Who said you have to have an occasion to make a cake?? I made this cake for no particular reason – nobody’s birthday, anniversary, or graduation. No official celebration at all – other than JUST BECAUSE. I have found that cake is one thing than can bring people together around […]
It’s almost 2020, so I thought it was time to create a new design for my most popular cake – my Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake. It blends a moist chocolate cake, with a peanut butter cream filling. The original cake was covered in chocolate frosting. The revisions I made include […]
A better name for this cake might be “Lemon Explosion Cake”!! It has 3 – 8″ layers of vanilla cake, to balance the lemon mascarpone whipped filling, lemon glaze on the cakes, and lemon curd on the top! The cake is garnished with ribbons of lemon mascarpone whipped topping. Can’t […]
I first saw this cake design done on a fondant cake. The fondant surface does lend itself to a smooth backdrop for painting a cake with food coloring. However, as most of you know, I’m not a fondant fan. So I grabbed the challenge to make my version of this […]
I made this cake for my daughter’s birthday – it’s actually a small 6″ size cake! I love to freeze cake layers for several days, or for a few weeks (tightly wrapped). The moisture content improves with this technique. I then thaw the layers while still wrapped in plastic. For […]
My favorite combination – both a cheesecake AND a cake. It’s soft and fluffy from the cake, yet rich, moist, and cream-cheesy from the cheesecake. Super easy to put together. You could bake your own, but my time saver for this cake included a pre-made 7″ key lime cheesecake (from […]
I’ve been thinking about this one for a while now. A painted cake – the idea would incorporate my love of baking, AND my talent for art. I spent all of my spare time in high school in the “art room” – drawing, painting, silk screening, sculpting… you name it. […]
This cake combines both my passion for baking AND my artistic talent. I started drawing and painting at a young age, and started my college education as an art major at UCONN College. I’ve never really lost that creative side of me, and love to incorporate it into my baking […]
I LOVE to bake, design, and decorate cakes. I also love to share my knowledge and skills with others. I get to share this passion on my blog site, which just hit it’s 1 year anniversary in January! In the last year, I have posted 145 recipes/tutorials on my site, […]
I made yet another version of my delicious raspberry red wine chocolate cake recipe – I just can’t get enough of this one! I turned it into individual servings that are perfect for Valentine’s Day! You can find individual pans in most baking sections of stores. I found these cute […]
Chocolate Cake (makes 2 8-inch layers) For more layers, or to make 9 inch layers, you should double this. Ingredients: 3 oz. bittersweet or semi-sweet chocolate, chopped.1/3 c Dutch processed cocoa powder1/2 c hot coffee2 large eggs1/3 c vegetable oil1/2 c red wine (raspberry dessert wine)1 c all purpose flour1 […]
My oldest daughter Jennifer is turning 34 this month! WHHAAATT? How did that happen?? She is my first born, and of course, it feels like only yesterday. I decided to surprise her with an “early birthday cake” today! I thought a vanilla cheesecake/cake would be perfect. I made an 8″ […]
The first snow of the year yesterday brought me right back to the warmth of my kitchen, and my Mom’s pumpkin bundt cake. I wanted to turn this into mini bundt cakes – so that everyone could have their own individual cake! These are so cute, and most stores with […]
I love an opportunity to “create” a cake. I was asked to make a birthday cake for a party at work, and the birthday girl just asked for “something lemon”. So that was my inspiration – and this is what I came up with! A vanilla cake – of course […]
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