Author: Julia

Chocolate Cupcakes and More Chocolate 0

Chocolate Cupcakes and More Chocolate

These chocolate cupcakes were so much fun to bake and decorate.  Looking at a fresh-baked cupcake or a crumb-coated layer cake … it feels like I have a blank canvas, the possibilities are endless.  So this is...

Carrot Cake + CheeseCake = Slice of Heaven 2

Carrot Cake + CheeseCake = Slice of Heaven

Carrot Cake + CheeseCake Middle, Salted Caramel Buttercream Crumb Coat, Cream Cheese Frosting, and a Garnish of Toasted Pecans and Salted Caramel     I first fell in love with the idea of this...

Cherry Limeade Cupcakes 1

Cherry Limeade Cupcakes

  7-Up Cupcakes with Lime Buttercream and a fresh Bing Cherry & slice of Lime This morning I woke up and couldn’t stop thinking of a 7-Up Cake.  I baked one last year and...

Carrot Cake: It’s a Classic 1

Carrot Cake: It’s a Classic

Double-layer Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Filling, Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting in a Rustic Orange-tinted Ombre with a Toasted, Chopped Pecan Garnish Carrot Cake.  It’s a classic and a personal favorite of my life partner.  Of...

Vanilla Layer Cake with Chocolate Cheesecake 2

Vanilla Layer Cake with Chocolate Cheesecake

Vanilla Layer Cake with a Chocolate Cheesecake Middle Layer, Vanilla Buttercream, Dark Chocolate Ganache with Buttercream Swirls and Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies I still can’t believe I get to be creative with some of the...

Chocolate Strawberry “Welcome!” Cake 1

Chocolate Strawberry “Welcome!” Cake

Triple-layer Chocolate Cake with Strawberry Buttercream and Fresh Strawberry Filling, Strawberry Buttercream Frosting with Vanilla Buttercream Swirls and White & Dark Chocolate Drizzle What a fun and delicious “Welcome to Heidelberg!” cake.  We have...

Garden Party Tiered Cake 2

Garden Party Tiered Cake

Triple-layer Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Filling Triple-layer Lemon Cake with Lemon Buttercream and Lemon Curd Filling Vanilla Buttercream Frosting, Tinted Vanilla Buttercream Ombre Ruffles, and Marzipan Flowers I baked and decorated this cake for...

Birthday Cakes 1

Birthday Cakes

Last week I was busy with a couple special order birthday cakes.  I really do love baking and decorating cakes – each one is different from the next (even if the same flavors are...

Peach Cupcakes 0

Peach Cupcakes

Peach Cupcakes with Peach Cream Cheese Buttercream and Fresh Peach Slice Garnish   Peach Cupcakes with Blackberry Cream Cheese & Fresh Blackberry Filling, Blackberry Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting and Fresh Blackberry Garnish     Peach...

Mother’s Day Raffaello Cake 1

Mother’s Day Raffaello Cake

    Triple-layer Vanilla Cake, Coconut Cream & Chopped Almonds & Coconut Flake Filling, with a full covering of Whipped White Chocolate Ganache Buttercream. Garnished with Raffaello BonBons Happy Mother’s Day to me!  When...