Orange Torte – Recipe
The whole cake has a refreshing, slightly tangy taste, which makes it stand out from the usual everyday cakes.

The whole cake has a refreshing, slightly tangy taste, which makes it stand out from the usual everyday cakes.

This recipe is quite easy, since it calls for a can of ready made Poppy Seed filling, unlike when my mom was baking with poppy seed, she had to prepare her own filling from scratch, and it was a long process.

Korovai is a special, creatively decorated bread, with one, two, or three tiers, which is usually made by the mother of the bride, and presented to the bride and groom, with a special blessing.

Sheet cakes are so much easier to bake and assemble than tortes, yet they still can look very presentable and appetizing. You can be very creative with cutting up sheet cakes, by making individual servings, bite size samplers, diamond, square, or rectangular shapes.

It’s time to celebrate yet another birthday at the office. I have volunteered to be the “cake baker” , but the birthday celebrant has to select his/her favorite cake. Sometimes I even ask them to provide me with their favorite recipe, and I will do my best to create a cake. This time the selection was a chocolate cake with lots of frosting.