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One bowl chocolate cake with brown sugar frosting recipe

April 17, 2016 by Roxana 17 Comments

With just a handful of ingredients, this no fuss one bowl chocolate cake will quickly become one of your favorites! Top with a layer of brown sugar frosting or serve with a scoop of your favorite ice cream! Some days, all you need is a piece of moist, decadent chocolate cake. A cake so tender and…

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Super moist and delicious fresh apple cake loaded with fresh apple chunks and flavored with warm fall spices. Top it off with a salted caramel glaze for a decadent treat!

Fresh apple cake with salted caramel graze recipe

November 20, 2015 by Roxana 11 Comments

Super moist and delicious fresh apple cake loaded with fresh apple chunks and flavored with warm fall spices. Top it off with a salted caramel glaze for a decadent treat! You know what your holiday menu needs? An apple cake. But not just any apple cake, but a cake so full of apples will leave…

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Chocolate cupcakes with vanilla bean buttercream

September 1, 2014 by Roxana 12 Comments

A classic combo, chocolate and vanilla pair perfectly in these rich and tender chocolate cupcakes topped with a dreamy vanilla bean buttercream frosting. I’m glad I get to open this years’s chocolate party with this classic combo. A perfectly domed fluffy chocolate cupcake piled-high with a swirly vanilla bean buttercream frosting. It’s impossible to take just one…

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Soft chewy cherry chocolate chip cookies

August 12, 2014 by Roxana 12 Comments

No one can resist the comfort of a chocolate chip cookie and these cherry chocolate chip cookies are perfectly soft and chewy with an addictive smell wafting from the kitchen as they bake Chocolate chip cookies are a classic dessert. An iconic sweet treat passed on from generation to generation. I’m pretty sure every family has their…

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Smores coffee cake

July 21, 2014 by Roxana 42 Comments

So moist and tender, this smores coffee cake is filled with chocolate chips and topped with a layer of ooey gooey toasted marshmallows. Looking for a sweet treat to get you though the day or put a little magic in your afternoon? Have some coffee cake! I always wanted to know where does the name coffee…

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Chocolate glazed baked donuts

May 27, 2014 by Roxana 8 Comments

Soft, fluffy, cake like baked donuts topped with a bittersweet chocolate ganache are the perfect excuse to enjoy chocolate for breakfast. Both Tiffany and I love cuddling up and talk nonsense in the morning, especially on the weekends when there’s no rush to get out of the bed. Completely forgetting about my never ending chore…

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Peach pie cake

April 22, 2014 by Roxana 38 Comments

A light summer cake with a citrus touch, this iced peach pie cake combines an easy one-bowl cake with a can of peach pie filling. 5 minutes of prep time, no mixer needed! Do you love personality quizzes? I used to take every possible quiz back in highschool. I was always curious and trying to…

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Summer berry oatmeal muffins

April 1, 2013 by Roxana 21 Comments

Berry oatmeal muffins – easy to make muffins, packed with fresh fruit, oats and whole wheat for a satisfying treat without feeling guilty Summer berry oatmeal muffins has been my go-to recipe lately. Perfect for those lazy weekends, when somethings freshly baked is mandatory with a cup of tea or coffee. What I like most…

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Romanian Easter bread – Pasca

March 28, 2013 by Roxana 36 Comments

Pasca – Romanian Easter Bread. Sweet, soft, enriched yeast bread baked in a springform with a cheese filling inside After 7 weeks of fasting (abstinence from any kind of food derived from animals)  with Good Friday being the absolute fast (we’re not allowed to eat or drink anything the entire day) comes Easter, one of…

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Italian Easter bread – Pane di Pasqua

March 26, 2013 by Roxana 35 Comments

Pane di Pasqua (Italian Easter breads) fluffy, slightly sweet, rich and soft, like a brioche, flavored with generous amount of lemon zest and a touch of ground aniseed Last week Italian Easter Pie, now Italian Easter Bread. These Italian Easter breads are fluffy, slightly sweet, rich and soft, like a brioche, flavored with generous amount of lemon…

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Chocolate Swirl Bread | roxanashomebaking.com

Chocolate Swirl Bread

March 1, 2013 by Roxana 34 Comments

It’s been more than 24 hours since I took this bread out of the oven. My kitchen still smells like vanilla, orange and chocolate. The smell reminds me of holidays and family gatherings. This bread is probably one of the few traditional Romanian breads. It’s usually made at Christmas and Easter and family events, like…

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Romanian dried fruit swirl bread

December 18, 2012 by Roxana 94 Comments

A brioche like bread, rich from the butter and eggs with a soft crumb this dried fruit swirl bread baked around the holidays Today’s post is hard to write. I’ve had a couple of attempts but after few short sentences the teary eyes forced me to think of something else. I’m a very emotional person…

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Hi there! I'm Roxana. I have a passion for all things food, a sweet tooth that can’t be tamed and a severe case of the wanderlust. I make midweek meals exciting by sharing approachable recipes, both sweet and savory, that taste completely sinful. Read More →

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