Swedish Pear Upside-down Cake
This upside-down pear cake is from a Swedish recipe. Perfect almond cake and fresh pears combine into an amazing dessert!
Cakes & Cupcakes
Homemade cakes made from scratch are our specialty, here at NellieBellie. Classic cakes made with vintage recipes is my personal favorite. We have everything from classic chocolate and white cake recipes to lava cakes and dump cakes. If you need a great recipe for a birthday cake, you’ll find a for-sure winner!
Pumpkin Caramel Cream Cheese Poke Cake
Topped with a cream cheese frosting and drizzled with homemade caramel sauce, this pumpkin poke cake is the absolute BEST, most decadent fall dessert. You’ll
4th of July Layered Cake (from box mix)
Nothing but easy and fun! This is a great dessert to make with the kids for Fourth of July!
Vanilla Cupcakes (with secret ingredient)
These vanilla cupcakes are easy to make and feature a secret ingredient that helps give them their extra moist vanilla flavor! You’ll love this recipe
Chocolate Cherry Cupcakes–pretty, easy, and delicious!
These cupcakes will make you look like a baking superstar with little fuss or muss. Delicious made from scratch chocolate cupcakes stuffed with yummy cherry
Bailey’s Chocolate Bundt Cake
I don’t think anything goes better with Bailey’s than chocolate. Maybe coffee. Maybe. But we put together what Bailey’s goes best with… chocolate cake… to
Butternut Squash Cake Recipe (naturally sweetened)
This cake is full of yummy spice cake flavor but is also chock full of nutritious butternut squash. The best part? Not a drop of
Natural Red Velvet Cake
Chocolate Beet Cake with a coconut butter cream frosting! Dairy free and egg free (including the frosting!) and soooo decadent! A fudgy, chocolate-y cake you
one-layer Maraschino Cherry Cake
A perfectly moist cake full of yummy cherry flavor topped with easy cherry buttercream. Your new favorite snacking cake.
The Best One Bowl Homemade Pineapple Cake
Oh my gosh guys, this pineapple cake! Like seriously, you guys. This is the cake you’ll be making ALL THE TIME and wonder how you
the best old-fashioned Peanut Butter Cake (with coffee buttercream)
This cake is full of yummy Midwest flavor, easy to make and great to serve! Topped with a yummy coffee buttercream that is the perfect
The Ultimate List of Recipes for Chocolate Cake!
The ultimate list of yummiest of chocolate cake recipes from the best bloggers on the internet! Try one this weekend!
Homemade Caramel from Sweetened Condensed Milk (multiple versions!)
Oh boy, you guys!! I have a cool trick for you. Did you know you can make homemade caramel just with a can of sweetened
Lemon Sponge Cake with Lemon Curd, Rosemary Buttercream, and Candied Pecans
This cake is a vintage lemon sponge cake made from scratch and filled with homemade lemon curd and frosted with rosemary buttercream. Topped with candied
Old-Fashioned Brownie Cake
This old-fashioned brownie cake reminds you of from-scratch brownies Grandma used to make. Simple and easy, this is not an overly sweet, gooey cake. It
ultimate Black Cocoa Cake
A black cocoa cake recipe made with black cocoa and coffee (instead of the traditional boiled water)…one of our favorite homemade cake recipes that is begging
Firecracker Cupcakes
This Firecracker Cupcake cake is made with redhots and dipped in poprocks! They are an explosion in your mouth and lots of fun for a
the Best Tres Leches Cake (Milk Cake)
It’s a Three Milk Cake Recipe! Tres Leches cake, to be exact. I really don’t care one bit what it’s called, I call it delicious!
Hot Fudge Marble Cheesecake
An easy classic cheesecake recipe with hot fudge to create a gorgeous marble look! Easy to make dessert your whole family will love and YOU
Princess Birthday Cake (cake mix swirl cake)
If you have ever had to make a cake for a little girl on her birthday AND if you made the mistake of asking what
How to Marble a Cake
Step by step instructions showing How to Marble a Cake. A great way to jazz up boxed cake mixes!
Fondant Carrots (easy & fast!)
easy Fondant Carrots that are great for decorating a cake or cupcakes! Perfect for Easter desserts, spring cakes, and dirt cakes! Srsly, YOU can do
Must-have Cake Making Supplies! {it’s a small, easy list!}
These are the must-have supplies you need to bake a simple cake. To make a homemade cake doesn’t require fancy equipment or materials. This is
Granny’s Old-Fashioned Multi-layer Cake with Boiled Chocolate Frosting | Timeless Traditions
Today’s Timeless Tradition’s post is an absolute honor to share with you. When Emilee told me she wanted to share her Granny’s cake and some
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Are there any tools you recommend I have in my kitchen before I get started?
A large mixing bowl, whisk, chef’s knife, baking sheet, and skillet should get you started on most recipes. As you do more cooking & baking you’ll find yourself building on the basic supplies you need to. In fact, check out my essential supplies list for a tiny kitchen. This list was created when we were renting and I had to condense my supplies down a TON. This list will give you a great place to start as well as tell you how you can multi-purpose several tools, if needed.
To learn more about the tools and supplies I keep on hand in my own current kitchen, check out what’s In the NellieBellie Cupboard for links and info.
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You’ll want to keep some basic baking and cooking ingredients on hand. Flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, oil, salt, pepper, bouillon, pasta or rice, and canned beans are some items most people find useful. As you start using recipes you’ll learn more of what ingredients would be helpful to keep in your pantry.
If you want to learn more now, check out what I keep stocked In the NellieBellie Cupboard.
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We have LOTS of recipes for Vegan, Vegetarian, and Gluten-Free diets. On the recipe index page we have an easy button to sort via diet. You’ll find lots of great recipes!
