Daffodil Cake

En Español

This is a very light lemony marble cake made of a rich spongecake and angel food cake. The following recipe was adapted from McCall’s Cooking School daffodil cake. I thought it would be a great alternative to the customary carrot cake or coconut cake that are served this season.

To serve, sprinkle with some confectioners’ sugar, or accompany with some vanilla ice-cream. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did at home.

Since the cake has a cheerful yellow and white color I made some gumpaste daffodils to add a spring decor to it. A perfect and easy to follow daffodil gum paste flower step by step could be found here: Cake Journal.

In the past I have mentioned that the lemons here are green, that is the reason you see the lemon peel as green. Green or yellow it is fine. We call them lemons, but they realy are limes. "Limón criollo" and "limón persa" are the common variety grown and sold here.

This recipe calls for cake flour. In the notes I have included how to substitute it if you do not have any at hand.

I dedicate this recipe to two of my princesses, Ruby and Topaz, who love angel food cake.

Ladybug Cupcakes

En Español

Spring, warm sunny weather ... get offline and be ONLIVE! Enjoy this day and the rest of the week living life offline. 

I thought these sweet ladybug cupcakes will be great to celebrate this season. Enjoy!

Cupcake recipe: Vanilla Cupcakes.


Have a blessed day!


"The more wealth people have, the more “friends” they have to help spend it. So the rich really gain nothing. They can only look at their wealth.  Those who work hard all day come home and sleep in peace. It is not important if they have little or much to eat. But the rich worry about their wealth and are not able to sleep."- Ecclesiastes 5:11-12 

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Kitchen Tip: Tidy Meat!

The weather is scorching hot here, and I really wasn't feeling up to cooking tonight. However, I ended up making a quick and easy dish for dinner like this delicious rice dish but I made it with sardines instead of cod fish.

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 It's Friday, so why not whip up something simple and savor the evening!

Today, I have a kitchen tip that I'm sure you'll find useful for your food shopping adventures. I've been using plastic produce bags, which you can find for free in the fresh produce area of the supermarket, to package meat. This helps prevent spillage over other products in the shopping cart and keeps the freezer at home much tidier.

What kind of tricks or tips do you have for making food shopping, and storing food products safer and more organized?

Have a blessed weekend :)