I’m totally late to post about this cake, because I made this cake about 2 months ago, for my best friend’s birthday. She loves strawberry shortcake cake — but not the kind where a sponge cake is used. She likes the original kind, made with biscuit layers, thank you very much! The first time I made… Continue reading Strawberry Shortcake
I interrupt this stream of posts about macarons for something NOT macaron-related. When I started this blog, it was meant to be an online repository for recipes that I truly love and plan on keeping in my repertoire (this was before Pinterest was big), except somewhere down the line I got lazy and didn’t include… Continue reading Vanilla Cupcake — I’ve Found The One For Me
Once upon a time, there was a baker. This baker loved to bake, and she decided that most of the things she baked would be given away, lest she grow large from consuming all her baked goods. Having recently taken her yoga practice more seriously, she could have none of that growing large business. And… Continue reading Once Upon a Cake
Earlier this year, I made cupcakes with my company logo on them for a bake sale at work for our annual Bag Hunger campaign. Having fallen in love with them after I made them, and even ranking them among my best work, I decided to revisit the concept for a potluck my company pyramid is… Continue reading Like No Other Cake In The World
I’m not sure why, but lately it’s harder and harder to post. I’m not sure whether its lack of inspiration, or lack of words…But the fact that I’m writing an entire post now probably negates the latter theory. Maybe it’s lack of inspiration. A few weeks ago, I made a 3-layer cake that had, at… Continue reading Cake For Thought
Back in March, I accepted an order for a wedding cake. Having never made a wedding cake before, this eager little baker looking to prove something to herself simply felt the hand of Fate weighing on her shoulder telling her, “You Must Not Say No…This Is Simply Too Great An Opportunity To Pass Up!” In… Continue reading Blowing off the Dust
With the arrival of my new Klean Kanteen yesterday (I got the classic in active pink!), I am inevitably going green. The days of the plastic spring water bottle are numbered — at least in my yoga class. No longer do I have to go to class, feeling self-conscious for being (almost) the only yogi… Continue reading Going Green
The wind under my sails has somewhat died down. Which is not to say that I am slowly declining in my motivation to bake and cook — after all, there are still recipes out there to conquer — but today, I didn’t feel so much like my heart was in my baking. Which brings to… Continue reading Carrot Cake Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Filling
This weekend seems to be a humbling sort of a weekend… I made a flourless chocolate cake that in the end came out nicely, but it took two takes. I tried two different recipes — the first was Emeril’s and the second, the successful attempt, was a recipe from the Neelys of Down Home With… Continue reading The Sweet Taste and Smell of Failure
Another late night baking… I think I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves. I think it came out alright. Not too bad. Cake decorating, even if it’s not crazy Ace of Cakes style, is a marathon event! Too tired to type out words… Thought I’d get creative and use Cheez Wiz as filling. Mmmmm…Just kidding. … Continue reading A Cake Story
