A Spring Nest
Spring has finally sprung! I’m so excited I can’t stand it. The perineals we planted last summer (which I swore were dead and nearly yanked outta the flower bed under the pine tree out...
Category: Buttercream
First Spring Berries
Celebrating these warm temperatures today includes enjoying a slice of this delightfully simple White Cake. I really love the flavor profile of this traditional wedding cake sponge – Vanilla and Almond. With many wedding...
An Explosion of Chocolate
We were celebrating a birthday at our house this weekend. I love baking a cake for family on their special day and this was no exception. Executing on a big idea is risky. This...
A Winter Wonderland
The snow we’ve had this year… whew! I was inspired by what I’ve been looking at for months now. The mountains are simply amazing and the evergreens have been covered in snow. The challenge...
Embracing Winter Blues
I’ve had more winter and more snow this year than I’ve seen in the past five years .. combined! Of course it was cold in Heidelberg, but this level of cold plus snow in...
Skull and Vine: Tower of Cake
Bottom Tier: Triple-layer Lemon Cake, Lemon Buttercream Filling, and Vanilla Buttercream Ruffles Top Tier: Triple-layer Butterscotch Cake, Vanilla Buttercream Filling and Frosting, Marzipan Vines Talk about a tower of cake!! This baby is heavy...
Hello, Dancing Lady
Vanilla Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream and a Candy Topper I’m terribly excited that the sun is shining again and the all the bright colors are beginning to pop! This includes the brand new Homer...
Wintery Lemon Layer Cake
Triple Layer Lemon Cake, Lemon Buttercream & Lemon Curd Filling, Lemon Buttercream Frosting, and Fresh Blackberry Garnish Oh yes! the snowy days of winter are more manageable with a delightful slice of Lemon Cake. ...
Sweets for My Valentine
Brownie Bites, tinted Vanilla Buttercream, Sugar Pearls Sweets for the sweet! I’ve been in full Valentine’s Day mode around here for more than a week… and there doesn’t seem to be an end in...
Happy New Years! Vanilla Vanilla
Vanilla Cupcakes, Vanilla Buttercream, Dot Sprinkles Happy New Year and Welcome to 2017!! The last three months of 2016 was a doozy. We moved from Heidelberg, Germany (where we’d lived for nearly 8 years)...