Easter chick cake pops!

Cake Pops

This is what I did with the yellow cake!

Easter chick cake pops!

Cake on a stick beats cake on a sheet. Don't you agree?
This weekend I'm going to my mother in law's family reunion and decided to bring cake pops in the shape of a cute little chick.From the book "Cake pops" by Bakerella. As for the cake recipe I will do a sour cream yellow cupcake recipe from the book "Cupcakes" by Elinor Klivans.

Recipe follows.

1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda (Why baking powder and soda?)
1/4 tsp salt
1 large egg
1 egg yolk
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup sour cream

Preheat oven at 325F

Combine the egg and yolk, sugar beat until until thickened.
Slowly add the oil and vanilla until well blended.
Add the sour cream until no white streaks remain.
Now add all the pre-sifted dry ingredients until the batter is smooth.
Bake for 15 min.

I'm back!!!

Hey everyone long time no bake. We'll actually I have been baking just not blogging. But I'm back and hopefully with more than just cake, but cookies, ice cream, candy and all kinds of other sweets.
I've also started a business page gabybakes.com and on facebook under the same name were I cook and post recipes and upcoming themed cooking classes in the Austin, Cedar park area.
Look forward to reading your comments and don't forget to e-mail me for recipes and ideas.

Tiramisu!

This cake is absolutely one of the whole family's favorite. I've baked it for holidays and birthdays and special occasions of every sort. I made one for home and another to take to work. My boss was so impressed that she offered me to bake the desserts for Izumi.
I got the recipe for this one of a Red hat society cook book and decided it was too sweet so I adapted it and now it's a compilation of two books and some of my ingenuity.
My cousin zarely keeps asking for the recipe I'm gonna post it on my facebook page.

French strawberry cake

Really good cake! strawberry's are in season and I added a bit of sour cream to the chantilly. the cake was very light and had a light vanilla scent.

I took some to work and they loved it. It was devoured in minutes. The great thing about this cake is that it can be filled with any other fruit. Raspberry, peach, pineapple or any other of the sort.

I'm making a tiramisu next week. It's a family favorite. So I expect good things.

Coconut cake with pineapple cream cheese frosting.

Not my best result... To my defense. I got the call about the earthquake in California as I was mixing it. And kinda put it aside to call my relatives and make sure everyone was alright.
The flavors were all there the consistency is what failed,  it was tight and clumpy. Almost like fruit cake. Instead of airy and light.
I'm going to make it again. I've done it before and It's one of my favorites, once I filled it with lemon curd and dusted it with powdered sugar and coconut. And it tasted like one of my mom's child hood favorite's.
Next week I'm making a French strawberry cake. And I am taking some to work. So I'll report back the results. 

Chocolate feather bed cake!

     That's what chocolate clouds must taste like. The cake was beyond amazing. Very airy, not too sweet and absolutely delicious. The book suggests that you double the batter and do a single batch of the frosting. I did, half the batter and double the frosting. I used semisweet chocolate and the color was deep brown and melt in your mouth consistency. I had enough cake for approximately six people. It tasted better after left out of the refrigerator for a half hour or so. When cold. It was to heavy.

     Next week I'm doing a coconut cake that has coconut milk and coconut extract with a pineapple cream cheese frosting and some sweetened coconut shavings. Happy Easter everyone.