A Spring Nest
Spring has finally sprung! I’m so excited I can’t stand it. The perineals we planted last summer (which I swore were dead and nearly yanked outta the flower bed under the pine tree out...
Category: Coconut
Vintage Ad: Snowball Cupcakes
Chocolate Cupcakes, Vanilla Buttercream, and tinted Coconut I absolutely adore vintage advertisements – especially those ads focused on cooking, baking, and all things happening in the kitchen. From the 1920s through to the 1950s,...
Vintage Ad: Vanilla Layer Cake
Vanilla Layer Cake with Vanilla Buttercream… and a Flaked Coconut Garnish Several weeks ago, I recreated (as best I could) a few vintage ads that focused on cakes. I loved this project! I’ve already...
Vintage Recreated: Easter Egg Layer Cake
Baker’s Chocolate and Swan’s Cake Mix Advertisement This over-the-top Easter Egg Layer Cake has so much going on – I felt like I was putting everything and the kitchen sink into recreating this design. ...
Coconut and Pineapple Cake
Coconut Layer Cake with Coconut Buttercream & Pineapple Curd Filling and Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting garnished with Toasted Macadamia Nuts & Toasted Coconut Flakes Can you tell I’ve been craving a Coconut Cake?? The...
Lemony Lemon No-Bake Bars
Lemon No Bake Bars with a Lemon Glaze and Fresh Raspberry Garnish Still toasty in Heidelberg and more than a little curious about the no-bake slices of delicious. Aaaand, the possibilities are endless. These Lemony...
A Birthday Cake
Triple-layer Chocolate Cake, German Chocolate Filling, Whipped Chocolate Ganache Buttercream, and a garnish of Lindt Bon-Bons, Chocolate Shards, and Toasted Pecans Nothing says “Happy Birthday” like a chocolate cake. And this cake is a...
Chocolate Cupcakes!
Chocolate Cupcake with Coconut Buttercream & garnish of Sweetened Coconut Flakes We’re celebrating the Chocolate Cupcake today!! This is my favorite, go-to cupcake whenever I need something in a hurry. Here’s my never-fail recipe...
Pineapple and Coconut Party Cake
Triple-layer Pineapple Cake, Coconut Cream Cheese Buttercream Filling & Ruffles, with a Toasted Coconut Garnish This cake looks like a party…and tastes like one, too! A Pineapple Cake is such a fun mid-century modern cake,...