Chocolate Cupcakes and More Chocolate
These chocolate cupcakes were so much fun to bake and decorate. Looking at a fresh-baked cupcake or a crumb-coated layer cake … it feels like I have a blank canvas, the possibilities are endless. So this is...
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Carrot Cake + CheeseCake = Slice of Heaven
Carrot Cake + CheeseCake Middle, Salted Caramel Buttercream Crumb Coat, Cream Cheese Frosting, and a Garnish of Toasted Pecans and Salted Caramel I first fell in love with the idea of this...
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...
Carrot Cake: It’s a Classic
Double-layer Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Filling, Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting in a Rustic Orange-tinted Ombre with a Toasted, Chopped Pecan Garnish Carrot Cake. It’s a classic and a personal favorite of my life partner. Of...
Vanilla Layer Cake with Chocolate Cheesecake
Vanilla Layer Cake with a Chocolate Cheesecake Middle Layer, Vanilla Buttercream, Dark Chocolate Ganache with Buttercream Swirls and Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies I still can’t believe I get to be creative with some of the...
Chocolate Strawberry “Welcome!” Cake
Triple-layer Chocolate Cake with Strawberry Buttercream and Fresh Strawberry Filling, Strawberry Buttercream Frosting with Vanilla Buttercream Swirls and White & Dark Chocolate Drizzle What a fun and delicious “Welcome to Heidelberg!” cake. We have...
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...
Birthday Cakes
Last week I was busy with a couple special order birthday cakes. I really do love baking and decorating cakes – each one is different from the next (even if the same flavors are...
Peach Cupcakes
Peach Cupcakes with Peach Cream Cheese Buttercream and Fresh Peach Slice Garnish Peach Cupcakes with Blackberry Cream Cheese & Fresh Blackberry Filling, Blackberry Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting and Fresh Blackberry Garnish Peach...
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...