the home baker

Flaky empanadas filled with beef, potatoes, raisins, and sweet peas

Soft rye whole wheat loaf with sweet maple swirls

The recipe for these mini cakes is from the food section of The Washington Post, 23 April 2008. They are more labor intensive than the 9-inch cakes but are so cute, much more fun to eat and to serve, .

2 x 2 inch 6 layer mini cakes with chocolate ganache filling and covered with chocolate glaze

rye pumpernickel buns with cacao nibs, good for breakfast or dinner

Japanese style bread: Hokkaido Milky Loaf bread

Hokkaido milky loaves

soft and creamy, fine texture

A Filipino pie filled with young coconut meat called buco