Cakes

Simple Vanilla Buttercream

Buttercream frosting has to be one of my favorite things in the world – I could happily eat it with a spoon, and sometimes I do! But there’s a lot more to buttercream than people think. There’s a lot of different types you can make – but this is the […]

Fluffy White Cake

White cake is something that I think can be extremely underrated. People think of it for weddings or some other formal events, but they don’t usually think of it for birthdays, or just every day use. It is usually thought of to be dry – but it doesn’t have to […]

Chocolate Doughnuts

Chocolate + doughnuts = HEAVEN! Am I right? These are also BAKED not fried, so they’re healthier and cleaner to make. And safer – no boiling oil! I use my favorite non-stick doughnut pans from Wilton – sold on Amazon. This is just my recommendation, and I highly recommend getting […]

Step by Step: How to Stack and Frost a Layered Cake

When I was in Pastry School, we had a 6 week course dedicated to cakes, and I frosting and stacked cakes daily for years during my time in bakeries and cake shops. With this said, I’ve honed in on some skills and suggestions for how to do this yourself. It […]

Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

I mainly use this chocolate frosting to accompany my chocolate cake recipe, but it can also be used for vanilla cake or anything that you want! It’s a delicious frosting, with a bit of instant espresso to enhance the chocolate flavor!

Chocolate Cake

Chocolate cake has always been one of my favorites – but I’m very particular! I need the cake to be moist, without falling apart, and hate when cakes are too dry. Hate is strong, but as I said, I am particular! And the flavor has to be intense without being […]

Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies

Happy Wednesday! For those of you who don’t know what a whoopie pie is, it’s basically two pieces of cake in the form of a cookie, with frosting in between. It looks like an ice cream sandwich, but it’s cake and frosting. And it’s delicious! This past weekend was my […]

Chocolate Bundt Cake

Happy Thursday! In our household, Thursday = Chipotle for dinner, and this is a celebration in itself 😉 Plus today is National Taco Day – so it’s perfect! I know not everyone is a Chipotle fan – but we are, big time. My husband started going there for lunch, every […]