Little Bit of This, Little Bit of That
This past week I was so busy baking cake and cupcake orders. I managed to squeeze in a cake just for me…and wouldn’t you know, the middle sunk! Naturally. I decided to post just...
The Sugary Shrink Blog
LadyBug Picnic
Triple-Layer Vanilla Polka Dot Cake and Tinted Vanilla Ombré Buttercream Chocolate/Vanilla Swirl Bundt Cake “LadyBug” covered in Marzipan w/Lollipop Antennae Chocolate Cupcake, Tinted Vanilla Swirl topped with Sugar LadyBug This was a special ordered...
Apple Pecan Layer Cake with Caramel Sauce
Triple-Layer Apple Pecan Cake with Cream Cheese Buttercream, Dark Salted Caramel Sauce, and Chopped Toasted Pecans This cake is all about Fall. I’m so happy with how it looks and it has taste and...
Autumn’s Apple Cake
Triple-Layer Apple Cake with Vanilla and Walnut Buttercream Filling and tinted Marzipan Leaves It was so rainy yesterday! The weather in Heidelberg this September has been rainy and cold and unseasonable. Boo. This left...
Cherry Chocolate Cupcakes
Chocolate Cupcake hosting a Cherry Pie Filling center and Vanilla or Chocolate Buttercream topped with a Delicious Cherry This is a cupcake I’ve been thinking about for a long time. In fact, several friends...
Red with White Polka-Dots
Triple-Layer, Vanilla Polka-Dot Cake with Vanilla Buttercream This was absolutely a test cake. I was asked about producing a very specific cake – red with white polka-dots. All the other cakes of this style...
Pumpkin Cupcakes!
Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting Autumn has rolled into Heidelberg and I’m excited to bake with pumpkin. The first order of business was finding and/or developing a delicious Pumpkin Cake recipe as the...
Lavender Ombré Cake
Hummingbird Cake with Vanilla Buttercream Filling and tinted Vanilla Buttercream Ombré Frosting Double-Layer, 6″ Round This Hummingbird Cake is simply moist and delicious; the Vanilla Buttercream is a perfect companion to the flavor profile...
I’ll Have My Cupcake & Eat It Too
Oh mercy! The techniques of eating of cupcake…there are many and I want to explore a few of the styles I’ve witnessed lately. Quite frankly, I never (notice the use of an absolute?) paid...
Cupcakes and More Cupcakes
Chocolate Cupcakes with Nutella Buttercream Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Buttercream and Toasted Pecan Coconut Caramel Topping Vanilla Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream and Rainbow Sprinkles I’ve been busy filling two special orders this week. ...