There’s this magical place in Portland called the International Rose Test Garden, where there are over ten thousand roses in bloom all at once. It’s apparently the longest running rose…
How to Level and Torte Cake Layers
Whether my cake layers come out of the oven with a domed top or a flat one, there’s one step I never miss once those cakes are cooled: torting the…
How to Prepare Cake Pans for Easy Release
Before you mix up your cake batter, there are two things you’ve got to do to set yourself up for cake baking success: preheat your oven and prepare your pans….
Common Reasons Why Cakes Sink
It happens to the best of us: you spend all this time mixing up cake batter and feeling extra optimistic about those future cake layers, come to find that when…
The Tastiest Strawberry Cake Recipe
A few years ago, I created this Strawberry Lemonade cake that became an instant hit: cake flavored with fresh strawberries (pureed and reduced), filled with strawberry buttercream, topped with lemon…
Toasted S’mores Cupcakes
I can’t tell you how many requests I’ve gotten for a cupcake version of my S’mores Cake with Toasted Marshmallow Buttercream. It’s one of my all-time favorite recipes (s’mores fan…
Coming Soon: Cake Basics
One of the biggest reasons why I started blogging about cake is because I fell in love with helping people. It totally makes my day when I read messages from…
Vanilla Buttercream Recipe
This easy vanilla buttercream recipe is my go-to American buttercream for cakes and cupcakes. It’s rich, creamy, full of vanilla flavor, and less sweet than traditional American buttercream thanks to…
Sugar & Sparrow is TWO!
And just like that, Sugar & Sparrow is TWO years old! It feels so young and so old at the same time. This past year was all about growing in…