Lime Frosting Forever
When I made about a zillion cupcakes for the Vegan Cupcake Competition (as posted about previously, here), I made about a zillion batches of Lime Buttercream Frosting as well. I thought I would need...
View ArticleWedding Cake Testing Galore
It took six cakes, seven frostings, two fillings, and several over-full tummies to make a decision. But we finally chose the cake flavor for my friends’ upcoming August wedding. I’m not going to...
View ArticleThe Littlest Birds Sing The Prettiest Songs
I’ve kept you in such suspense! I’m sorry! Life has been very busy here, with traveling, moving, applying and receiving a teaching job, etc. So much is going on! But, part of the events going on were...
View ArticleMini Gingerbread Loaves for a Sweet New Year
I haven’t updated my blog in forever. I’m so sorry dear readers! Teaching has consumed so much of my time/life/energy/thoughts/dreams/being. When I do leave school, I may still have inspiration for...
View ArticleI’ve Got My Eye On You…
What do you get when you add your chocolate-loving housemate’s birthday, a request for Raspberry Blackout Cake with Cream Cheese Icing, and an only-sometimes-functioning-oven? Add into the mix an...
View ArticleI broke your heart…
I know it’s hard right now, but it’s best for the both of us. Happy (belated) Valentine’s Day. The title and first line of this post come from an email I received from a friend, who sent me this...
View ArticleCelebrate!
The birds are back! And, so am I! I can’t believe my last post was in February! I know there are some dedicated readers and bakers out there who have checked in with my blog a zillion times a day and...
View ArticleLemon, Chocolate, Champagne, Oh My!
Bria and Dave’s wedding was fantastic and fun – the perfect mix of serious, thoughtful, goofy and joyous. I was honored to bake them their wedding cake and cupcakes! In three flavors, no less! I’m...
View ArticleDark Chocolate Buttermilk Cake
Rich, dark, dense, delicious. This was a chocolate-almond-ginger cake for a good friend’s birthday. Everyone enjoyed it, and it seemed like the kind of cake that would still taste great a few days...
View ArticleBittersweet Chocolate and Pear Cake
I’ve finished the second week of school…and am just about to begin the third week. On Friday, one of my third graders gave me three pears from a tree in her backyard. Such a nice gift! So, I made this...
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