cakes
honey gingerbread
. . . I survived the cake station. You were probably wondering – perhaps even fretting – so I thought I should tell you that yes, I survived the final station of my first baking school rotation. I was uber prepped. I didn’t sleep all week. My jelly roll got rolled, my black forest cake…
Read Moreblueberry snacking cake
During my first week of baking school, I have learned that I know nothing. And anything I thought I knew, I didn’t. But I expected that. So, I will be stripped down and rebuilt like the bionic woman. I’ve been whisking wrong, frosting wrong, and holding my offset spatula wrong. I’ve been chopping, slicing and…
Read Moremackenzie’s cake {old-fashioned white cake with buttercream frosting}
I baked a cake for a Rutherford. I know. But it was for a child Rutherford. A child turning four. A child that likes pink. And just because her parents are weirdos doesn’t mean she shouldn’t get a huge, pink, sugary cake on her 4th birthday. Heck, you might feel so bad for her that…
Read Morererun: old fashioned rhubarb cake
This is the time of year for reruns. No new episodes of Modern Family to help you push through. Nope. Instead there are baseball games that go on for hours and hours. And grotesque reality dating shows. But it is also the time for So You Think You Can Dance and Masterchef. So there is…
Read Morechocolate cake with chocolate buttercream frosting
This is the cake I made for Rosie Beaucoup’s birthday. This is the cake you should consider making for someone you love. Because it will make that person love you back. (Even if they don’t want to.) That’s basically how I snagged 2.0; I won him over with baking. Also, this cake says: I forgive…
Read Moredinette cake avec kirsch et also kirsch glaze
. . . Today is Isa’s birthday. She’s my French sister. I acquired her when my brother was smart enough to grab her and never let her go. They live in France with the two perfect little girls they made for me. Isa is all pretty and stuff, and is one of those annoying people…
Read Morehot mess chocolate cake
Yesterday, I went to the college where I will be starting baking school in the fall. I received an email last week asking if I’d like to attend an information session entitled: Are You Ready For College? Like J-Lo, I go hard or go home, so I immediately signed up for the session. Sure, I’m…
Read Morechocolate pudding {cake}
This is not a lava cake. It is not a molten cake. It’s chocolate pudding. That’s the proper name. I’ll go so far as to call it chocolate pudding cake for you, but that’s it. This perfect confection doesn’t need a trendy name. Nope. No way. It needs an old fashioned name. A name that…
Read Moreoliver’s cake {old-fashioned white cake}
Here’s the problem when you tell everyone on the planet about your life – people will actually remember when you say things like: I took a cake decorating class in the summer. But they won’t necessarily remember the stuff like: I sucked at that cake decorating class in the summer. Generally, this is a good…
Read Morebanana cake with mocha frosting – 2.0’s birthday cake
I gave 2.0 months to decide on his birthday cake. I told him to pick whatever he wanted – sky’s the limit! I figured he’d pick something covered in icing roses or fine printing – you know, just for kicks. I wondered how many elements from cake decorating class I might have to work into…
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