American Pie
Blueberry & Strawberry/Rhubarb Pie I’m still celebrating Independence Day! And to do that, I’m taking a giant leap outside my comfort zone… pie. Oh, pie makes me so anxious. Crust is a science I...
Category: Holidays
St. Patrick’s Day Parade…Recap
I love holidays even if I don’t always get to the details of celebrating and acknowledging a celebration. When I was a wee sprout, St. Patrick’s Day was put in the ‘win’ column when...
Easter Cupcakes on Parade
Vanilla Cupcakes with Tinted Vanilla Buttercream Springtime and Easter and pretty colors and the sun returning – these are the wonderful things that make this time of year so special. The darkness of winter...
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. ...
Banana Chocolate Chip Party
Triple-layer Banana Chocolate Chip Cake, whipped Dark Chocolate Ganache Buttercream Filling and Frosting, Dark Chocolate Ganache Drizzle, and a garnish of Fresh Strawberries, Cookies, and Sees Chocolates Merry Christmas all month long! And this...
Fall Button Fun
Triple-layer Pumpkin Walnut Cake, Vanilla Buttercream Filling and Frosting, Marzipan Buttons What’s more fun that buttons?! I love this design and I definitely love these Fall colors. Last December I created a very similar...
Be My Valentine! …Practice Cake
Triple-layer Heart-shaped Chocolate Cake, Strawberry Buttercream Filling, Vanilla and Strawberry Buttercream Ruffles, and Fresh Strawberries, Lindt Heart-shaped Chocolates, & Pomegranate Seeds I’ve been really busy in the kitchen the since the New Year! In...
Butterscotch Cheesecake Delight
Triple-layer Butterscotch Cake, Cheesecake Center Layer, Cream Cheese Frosting, Caramel Leaves This was the cake on our Thanksgiving Dessert Table…next to the Pecan Pie and Pumpkin Pie. And our guests truly loved the balance...
Polka Dot Christmas Fun
Triple-layer White Cake, tinted Vanilla Buttercream Filling and Frosting with a Candy Cane Hershey’s Kiss garnish This little test-kitchen cake was all about me messin’ around in the kitchen. I was working on tinting...