Baking on the Road
White Cake, Fresh Strawberry Curd, Vanilla Buttercream, and a garnish of Fresh Strawberries During the entire month of April, I was traveling. Literally, I was back and forth between the U.S. and Germany a several...
Category: Baking
A Peachy Afternoon
Triple-layer Fresh Peach Cinnamon Cake, Peach Curd & Peach Buttercream Filling, tinted Vanilla Buttercream Frosting, and a garnish of Peach Macarons Nothing says summer like all the peachy things! Fresh Peaches made their...
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...
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,...
A Coin Purse Cake!?
Double-layer Chocolate Cake, Vanilla Buttercream Filling and Textured Rosettes with a Fondant Clasp This coin purse is ready for that little black dress! I’m totally in love with the execution and staging for this...
Apples and Cinnamon and Caramel
Triple-layer Apple Cinnamon Cake, Vanilla Buttercream & Caramel Filling, a light frosting of Vanilla Buttercream, and a garnish of Baked Apple & Caramel Macarons Apple Cake!! This is absolutely, hands down… comfort food in...
Vanilla Bean Layer Cake: Test Kitchen Results
Triple-layer Vanilla Bean Cake, Pistachio Filling with Chopped Pistachios, Vanilla Buttercream Frosting, and a Pistachio Macaron Garnish What a wonderful cake for just about any occasion – weddings, graduations, birthdays, or garden party. These...
My Cake is a Hat!
Triple-layer Strawberry Cake, Vanilla Buttercream & Strawberry Curd Filling, Strawberry Curd Buttercream, with Fresh Strawberries and a Strawberry Macaron Garnish I am totally in love with this cake! It’s probably all those fresh flavors combined...
Orange Cream Cake
Triple-layer Orange Cream Cake with Vanilla Buttercream Filling and Orange Frosting Inspiration comes from just about everywhere. This cake happened as the direct result of an early morning walk and my sudden, intense desire for...
Macaron Flower Garden
Chocolate Cupcakes with a Variety of Macarons These cupcakes make me giggle and I’m happy with the results! Executing this piece was definitely a challenge… there were at least 15 dozen moving parts! Maybe that’s reaching…but, almost...