For those days you want to sink your teeth into something delicious, rich, and decadent but don’t have all day to prep and bake, my Chocolate Ganache Cake is just for you! This ultra-moist chocolate cake is so easy to make, we can also call it the Lazy Chocolate Cake. We’re topping it with a simple chocolate ganache and digging in in less than two hours of pulling out ingredients! Chocolate Ganache Cake Friends, you are going to LOVE how easy and equally delicious this chocolate cake recipe is. If you’ve been around here a while, you know this chocolate cake is my absolute favorite and a favor ..read more

If I didn’t tell you, you’d have no idea these Chocolate Cupcakes were gluten-free AND packed with protein because they are just as rich and delicious as my popular go-to chocolate cake. How can that be? I’m share all the details and this easy-to-make recipe below! Gluten-Free Chocolate Cupcakes Truly, you’ll take one bite of these cupcakes and be shocked at the moisture, texture, and flavor! Gluten-free has never tasted so good. Plus, we’ve added some protein without compromising flavor!   How???   Quinoa!   Yup, I said it, quinoa!   Years ago, I came across this Decadent ..read more

These easy-to-make, delicious Chocolate Chip Caramel Bars are made with my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe and an easy homemade caramel filling to deliver a big chewy flavor that will satisfy any late night craving! But, let’s be honest, you’ll be eating these all day. Chocolate Chip Caramel Bars I’m excited to share with you my Chocolate Chip Caramel Bars from my book, “BAKE, by Courtney.” You will love how easy these bars are to make. You’ll be using the chocolate chip cookie recipe from my Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies, with a simple homemade caramel sauce for the filling. Ing ..read more

This delicious and easy-to-make lemon curd will be on rotation at your house in no-time! I’m sharing all my tips and instructions for making homemade lemon curd to use in cakes, cupcakes, on toast with ricotta, drizzled on ice cream… it’s truly the perfect addition to so many things! Homemade Lemon Curd OK, you guys this lemon curd recipe is really close to my heart! This one is inspired by my mom when she brought me homemade lemon curd a while ago when she came to visit me. And she even used lemons from her very own tree in her backyard to make it! Ah, one of the many reasons I love Californi ..read more

This flavorful and moist Lemon Cake recipe with homemade lemon curd and a light and fluffy lemon buttercream is truly a delicious, bright cake that will easily become a new fan favorite. Moist Lemon Cake Recipe Hard to believe that with all the lemon flavored cakes on my blog, I actually don’t have a basic lemon cake recipe. That is, until now! A lemon cake recipe is long overdue on CakebyCourtney.com and I’m so excited to share with you this delicious, new lemon cake recipe with lemon curd and lemon buttercream. So what’s different about this lemon cake? You’ll notice, I have several lemon ca ..read more

With Mother’s Day around the corner, let’s make sure you’re prepared with the most delicious dessert to show her just how much you love the women in your life! Here are my top 10 desserts to bake for Mother’s Day. 10 Mother’s Day Desserts My list of 10 Mother’s Day worthy desserts include a little of everything: cakes, bars, pies, as well as desserts that are easy, intermediate and more advanced. Lemon Oreo Cake To kick off our list of Mother’s Day desserts, we have to talk about my Lemon Oreo Cake. This cake is made with light and fluffy vanilla cake layers with lemon Oreos in the layers, a l ..read more

Irresistible Peanut Butter Chip Cookies: Soft and chewy peanut butter cookies filled with Reese’s peanut butter chips. Sunday Tradition In our house, Sunday is a day that the kids and I get in the kitchen together. With busy schedules Monday through Saturday, Sunday is the one day we’re home together as a family and can carry on this weekly tradition. I love being in the kitchen with my kids, and I love even more seeing their excitement about being in the kitchen and creating something. More often than not, we’re making cookies together. If your kids are eager to bake with you, I think cookie ..read more

This Cream Cheese Danish Cake is unlike anything you’ve ever had before! Imagine putting the flavors and textures of a cheesecake and a cheese Danish pastry into a cake. The result is this delicious cake with cream cheese cake layers, cream cheese filling and cream cheese frosting. Cream Cheese Danish Cake It might sound like an odd name for a cake, but I truly couldn’t think of a better way to describe the flavor of this cake. After a recent trip to St. George, where Avery and I tried nearly all of the pastries from The Farmstead , I just had to create this cake. What is a Cheese Danish? A ch ..read more

Strawberry Shortcake Cake – tender and light vanilla cake layers with a whipped cream filling, fresh strawberries and strawberry buttercream. My Strawberry Shortcake Cake is one of my most popular cakes and is the perfect dessert to make for Mother’s Day next month. Strawberry Shortcake Cake My Strawberry Shortcake Cake is made up of tender and fluffy vanilla cake layers, filled with homemade whipped cream and fresh strawberries, and then covered it in a strawberry buttercream. This really is the perfect shortcake for the season! I went a little untraditional with the addition of the strawbe ..read more

Inspired by the new Choco Smash Cake at Disneyland California Adventure, my copycat version is filled with brownie, peanut butter filling, vanilla cake, dulce de leche, chocolate crisp pearls, and chocolate buttercream. Table of Contents What is a Choco Smash Cake? Copycat Choco Smash Cake Brownie Layer How to Make Moist Vanilla Cake Layers Chocolate Buttercream Recipe FAQs Choco Smash Cake Recipe What is a Choco Smash Cake? The Choco Smash Cake is the new dessert offered in Disney California Adventure Park at Pym Test Kitchen. Previously, Pym Test Kitchen offered a Choco Smash Candy Bar, bu ..read more