Making a tiered cake while working full time without losing your mind is quite a feat. In this article I’ll give you some of my best tips to help keep you sane and produce a gorgeous cake for those you love. I’m not sure when big beautiful cakes became common for birthday parties. Maybe (probably) Pinterest has something to do … Read More
Cake Truffles
Cake truffles are the tiny, highly customizable treat perfect for your next party. White chocolate coats a cake and buttercream filled bite sized sweet! For Father’s day this past weekend, my dad requested “orange cake with cream cheese frosting.” This means he specifically wanted orange cake made from a mix. I happened to have one in my cupboard. Fast forward … Read More
Angel Food Cake
Light and fluffy angel food cake is the perfect summer dessert especially when topped with sweet strawberries and a dollop of whipped cream! Angel food cake is absolutely, hands down, my favorite cake in the whole world. It’s the cake that I always ask for as my birthday cake. It’s light and fluffy and perfect eaten smothered in whipped cream … Read More
Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting and Chèvre Caramel Sauce Drip
Moist, from-scratch spiced carrot cake iced with tangy cream cheese frosting flecked with vanilla beans and topped with a chèvre caramel sauce drip. Carrot cake has always been a little bit tricky for me. After making a couple of failed past carrot cake, my mom told me about my grandma’s secret ingredient carrot cake ingredient…baby food. Yep, that’s right. A … Read More
Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake with German Chocolate Frosting
Dense, chocolaty, made-from-scratch mayonnaise cake with chocolate buttercream and German chocolate frosting. An indulgent celebration cake for sure! For as long as I can remember, I’ve baked birthday cakes for my family. Of course, back in the day it was a plain 9×13 inch cake from a box with a can of frosting slathered on top. (My sister and I … Read More
My First Tiered Cake
This was my nephew’s first birthday cake. It was my first time making a three tiered cake and also my first time making a cake for that many people (50-55 people). I learned a lot on this cake. The Cake: The tiers were 8″, 10″, and 12″. The 12″ cake was by far the largest cake that I have ever … Read More