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  • A caramelized banana cake, styled in a warm, rustic setting with hazelnuts.

    Caramelized Banana Upside Down Cake with Hazelnuts and Brown Butter

    October 2, 2025marissajmakes

    This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase through a link, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. This caramelized banana upside down cake is the perfect answer to wanting a cozy fall dessert that doesn’t use apples or pumpkin. The bananas bake in a faux caramel sauce that…

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  • A slice of peach semolina upside down cake, on a wooden plate. The slice of cake is styled on a pale pink wooden table, with slices of peaches and cutlery surrounding it.

    Peach Semolina Upside Down Cake

    August 28, 2025marissajmakes

    This peach semolina upside down cake is one that I look forward to making every summer. I adapted this recipe from the NYT version made with apricots and almond flour by Vallery Lomas: my version is made partially with semolina flour, which gives it a gorgeous texture and yellow color of the sponge. I’ve also snuck…

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  • A bundt cake topped with glaze and walnut praline, styled on a rustic table with honeynut squash.

    Honeynut Bundt Cake with Walnut Praline and Maple Glaze

    December 31, 2024marissajmakes

    I’ve always been a big fan of butternut squash and pumpkin, but I was amazed to find something even more delicious and perfect for baking: honenynut squash. I wanted to do a spin on the classic pumpkin bundt cake, so I created this honeynut bundt cake with walnut praline and maple glaze. It’s perfect for the…

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  • a bundt cake decorated with warm-toned pansies, surrounded by almond blossoms

    Rosemary Hot Milk Cake

    May 13, 2024marissajmakes

    As someone who loves baking seasonally, I love incorporating fresh herbs into my bakes. This rosemary hot milk cake is made with, as the name suggests, hot milk. It gives the cake a wonderful texture and flavor: for this recipe, I infused the milk with rosemary and topped it with a lemon icing to give it…

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  • Cara Cara Orange Cake with Kumquat Thyme Marmalade

    April 12, 2024marissajmakes

    I love citrus season. Every winter and spring, the markets are brimming with all different types of gorgeous citrus, and I’m always making tons of citrus desserts. This Cara Cara Orange Cake with Kumquat Thyme Marmalade uses several different types of citrus to create a gorgeous cake that’s full of seasonal flavor. The kumquat marmalade isn’t…

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