Annie's Cakeville

Warning: this article is an Adults only article (18+) Want that naughty twist to your cake, you are in the right place. Who ever said you cannot get tipsy on cake?! Buzz-kill... Yes you can. But adding alcohol in moderation won't get you tipsy but give you that tangy twist. Have you tried one before,  here are 10 boozy cake recipes pulled from across the World based on my discretion, that you can try out. If it is your first time, don't over indulge as you may just tip over the edge! Enjoy! Lemon Vodka Cake photo credit: Smith Bites Combining Lemon and Vodka in your cake will give a sweet and sour flavor with the alcoholic twist to it because of the presence of Vodka. Y'all agree with me that Vodka is one of Russia's prides as it can knock you off if

Photo Credit: Lipstickalley.com With the long weeks of work, house full of tireless energetic children and financial stress, romance can fall on to the wayside. Many couples are constantly on the journey of making their spouses feel loved therefore the need to find new ways (sexy ways) to spark  some passion in their love life. Special days such as Valentines day are usually the times when couples tend to get it on. What if there is a sweet and delicious way to achieve this effortlessly, without relying on pills and potions, what if! Look no further, here are 4 dangerously delicious treats and guilty free cakes that can boost your  marital sex life in more ways than one. Tip: Don't get him to the bedroom, get it on in the Kitchen! 1. Chocolate Cake Photo Credit: Dishmaps Chocolates get right to the heart of sexual pleasure by increasing the brain level of serotonin, the feel good brain chemical. Serotonin plays a major role in positive m...

Photo Credit: Amiraafrica Pregnancy is a very crucial but rewarding phase in a woman's life. When pregnant, you have a lot of sweet cravings and if you indulge in unhealthy cravings, gaining excess weight is inevitable. Not to worry there are ways to get around this. First, it is normal to gain a few pounds when pregnant but appropriate nutrition also matters, as what you eat can also contribute to your weight gain. Let's see how to manage those sweet tooth cravings without gaining the extra weight.  One of the most guilty offenders for pregnant women's sweet tooth cravings are CAKES. Here are 3 healthy cakes to eat without the extra weight during pregnancy. You sure would thank me for this post!' Warning!!! Eat these desserts in Moderation. Also when making these cakes ensure to skip using alcohol in them especially the recipes that contains the use of alcohol.

Photo credit: fabempress.com   Photo Credit: www.kokofeed.com           "Aso-Ebi" is a Yoruba language term used to connote a uniform cloth material usually chosen for family members and friends of celebrants at Weddings, Funerals, Coronation etc. " ASO" meaning cloth and "EBI" meaning Family in Yoruba language. At weddings usually it is used to identify friends and family of the Bride and Groom. It is sometimes used to distinguish the guests of the bride and the groom, where the bride's guest may wear a particular color and the groom another,  especially when it comes to "item 7"(refreshment time for the guests) LOL. It is also used to mark solidarity and co-operation. It is a very unique tradition that started with in the Yoruba culture and has spread to other Nigerian ethnic cultures. Aso-ebi styles have evolved over time and has become an art especially with wedding guests trying to outshine each other with ...

Cake mishaps are inevitable sometimes. And when this happens, usually the first reaction is to panic, especially when it is for an occasion you have been duly paid to service. Let me share one of my many cake mishaps with you. Photo Credit: merrybrides It happened a long time ago when I was still starting out as an amateur baker back in the University. I was given a birthday cake contract to be delivered in two days. I was really excited because that was one of the first major cakes I was actually being paid to do. I wanted to impress so much that I went over-budget to make sure the cake stands out ( it did standout alright! LOL but in an awkward position) LOL. Because of my over-zealousness to impress, I wasn't precise with my measurements and disaster fell. The cake turned out to be soaking wet with fat. Too much fat! I was devastated as I had just that evening to deliver the cake. ( by the way, I didn't start to bake until that day of delivery, another mistake, wan...

   Hi there Friends. Today, I will be highlighting 5 sweet ways to eat your cake and enjoy it. Read on... 1. Cake and Tea Photo Credit: xdestopwallpapers.com   This is a traditional way of eating cake. I will personally call  the combo Tea-cake as this reminds me of a movie I watched a long time ago titled "Their eyes were watching God " featuring Halle Berry and Micheal Ealy who played the sweet Teacake in the movie.He encompassed all there is to say about combining cake and tea , LOL, I am sure y'all know what  I mean. *wink. Eating your cake with your favorite cup of green, yellow, black, lemon tea etc, is one of the glorious ways to eat your cake and enjoy it. Especially when that cake is your favourite recipes, it just takes you to high heavens. 2. Cake and Ice-cream  Photo credit:Bonnapetit.com       Hmmm!Oh yea! did I hear a yum! and hmmmm! there, Yes! this is one of my favorites. Coldstone knows how to combine...

                                                                            Photo Credit Claxton Bakery That time of the year is close by, where  everyone is in a jolly and happy mood, a time when the air smells fresh and heavenly. The  festive season is here again people and I am glad to witness another year going to a wrap. Thanking Almighty God for this. Christmas is a time when families reunite, lovers  and couples renew their vows, companies show love and appreciation to their dedicated staff. Many people show appreciation and love for each other by sharing a cake with loved ones either by i...

Image source: Nairaland.com I love my country Nigeria mostly because it is a country blessed with rich cultures and diverse ethnic groups with wonderful cuisines.  In the average Nigerian culture, When a man and woman are going to be joined together, one of the most important ceremonies, is the traditional wedding. This is very key as it is a symbol of the couple's parent being in total support of the union. There must be a traditional wedding before the church or court wedding, whichever way the couple chooses to be joined.  A typical traditional wedding tells guest, friends and everyone that needs to know, where the couple is from. In most traditional marriages, in the order of events, the bride's ethnicity is first represented with the bride dressed and dolled up in almost everything that represents where she is from and then after all the pomp and pageantry of the acceptance of the bride price, the bride then changes her attire into the grooms ethnic group i,e i...

Do you know that your favorite cake or dessert can say a lot about your personality?! Check out these cakes and choose your favorite, I bet you it tells exactly what type of person you are. Don't take it too hard, just choose one and make your comments below to see how right this post was. *winks Angel Food Cake                     Image Source: King Arthur flour - You are sweet, lovely and cuddly.                           - You love warm and fuzz.  - Maybe even a little angelic like the cakes name suggests.  - A little nutty at times and people sometimes  see you as immature and childish. Image source: Taste.com Ice-cream cake -You like variety in your everyday life. - For you, indulging is just as much an a...

This list will give you an insight into some of the most-loved cakes in the WAorld and I enjoin you to make sure you include them in your Bucket list (Lol) because they are that good!. Here they are; 1. Angel Food Cake Image Source: wikipedia.org   The Angel food cake is a very light in texture sponge cake and it is made by beating egg whites until stiff and then cream of tartar with other ingredients added to it. It is then baked in a tube pan. This cake has a melt-in-your-mouth feel and it is one cake that tops my list. 2.Black Forest Cake Image source: Foodimentary.com   This cake is of a German origin. It is mainly a chocolate cake with several layers laced with whipped cream and cherries. It is then decorated with more cherries, whipped cream and chocolate crumbs or shavings. The cherries are soaked in a popular brandy called Kirsch which is made from tart cherries. In Germany, this is a mandatory ingredient in the recipe as it gives the c...

Photo credit Thebridescafe.com The joining of a man and woman as one is a very sacred one. In Nigeria, this day is not taken lightly especially by the Bride. With the advent of all forms of Social Media platforms, having your wedding with lots of fanfare and a very glamorous cake is now the core of the ceremony in order for their wedding to be featured on popular social media pages and be the rave of the moment. Couples now shoot short films telling their love stories, of which some of them could be good contenders in Film Festivals.  Well, whether you want your wedding to be elaborate or serene. Or your are the bride who wants your wedding to be the talk of town, ignoring the real meaning of a wedding. Here are a few tips on how to choose your perfect Wedding cake. 1. Plan ahead             In order to have your perfect wedding and cake, you need to plan ahead of time. Place your order with the Baker 6months ahead of the wedding ceremony....

Photo credit: Flickr.com Baking unlike cooking requires  precision and adequate measurements. There is no room for errors, therefore the need to always follow the recipe accordingly and if you need to substitute any ingredient, make sure you are certain it will not ruin the outcome. Read my post on The Science of Baking.     Yours truly has had her own fair share of baking mistakes and mishaps (lol) My worst cake making experience . But that didn't stop me from pressing on. We are bound to make errors while baking, here are 10 common mistakes you can make while baking a cake and how to fix them.

Ombre Cake (Two-toned) This is a very easy-to-do DIY cake decoration. The Ombre design is something that has been in vogue for the past years. It is now very much incorporated in Fashion mainly Hair and nails. The Ombre design can be used to decorate your wedding cakes and other ceremonious cakes. It can be done in ruffles style, petal style, star style, frill style amongst others. You can also play with your colours. Here is a step by step tutorial on how to do the Ombre petal style two-toned design enjoy.

Hi there Friends, do you want to surprise that special someone or you was to be creative with your cake, well here is a tutorial on how to make a Checkered Board cake without a checkerboard pan.  Difficulty: Quite Easy  Things you'll need:   Four round cakes -2 vanilla cakes and 2 chocolate cakes (mine was baked with a 6"pan) Buttercream Frosting  

 The term "Ganache" simply put, means a whipped filling of chocolate and cream used in pastries and desserts. Chocolate ganache can be used as a frosting for layering cake. It is usually sweet, creamy, runny (can be thicker for filling cakes) and has a glossy appearance. It can also be used for decorating cakes and lettering ( see example in the picture above) .  Below is a simple easy to prepare recipe. 

Colouring fondant is very easy. Just follow my step by step process on how to colour your fondant.     Things you'll need: Fondant (see Homemade Fondant recipe ) Toothpick or Toothpicks when making different colours Shortening/ Cornstarch/Icing sugar to avoid sticking  Smooth work surface

I LOVE COLOURS! Am sure if you are familiar with my posts, you would have realized that by now (LOL). Colours make life beautiful, meaningful, hopeful and dreamy. That's why playing with colours especially when dealing with fondant can be very fun.  You can marbleize your fondant and use it to cover your cupcakes, muffins, and cakes for various occasions. Marbleizing fondant is a very simple DIY (do-it-yourself) process. All you need to do is just choose your colours and follow my lead on how to marbleize your fondant (LOL).  Below, you will find two easy ways to marbleize fondant. You can marbleize as many colours as you want, ranging from two to five or more colours. Read on... P.S: I noticed that looking at the picture on the left of my marbleized fondant, if I flip it to landscape instead of portrait, it almost looks like the shape of my country's map but without all the other colours except green and white. (LOL). Ok back to business *winks

MARBLEIZED CAKE       To marbleize simply put is to incorporate different colours that intertwine into each other ( This is my own definition. LOL) . Marbleizing a cake is so much fun and you can play with colours ranging from one or more colours.  Today I am going to show a tutorial on how to marbleize your cake. Here I marbleized pink colour and dark brown with my cake batter.

I have published an earlier post on how to make your fondant see How to make your homemade Fondant , here I am going straight to the point and showing you how to cover your cake with Fondant. Its very easy, if you followed my recipe, you won't have any problem rolling out your fondant or it breaking up as you lift it. Below is a step by step illustration on how to cover your cake in fondant. Note: Covering a cake with fondant may very slightly vary when it comes to the shape of the cake. Round cakes are the easiest to cover whilst other shapes may be a little tricky but it not something you can't work around. *winks

 Using fondant for the covering of your cake gives it a smooth and glossy finish. This is why it is the most used type of icing for wedding cakes. Fondant is especially used because of the way it is workable and can make great shapes and objects that looks more like the real thing. I personally love using fondant and love to make mine myself as opposed to buying from the stores. This is not the only reason, I am a "I CAN-DO IT MYSELF" kind of person and I tell myself that there is really no big deal to it. But I must confess, It has been really challenging as the journey to finding a good recipe has  proved abortive. I have watched a lot of Youtube videos, tried a lot of recipes and have met failure many times. Its either it dries out too quickly or breaks out, at other times I have been lucky. But yesterday as I basked in the euphoria of welcoming my new niece who's christening is coming up soon, I decided I will make a cake to celebrate and I must use Fondant becau...