French Garden Party Cake
White Almond Cake, Buttercream filling, Buttercream Frosting with Marzipan Flowers This is not the cake I set out to make. It is a cake that I totally love! This is me by the Arc...
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La Tour Eiffel Red Velvet Cupcake
We’re headed to Paris for the conclusion of the 100th la Tour de France men’s cycling event. Today’s cupcake represents that inspiration. Cycling is one of our favorite activities and attending professional...
Pink Marzipan Flowers
Chocolate Cupcake, Chocolate Buttercream, Pink Marzipan Flower During our walk this morning, I was thinking about what I wanted to bake today. And I wasn’t inspired to bake anything specific. Instead, I was...
Leftover Frosting Bits & Pieces
Banana Cupcakes with …. all kinds of frosting! Yesterday while cleaning up the Triple-Berry Vanilla Cake I noticed the stacks of leftover frosting bits. And like dinner leftovers, it seemed a waste to simply...
Triple-Berry Vanilla Cake
Vanilla Layer Cake with Fresh Strawberries, Blackberries, and Raspberries in Mascarpone Cream Filling, frosted with Vanilla Buttercream and topped with Fresh Berries The markets have been filled with the most amazing fruit...
Apricotpalooza
Apricot Cupcake frosted with Apricot Cream Cheese Buttercream, topped with an Almond Dragée Apricot Cupcake filled with Apricot preserves, frosted with a ring of White Chocolate Ganache and a swirl of Apricot Cream Cheese...
Hydrangeas
Two-tiered Hydrangea Cake Bottom tier: triple-layer chocolate with cream cheese & strawberry lime preserves filling Top tier: quadruple-layer vanilla with cinnamon buttercream filling Frosted in tinted Buttercream We were in Venice, Italy this past...
Patriotic Polka Dots
Polka Dot Patriotic Cake Triple-layer, 6″ round White Cake with Blue & Red baked cake pops It’s the day before we celebrate America’s birthday…and it’s the 5th consecutive year I haven’t been in...
Inspirations
Things that inspire me…. I was out running errands today and I stopped by a little market for garden salad ingredients. It’s not the usual place I shop, so I gave myself permission...
Lemon Cupcake with Raspberry Curd Cream Filling
Lemon Cupcake with fresh Raspberry Curd, frosted with Lemon Raspberry Buttercream and topped with a beautiful fresh Raspberry I love lemon and lemony things. That aside, what a busy day I was having when I...