Category: Cookbook

Candy Corn Extravaganza 2

Candy Corn Extravaganza

  Vanilla Cake with Tinted Vanilla Buttercream Is it almost that time of year?!  Halloween is getting closer and Fall may have arrived (depending on your need/no need for a Pumpkin Spice Latte).  Either...

Retro Waves: Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake Cake 0

Retro Waves: Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake Cake

Peanut Butter Cheesecake between two layers of Chocolate Cake, a crumb coat of Chocolate Buttercream frosted with waves of tinted Vanilla I can’t believe it’s been a month since I last blogged.  I’ve been...

Banana and Nutella Cheesecake Cake 1

Banana and Nutella Cheesecake Cake

Triple-layer, 8″ round Banana Cake with a middle layer of Nutella Cheesecake, Crumb-coated in Nutella Buttercream, Frosted with Banana Buttercream, & topped with Lindt BonBons       Finding inspiration can sometimes be a...

Vanilla Ruffles from Burano, Italy 2

Vanilla Ruffles from Burano, Italy

    Triple-layer White Vanilla Cake with Vanilla Buttercream & Fresh Blackberry Curd filling and frosted with tinted Vanilla Buttercream ruffles. Our most recent holiday to Venice, Italy was magical.  The weather was sunny...

Maple Cake and Candied Bacon 0

Maple Cake and Candied Bacon

Triple-layer Maple Walnut Cake with Maple Buttercream with a Candied Bacon & Walnut Filling, tinted Vanilla Buttercream Frosting with a Candied Bacon & Walnut Crumble This cake is reckless!  And delicious.  And not for...

Cherry Limeade Cupcakes 1

Cherry Limeade Cupcakes

  7-Up Cupcakes with Lime Buttercream and a fresh Bing Cherry & slice of Lime This morning I woke up and couldn’t stop thinking of a 7-Up Cake.  I baked one last year and...

Garden Party Tiered Cake 2

Garden Party Tiered Cake

Triple-layer Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Filling Triple-layer Lemon Cake with Lemon Buttercream and Lemon Curd Filling Vanilla Buttercream Frosting, Tinted Vanilla Buttercream Ombre Ruffles, and Marzipan Flowers I baked and decorated this cake for...

Mother’s Day Raffaello Cake 1

Mother’s Day Raffaello Cake

    Triple-layer Vanilla Cake, Coconut Cream & Chopped Almonds & Coconut Flake Filling, with a full covering of Whipped White Chocolate Ganache Buttercream. Garnished with Raffaello BonBons Happy Mother’s Day to me!  When...

Banana Split Layer Cake 0

Banana Split Layer Cake

  Triple-layer Strawberry Cake with Pineapple Buttercream Filling covered in Banana Buttercream and Dark Chocolate Ganache dripping down the sides, topped by Swirls of Vanilla Buttercream, chopped Pecans, and Maraschino Cherries     I’m in love with...

Zinnia Cake Ball 0

Zinnia Cake Ball

Vanilla Cake with Vanilla Buttercream filling, M&M candy center and decorated with Vanilla Buttercream Ruffles This cake continues to be a Test Kitchen cake.  My goal is to make something that looks like a...