Summertime Cupcakes
Red Velvet Cupcakes, Cream Cheese Frosting, and Lollipops It’s summer and that means cupcakes. All day, every day. This review is all about how to switch-up a design in your favorite go-to cupcake that can...
Category: Fiesta
Strawberry Lemonade Layer Cake
Lemon and Strawberry Layer Cake with Lemon Swiss Meringue Buttercream Filling and Frosting Sometimes Lemon Layer Cake is the answer and I don’t even care about the question! On this particular day, I was...
Wildflowers with Chocolate Layer Cake
Triple-layer Chocolate Cake, Vanilla Swiss Meringue Buttercream Filling, and tinted Vanilla Swiss Meringue Buttercream Frosting with a garnish of Buttercream Wildflowers I’m keeping it simple with this delightful Chocolate Layer Cake. It’s one of...
No-Bake Oreo Chocolate Cheesecake
Oreo Cookie Crumb Crust, Chocolate Cheesecake, and Whipped Cream with Lindt Chocolate Shavings, Fresh Fruit, and Oreo Cookies It’s hot here. Seriously hot. And I don’t want to fire up the oven. That makes...
Butterscotch & Caramel Popcorn
Triple-layer Butterscotch Cake, Vanilla Swiss Meringue Buttercream, Caramel Sauce Filling, and a garnish of Caramel Popcorn, Pecans, Chocolate & Caramel Pretzels, and Twix Candy Bars I know, I know… Butterscotch Layer Cake is usually...
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Four Layer Chocolate Cake, Chocolate Swiss Meringue Buttercream Filling, and Vanilla American Buttercream Frosting garnished with Blue Marzipan Stars Nothing says the 4th of July quite like a red, white, and blue Chocolate Layer Cake!...
American Pie
Blueberry & Strawberry/Rhubarb Pie I’m still celebrating Independence Day! And to do that, I’m taking a giant leap outside my comfort zone… pie. Oh, pie makes me so anxious. Crust is a science I...
Yankee Doodle Lemon Cake
Double-layer Lemon Cake, Lemon Swiss Meringue Buttercream, and White Chocolate covered Strawberries with Blue Sugar Sprinkles Summer is here and that means picnics, neighborhood barbecues, family weekends, and…. the 4th of July! I love...
Brownies and More Brownies
Chocolate Brownies with Buttercream Let’s talk about brownies. This is a classic and a favorite, easy go-to dessert. Also, we could bake a batch of these in a minute and have something to carry...
Vintage Ad: Build a Cake with Jam
– Vanilla Cake Rounds with locally produced Strawberry Rhubarb Jam Unfortunately, I’m still not tired of these vintage ads! While I’ve found emerging patterns in the cake/baking vintage ads – the images that routinely catch...