Pumpkin-Dulcey Gateau

This cake combined a few different inspirations. Back when I was traveling in Japan, specifically in Kyoto, we came across these adorable chiffon cakes, consisting of two layers of soft, tender sponge sandwiching a thick layer of fresh whipped cream. They were so addicting, and we had to wait about 20 minutes in line at…

“Scarecrow Cake”

This is my autumnal version of my dreamy hummingbird cake. For this variation, I replaced bananas and coconut with pumpkin, pineapple with raisin, and pecans with pepitas. Initially when I was testing this recipe, I tried to just use my carrot cake recipe, but subbing out the grated carrot with canned pumpkin puree. But that…