I LOVE the feeling of a new year right around the corner and have been getting so excited about all that’s to come in 2023 (like my BOOK RELEASE)! Before…
How to Make Buttercream Poinsettias
There’s no flower more holiday than the poinsettia. I’ve fallen in love with these pretty red flowers this season, and I could not help but dream about a buttercream version…
Spiced Chai Bundt Cake
Every so often I get a question about whether or not my layer cakes will work as bundt cakes and I never really knew the answer until I started recipe…
Rafaello Cake Recipe
I’ve been dreaming about making a Rafaello cake for awhile now, and the holiday season seemed like the ideal time to give it a go. After all, they do look…
Sugared Cranberry Cupcakes with White Chocolate Buttercream
It has been quite awhile since I whipped up a cupcake recipe and now all I want to do is write more cupcake recipes! They’re just so fun and so…
Marble Buttercream Cake Tutorial Feat. the JOANN Stir Collection
I am a big fan of baking and cake decorating tools that are pretty and functional, so when I saw the new line of Stir products at JOANN I just…
Spiced Pumpkin Biscoff Cake
Fall is the most inspiring time of year for me when it comes to recipes. The cold weather always gets me in the mood to bake, so that helps, but…
Introducing My First Book: Anyone Can Cake!
BIG NEWS! I’ve been keeping a little (huge) secret for almost a year now, and it’s finally time to tell you that I WROTE A BOOK! It’s called Anyone Can…
Apple Crisp Cake Recipe
Apple crisp was an essential dessert to my childhood. My mom had a newspaper clipping of an apple crisp recipe that she would pull out on special occasions and I…
We’ve Got a New Look + New Website Features!
We’ve been working hard behind the scenes to bring you some amazing updates to sugarandsparrow.com! When I say “we” I really mean my husband, Josiah. He’s the one who put…
Brown Butter Frosting Recipe
Can you believe that it took me until I was in my mid-thirties to make brown butter frosting for the first time? Why did I wait so long? The sound…
Spooky Black Velvet Cake Recipe (Dye-Free!)
In honor of the spookiest season of all, I’ve whipped up a cake recipe that’s sure to satisfy all the Halloween lovers: black velvet. The cake layers are pitch black,…