Author: Julia

Cake on Fire 4

Cake on Fire

Triple-layer 7Up Cake, Pineapple Buttercream with Pineapple Jam filling, Pineapple Buttercream frosting and Coconut This is a redo of the entertaining My Cake Looks Like a Hat post.  The feedback on that cake was good…less...

Vanilla is the New Sexy 6

Vanilla is the New Sexy

Vanilla Cupcake with Vanilla Buttercream I know I’ve blogged about Vanilla cupcakes here and the intoxicating effects of Vanilla buttercream.  And today I had to revisit this amazing combination. Perhaps it’s the way the...

Triple-Berry Basket Cake 4

Triple-Berry Basket Cake

Triple-Layer Chocolate Cake, Vanilla Buttercream & Chopped Hazelnut filling, Nutella Buttercream frosting, topped with Blueberries, Raspberries, and Strawberries Today I opened the cupboard…and staring me down – challenging me – was a half-eaten jar...

Cactus Cake…Sitting in the Desert/Dessert 1

Cactus Cake…Sitting in the Desert/Dessert

Cactus Cake Single-Layer Chocolate base w/Chocolate Buttercream Double-Bundt Red Velvet Cactus w/Vanilla Buttercream & Pink Coconut Macaroons We celebrated a friend’s return home to Cyprus with a Going Away Taco Night Party!  And I...

Baking Without a Net 2

Baking Without a Net

TEST KITCHEN Red Velvet Bundt Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting So this is completely test kitchen…meaning…results may vary according to baker’s mileage. I need a Red Velvet Bundt cake (actually, I need two) for...

Vanilla Blueberry Cake 2

Vanilla Blueberry Cake

Vanilla Cake, Blueberry Buttercream and Blueberry Jam filling, Vanilla Buttercream frosting, topped with Fresh Blueberries Oh mercy, the blueberries are delicious this year and I couldn’t help myself!  This classic vanilla cake is the...

Candy Bar Cupcakes 6

Candy Bar Cupcakes

Reese Cups Cupcake Snickers Cupcake Almond Joy Cupcake – what a mountain of fun! Peppermint Patty Cupcake Three Musketeers Cupcake I decided to have some fun with my chocolate cupcakes today…a candy counter seems...

My Cake Looks Like a Hat 0

My Cake Looks Like a Hat

Lemon-Lime Cake, Lime Buttercream filling, Pineapple Buttercream frosting and Coconut This 7Up cake is a family favorite, well… usually we buy it at the store.  This particular cake is a new recipe I modified...

Raspberry Buttercream! 0

Raspberry Buttercream!

  Lemon Cupcake, Lemon Curd & a fresh Raspberry filling, Raspberry Buttercream, topped with a fresh Raspberry I couldn’t resist this scrumptious combination again.  These two lovelies are just so good together! This time, I decided...

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Keeping Up with the Kake Purse

Hummingbird Birthday Cake Several weeks ago I received an email from a good friend of ours…”My sweetie’s birthday is coming up soon – please, please can you bake a cake?”  Absolutely!  For good friends, cake...