The recipe book describes this cake as a “Frankenstenian” melding of a cobbler, a Brown Betty pudding, and a Streussel, so I was intrigued!

Its a chocolate batter with chopped apple in it topped with roasted sugar tossed peanuts!! If you’re a fan of cake without icing, this little monster may be perfect for you.

Here it is after it came out of its baking tin!

And here it is cut so you can see the apple on the inside! Its quite dense so the apple doesn’t all sink to the bottom of the tin while its baking.

Seize the Chocolate beta tested it for me so you can pop over and see what she thought. When she collected it we had a cup of coffee and a slice of cake each… You know, to test the quality! She even froze it and thawed it successfully!

I have always loved the chocolate, vanilla and strawberry flavour combinations of Neapolitan ice cream, and lately I’ve been seeing a lot of baked versions of the Neapolitan flavours- cakes, cupcakes, desserts- all sorts!

On Friday my sister had a baby boy, and I won’t be able to see the new family just yet as I’m getting over a bout of bronchitis, so I baked. Its what I do.

When I put this up as a beta-testing option a while ago, nobody opted for it so my hubby said that he would be happy to test it for me! I decided that since today is our first anniversary I would bake it for him and for our guests.

Its delicious. Its moist. Its rich. It is recommended that it be eaten warm so I am very curious to see what it will taste like tomorrow!

not the best photo of the cake...

This is another beta testing recipe that Nadia is going to test for me!

These are gluten-free cupcakes based on the very popular American virgin cocktail which is flavoured with lemon-lime soda and grenadine. They are baked with a gluten-free cake flour and they are so good!

The red base of this cupcake has some Maraschino cherry juice in it (and added red colouring), and then the icing has lemon juice and Maraschino cherry juice in it, making it a delightful pale pink. Then this delectable treat is garnished with a Maraschino cherry!

This is another beta test that Anneke offered to try out for me! The cupcakes and the icing have smooth peanut butter in them, and they are then topped with a dollop of strawberry jam. The cupcakes are surprisingly light considering they have peanut butter in them! I think I may add a little more peanut butter to the icing next time…