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Classic Red Velvet Cupcake 0

Classic Red Velvet Cupcake

Classic Red Velvet Cupcake with Cream Cheese Buttercream Filling and Frosting I’ve baked and blogged more than a couple Red Velvet Cupcake experiences (some successful and some were less successful, cake wrecks, err… interesting.  Check...

The Basic Chocolate Cupcake 0

The Basic Chocolate Cupcake

Chocolate Cupcakes with Whipped Chocolate Ganache Buttercream I was asked to guest lecture in our youngest daughter’s chemistry class.  The topic was the effect of alcohol and drugs on the brain.  This is one of...

Delicious Monday Cake 2

Delicious Monday Cake

Vanilla Cake and Toasted Pecan Coconut Caramel Filling with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting This 6″ triple-layer Vanilla Cake is a gentle twist on an old favorite – The German Chocolate Cake (which isn’t German!) – Toasted...

Chocolate Cream Cheese Layer Cake 0

Chocolate Cream Cheese Layer Cake

Chocolate Cake Layered Around a Cream Cheese Cake Middle with Whipped Chocolate Ganache and Vanilla Buttercream Swirly Curves Inspired by my Red Velvet Valentine’s Day Test Kitchen Cake, blogged here, I decided to expand this...

Lemon Cake with Blueberry Compote 3

Lemon Cake with Blueberry Compote

Triple-layer Lemon Cake filled with Lemon Cream Cheese Buttercream and Blueberry Jam Frosted with Lemon Buttercream and Fresh Blueberry Compote Something got into me this weekend and I couldn’t take my mind away from...

Blue Velvet Cake 4

Blue Velvet Cake

Triple-Layer Blue Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese filling and Vanilla Buttercream Frosting with White Chocolate Decorative Swirls Blue Velvet!  It’s oh so yummy, even though it’s a test cake.  First, Blue Velvet is the...

Valentine’s Day: Test Kitchen 1.0 1

Valentine’s Day: Test Kitchen 1.0

Triple Layer Red Velvet Cake and Cheesecake topped with Cream Cheese Buttercream Roses This is a Test Kitchen Cake…I have no idea what I’m doing.  But let’s back up… I was out of the...

Hummingbird Cake for a New Year 0

Hummingbird Cake for a New Year

Triple-layer, 8″ round Hummingbird Cake with Vanilla Buttercream Filling and Frosting with chopped Pecans and Caramel Drizzle Finally!  Back in action after taking a lovely hiatus over the holidays [read: family holiday to Rome...

Christmas Cupcakes 0

Christmas Cupcakes

Chocolate and Vanilla Cupcakes with Mint or Vanilla Buttercream Even though Prom is in the Spring, the high school seniors are working hard at a few fundraisers.  I donated three and a half dozen...

Cherry Pie Cupcakes 2

Cherry Pie Cupcakes

Chocolate or Vanilla Cupcake and Chocolate Buttercream topped with Candy Covered Chocolates Tell me these look just like Cherry Pie!  I love making these – it is right up my alley with so many details,...