Rich Vanilla Génoise with Lemon Curd & Strawberries ~TheCakeSliceBakers

This Vanilla Génoise is a timeless classic and the perfect blank canvas for you to adapt to your personal taste.  Mine has lemon curd, strawberries, and a vanilla bean whipped cream, but there is no limit to the fruit and cream fillings you could use.

Cinco Leches - Tres Leches all Grown Up ~ #TheCakeSliceBakers

This Tres Leches Cake - a delicious sponge cake soaked with  three different

kinds of milk - gets a grown up spin with the addition of a little rum.

Apricot Mousse Cake ~ #TheCakeSliceBakers

Layers of vanilla sponge cake, apricot-studded mousse, and apricot 

gelee combine to make a classic Western European delicacy.

Raspberry Financiers ~ #TheCakeSliceBakers

Financiers are the perfect accompaniment to an afternoon tea.  They are delicate, buttery, French almond tea cakes that are made with browned butter which gives the cake an extra layer of flavor.

Genoise with Raspberries and Cream ~ #CakeSliceBakers

A Genoise may just be the ultimate afternoon tea cake.  Who could say no to a slice of a delicate, light, ethereal sponge cake traditionally filled with berries and cream?

Lamington Bites

Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi! Happy Australia Day. Even though I am many miles away I always try to make something that reminds me of the country I grew up in - sausage rolls, fairy bread, butterfly cakes, pavlova - there are just so many great things to choose from. I decided to go back to the classic lamingtons.

Lamingtons - Australia Day 2014

Happy Australia Day!  You can take the girl out of Australia, but you can't take the Australian out of the girl, so of course I wanted to celebrate. One of the most iconic Australian cakes is the lamington and that is what I wanted to make.