A traditional Battenberg cake. Delicious almond flavored cake glued together with apricot jam and wrapped in marzipan.

Nazook / Armenian Pastry ~ easy to make flaky pastry with a sweet filling

Red velvet cheesecake – red velvet cake with cheesecake middle and cream cheese buttercream roses

Dutch crunch bread – baking wild!

Simple Vanilla Cupcakes with Chocolate Cream Cheese Icing and a Joy the Baker Book Review

Fruit and Nut Orange loaf

These adult cupcakes are infused with fragrant Lady Grey Tea

Joy the Baker makes Chocolate Beet cake with Beet Frosting

Pizzelle {Italian Waffle Cookies} :: Light. Delicate. Always delightful.

Traditional Croatian pie made with hartshorn salt.

French Country Bread from Sourdough, Daring Baker’s Challenge

Joy the Baker makes Bite-sized Baked Brie.

Joy the Baker makes a Chocolate Peppermint Roll.

Learn how to make Povitica a traditional Eastern European dessert bread – a Daring Bakers challenge.

Rose cake – chocolate cake filled with strawberry whipped cream and topped with cream cheese buttercream.

Crispy peanut butter truffles plus two other candies to tempt your sweet tooth.

I was the co-host for this month’s Daring Baker challenge, and we challenged everyone to make candies, especially chocolate ones!

Chocolate, coconut, and graham cracker collide in this quick and easy bar.

Daring Bakers July Challenge: French Fraisiers. I went with an amazing Almond, Strawberry, and White Chocolate Fraisier

Nontraditional Cherry Chocolate Baklava plus a tutorial on how to make your own phyllo dough. A daring bakers challenge.

Carrot, Orange & Pistachio Cake – An Arabic twist on a traditional recipe.

Chocolate, coffee, and a cup of rum—is there anything better?