As you may have seen on Instagram over the weekend, Valentine’s cupcakes were whipped up and doled out to a couple of special valentines. Megan found a seriously tempting recipe that she thought K and B would like, so we tried it out! Though I’m not usually one to go for a three part cake recipe, Megan likes the challenge. (Seriously, every recipe she wants to try is always so crazy!) But this one was worth the work. Continue reading “Tipsy Valentine – Chocolate Whiskey Cupcakes Recipe”
It’s a bread! It’s a cake! It’s…a vegetable? Well, it has vegetables in it and it definitely tastes like a cake, so I say we can count it as a serving of both. Continue reading “Lemon Zucchini Cake Recipe – It counts as a vegetable.”
So recently I bought a kit of decorative frosting tips and piping bags from Michael’s to make my Ombre Ruffle Cake. I only got to use the petal tip for that project, and I wondered what power the other five tools possessed… Continue reading “Frosting Tips for your Tips!”
Sweet summertime is here, and it is HOT in Texas! Houston has hit the glorious 90 degree heat with 100% humidity already, but I’m still forcing myself outdoors to enjoy the beauty of the season and continuing to turn on my oven to bake. A refreshing dessert that wouldn’t melt away in the sun was on my mind, so naturally I referred to my go-to fave combo of citrus and berries. Continue reading “Blueberry Lemon Cake Recipe”
It was Megan’s birthday in early May, so obviously we started cake brainstorming in April. She doesn’t love really girly things, so pink flowers were pretty much out of the question. What we settled on, instead, were ruffles, ombré ones to be exact! Making ombré frosting is super simple because you only need one color for food coloring and a simple batch of plain frosting. The ruffle pattern is also a good starter decorating pattern because it’s pretty forgiving, it’s just a lot of squiggles all layered on top of one another so if you need to stop for a tea break you can’t really tell where you stopped. Continue reading “Ombré Ruffle Cake Decorating Tutorial”
I have to tell to you all, I had never done many of these things before my most recent cake project and have successfully made many 2 layer round cakes. But once I was thinking about going for a 4 layer cake for my roomie’s birthday, I knew I needed to get serious. Continue reading “Avoiding the Leaning Tower: All of the Layer Cake Tips You Need!”
How many bakers in their 20s own a bundt? Shockingly, the art of using bundt pans was lost somewhere between frightening jello molds and fruit cakes back in the day… But there’s a reason to bring this old-fashioned cake pan back: Funeral Cake. Truth is, people will die (hehehe) for this easy to make and surprisingly delicious cake. Continue reading “Funeral Cake Recipe: The bundt pan’s death wish”
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