Cakes And Cheesecakes Episodes and Recipes

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Want a cake with so many peaches it might just be a serving of fruit? Well, not quite, but it’s a delicious breakfast anyway! Make this gluten-free bake if you want a hearty, moist cake that’s lightly sweet, packed with peaches, and lots of streusel too. I love that it’s sweet enough to feel like a treat but not so sweet that I feel like I shouldn’t have a slice in the morning. This is the perfect companion to a nice cup of tea or coffee. My one complaint about this is that it take...

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These vanilla cupcakes are the best I’ve ever eaten. You know the bakes that you want to hide a few to make sure you get to eat more than one? This is that kind of dessert. They are moist with the perfect amount of vanilla flavor and soft crumb. I love the deep, rich caramel icing slathered on top with an extra drizzle of real caramel syrup. They are decadent and amazingly gluten-free. You will need a napkin or two to eat these but it will be a mess well worth eating. Enjoy ~Carolyn
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This raspberry gluten-free cheesecake isn’t a quick fix—it’s a special treat for when you want to indulge. The cheesecake has a gorgeous pink hue and bursts with raspberry flavor. To intensify the taste, I added raspberry sauce and freeze-dried raspberries to the rich filling for the most possible berry-ness. Then, I topped it off with even more raspberry sauce and fresh berries for that perfect finishing touch. This is a show-stopping dessert, so give yourself enough time to creat...

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What kind of crazy person makes toffee and then melts it down into a sauce…Me. That would be me and boy am I glad I did! This cheesecake is a toffee lover’s gluten-free dream. This is a super creamy cheesecake with a graham cracker crust all topped with buttery, rich, toffee! The topping is a lot like caramel but even better. It has the complex flavor of browned sugar and butter in a sauce so rich and velvety you’ll want to eat it with a spoon. Be sure to start this recipe at least t...

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I’ve seen this recipe in my old cookbook for decades and never tried eating or making it. Here is my first attempt…This gluten-free Jam cake was quick to make but, it fell the first and second time I tried it. I had to get creative to make it look better and I think I did a pretty good job. On the plus side, it was DELICIOUS and one of my favorite spice cakes in terms of flavor. It tastes like a deeply spiced cake with a fruity undertone that’s very appealing. The whipped cream and f...

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Like many old recipes, the only way you get to eat Pineapple Upside Down Cake gluten-free is to make it yourself. The good news is, it’s easy and tastes every bit as good as you remember but with no wheat! Rich brown sugar and salty butter form a sweet caramel topping that makes the tangy pineapple come alive. Then, all that richness soaks into the vanill /pineapple cake below. It’s as irresistible as you remember. Make this cake and get a slice of childhood memories on your plate. E...

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This cake has surpassed carrot cake as one of my favorites and I just discovered it two weeks ago! It takes the best of carrot cake and banana bread and then adds tiny bits of pineapple for some tart, sweet flavor. It’s fruity with spice, nuts, and a deep layer of yummy butter and cream cheese icing. If you taste it be warned you may not be able to stop eating it. Of course, I wouldn’t know that from experience…. Make this and love it. I am putting it on my permanent cake rotation whi...

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This podcast marks the first of my podcast/videos that I will be releasing. I’m super excited but a bit new at all of this so please be patient if things are a bit different for the next few episodes. Also, the video will be out soon but is not quite ready today. On to our bake…


If you made a cloud into a cake this would be it. Uniquely snow white, light textured, sweet, and fat-free with a caramel-tasting browned edge. This gluten-free Angel Food Cake uses egg whites and the ai...

Hi Bakers, Who loves coconut?? I do and I love the chewy bits and rich, sweet, milky coconut taste any way I can get it! This easy cake recipe has tons of coconut flavor without the use of extract so it’s naturally delicious. I put coconut milk in every bit of it… the cake, simple syrup, and the frosting. This dense, moist, coconutty cake is covered in the most addictive frosting that is a buttercream/cream cheese hybrid with the best qualities of both. This is a great cake. In fact, had a piece...

Hi Bakers! Welcome to Season two of the podcast!! I'm excited to bake with you for another year and share amazing gluten-free recipes with you. This bake has no flour and is naturally gluten-free but you won't miss the flour one bit. Flourless Chocolate cake is a rich and chocolaty bake that is perfect for a special occasion but easy enough to make on a weeknight. It can be made a day ahead and garnished the day you serve it. Ice cream or whipped cream and fresh fruit are two tasty ways to eat i...

Hi Bakers, It’s the 1970’s and you’ve just run home from school and are starving. We didn’t have any cool snacks in the house growing up, but sometimes I would open the door and smell this Applesauce Cake! It was one of the few treats we had regularly and I always loved it. Maybe my Mom baked it because all the fruit made it healthier in her eyes. Applesauce cake has just a bit of spice and subtle apple flavor. It’s the perfect sweetness for dessert or an afternoon snack. A cup of applesauce in ...

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This is my favorite chocolate cake in cupcake form. It has the best flavor I've ever tasted and most years I make it for my birthday. The cupcake is sweet and darkly chocolate without any other flavor distractions. The whipped cream and dense fudge frosting all work with the cupcakes to make it the best possible dessert. I hope you decide to try and share these cupcakes with everyone you love -Carolyn
Gluten-Free Perfectly Chocolate Cupcakes
Recipe modified from The Perfect Chocolate ...

Hi Bakers, We are fully into Summer now and another lemon dessert is always a welcome complement to the fresh berries in season. We planted a lemon tree everywhere we lived since it was such an essential part of our cooking. We used it almost daily in my mom's salad dressing and in numerous desserts. This is a favorite of mine because it feels like magic when the batter cooks into two separate delicious layers! This is the Lemon Sponge Custard recipe from The Joy of Cooking and the only changes ...

Hi Bakers :) Today we are making an Italian lemon yogurt cake, also known as a Ciambella. I love lemon it’s one of my favorite flavors because we always had it fresh from the yard. Growing up one of the only things my mom had to have in her garden were apricots, rosemary, and lemons and we planted them at every house we had. I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I did -Carolyn

This recipe caught my eye when I was online one day and I had to try it. I have so many lemon recipes so you know thi...

Hi Friends, It's time to bake again! I'm so happy to have you here with me in the kitchen. We are baking a beautiful Citrus Cheesecake today. I will walk you through all the tricks and you'll see how easy it is to make this amazing dessert. This recipe was created with a slight twist on a lemon cheesecake I made years ago. I wanted a light and fresh taste with less tartness. Sweet Mandarin oranges were just the thing to round out the lemons and add to the citrusy feel. Another bonus is the beaut...

Hello, Thanks for joining me!! Am I the only person crazy about this kind of cake? Why don’t we eat Spice cake anymore? I think we are all used to the greasy insipid bakes that have a dash of cinnamon masquerading as a spice cake. This cake is moist and has a fine crumb. It has a rich flavor that only an array of spices can bring. Burnt butter icing is something my grandmother made. It’s not really burnt, but the milk solids are browned just enough to bring a toffee taste to the icing. This is t...