Strawberry Impossible Cake

by SandraWidick // February 7, 2022 // Comments off

Hello friends! This is my first recipe of 2022. I know it has been a while since my last post but life got very busy for me because I just moved from California to Texas. Moving to a whole different... Continue reading →

Chocolate Fudge Cupcakes

by SandraWidick // October 16, 2021 // Comments off

These cupcakes remind me of my childhood. Every birthday all I wanted was a good chocolate cake frosted with a delicious chocolate fudge icing. This frosting is made with sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, cocoa powder, some water, vanilla and... Continue reading →

Pumpkin Donut Holes With Dulce de Leche

by SandraWidick // September 28, 2021 // Comments off

Baked donuts holes are a great option if you are avoiding to eat fried ones. These donuts are soft with the right amount of spices and pumpkin puree. They are filled with dulce de leche and rolled with a... Continue reading →

Pumpkin Chocoflan

by SandraWidick // September 17, 2021 // Comments off

Flan is a very popular and delicious dessert in Latin America. It is creamy and has a nice caramel topping BUT if you add a chocolate cake layer on the bottom, you will get the perfect celebration cake for any... Continue reading →

Pumpkin Sheet Cake

by SandraWidick // September 7, 2021 // Comments off

Happy September and Happy Fall baking! Here is my first new recipe for Fall season. This pumpkin spice sheet cake is very easy to make, soft and with the right amount of pumpkin and spices. The icing is glossy chocolate... Continue reading →

Strawberry Tres Leches Cake

by SandraWidick // July 13, 2021 // Comments off

This is my Summer version of tres leches cake. I added strawberry puree to my 3 leches mixture. Each bite has a bit of the sponge cake soaked with this homemade strawberry milk topped with a light whipped cream frosting. Serve it cold and... Continue reading →

Strawberry Poke Cake

by SandraWidick // June 30, 2021 // Comments off

Last day of June! Where did the month go? I know I haven’t been posting much lately but it has been so hot in California that I did not feel like baking so much. Also, we are getting things ready... Continue reading →

S’mores Cake

by SandraWidick // May 26, 2021 // Comments off

Hello friends! I am back with a new recipe that is perfect for Summer (or anytime). This cake does not have flour, just graham crackers! Yes, you can make a cake without flour! Graham cracker cake, homemade marshmallow filling and... Continue reading →

Alfajor Cake

by SandraWidick // May 3, 2021 // Comments off

An alfajor is one of the most popular cookies in South America. The cookie part is soft like a shortbread cookie and the filling is dulce de leche. For Mother’s Day I wanted to make something that reminds me of my mom.... Continue reading →

I’m back!

by SandraWidick // April 19, 2017 // Comments off

Hey everybody! It has been a year since my last post. My mother has been diagnosed with an early stage of Alzheimer’s and that put me down for a while and stopped baking that much. It took a... Continue reading →

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