed Under: Cakes and Decorating, Holiday, RECIPES Tagged With: baking, Cake, cake decorating Halloween cakes, fake blood, Halloween, Halloween cake decorating, Halloween cakes, Holiday fun baking, severed finger

Chocolate Banana Cake Extra Moist, Vegan

March 24, 2018 by Tania 6 Comments

Chocolate Banana Cake

You know the last thing on earth I want to do is discourage you from eating sugar at Easter, or even any time. That would just be hypocritical of me in the extreme. BUT I wanted to put this little bit of cake in front of you. It is the most delicious banana chocolate loaf…

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Filed Under: Cakes and Decorating, Chocolate, RECIPES, Vegan Tagged With: added sugar free cake, cakes without eggs, chocolate banana loaf, Chocolate Cake, chocolate cake for easter, dairy free cake, moist banana cake, Vegan cake

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Tania Cusack Hi, I'm Tania and this is My Kitchen Stories. I share all kinds of recipes here. Most recipes are quick and easy, just perfect for families. BUT, you could also find vegan, cakes and desserts too. Come and have a look around Read More
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