In a baking recipe, you’ll often see that certain ingredients (like butter, milk, eggs, and other dairy ingredients) need to be at room temperature before you get started. Organically, it…
How to Price a Cake (a Guide for Home Bakers)
One of the most frequent questions I get from cake business owners is “how should I be pricing my cakes?” I totally get it, because when I ran my custom…
Peppermint Mocha Cake Recipe
This peppermint mocha cake is based on one of my favorite festive coffee drinks! The layers of moist and decadent peppermint chocolate cake filled and frosted with coffee buttercream make…
Striped Candy Cane Cake Recipe
A red-and-white striped cake inside and out, this candy cane cake looks and tastes like the real deal in cake form! Using my bakery-style white cake recipe as a base,…
Meringue Mushrooms Recipe + Tutorial
Meringue mushrooms are the cutest, most delightful garnishes for cakes and holiday dessert tables! They are 100% edible with a chewy meringue texture and surprisingly easy to make. I love…
White Christmas Cake Recipe
I haven’t been able to stop thinking about making my favorite bakery-style white cake into a festive holiday cake, and this white Christmas cake is the result! It’s layers of…
Yule Log Cake Recipe (Bûche De Noël)
Yule log cake (or formally known as Bûche De Noël) is a traditional Christmas cake that’s decorated to look like a festive log. It’s always a showstopper on the holiday…
How to Make Sugared Cranberries
Sugared cranberries are the perfect easy decoration for holiday cakes, cupcakes, cheesecakes, and truly any baked good that needs a pop of color! I particularly love them as a garnish…
Peppermint Buttercream
This peppermint buttercream will add festive holiday flavor to cakes, cupcakes, sugar cookies, brownies, macarons, and more! It has the perfect amount of peppermint flavor without going overboard, and is…