There’s something so fun about baking a cake from a box that you bought in the grocery store. But it’s much more satisfying to bake a dessert completely from scratch. Elana, a food and bakery scientist, tries out crazy new flavor combinations and new recipes all the time on her food blog, LaniBakes, and her desserts truly have to be seen (and tasted) to be believed.
Sprinkle Tart
Noted as her favorite tart that she’s ever made, this dessert is made up of a delicious crust, a ganache, and a cookie dough, all layered underneath different colored toppings.
Matcha Strawberry Swirl Cake
A cake that represents springtime with its pink and green swirl, this matcha strawberry cake comes together with a chocolate base. The flavors mix together nicely in both the cake itself and in the mirror glaze on top.
Marbled Shortbread Cookies
These cookies are made of a delicate shortbread but become extra special with their marbled colorful effect that is different every time you make them. These are perfect to make with your kids or with friends.
Pineapple Coconut Gateau Basque
This dessert is somewhere between a cookie, a tart, and a cake. Its texture is flaky but robust, and the filling tastes like you’re on a tropical beach somewhere.
Triple Grape Cookies
These cookies are bright purple-pink and taste like a nostalgic grape popsicle. Somehow fitting grape into the dough, the glaze, and the filling, Elana creates cookies that you’ve never seen before, and that you’ll never forget.
