I recently had the opportunity to create this bee-themed cake for Thistle & Lace, and as I was during the design planning process I knew I had to incorporate honeycomb…
Floral Sheet Cake Tutorial
My momma was the queen of birthday sheet cakes. She baked them in her favorite casserole dish and served them up for every one of my birthdays as a kid,…
Banana Split Cupcakes Recipe
Hooray that it’s nearly summertime! It’s my favorite time of year, mainly because Portland gets sunny and so picturesque. I just want to be outside 24/7 soaking it all up!…
Sprinkle Fault Line Cake Tutorial
There’s a serious sprinkle trend happening on Instagram, and I’m not even sure who came up with it! I’ve been marveling over sprinkle fault line cakes for weeks now, and…
Bee Themed Cake with Thistle & Lace Cake Toppers
Whether you’ve got a wedding, birthday, anniversary, or anything to celebrate with cake, one thing is for sure: a custom cake topper will make it extra special, effortlessly! My favorite…
Buttercream Painted Floral Cake
It’s no secret that I love painting with buttercream. It makes the perfect medium for spatula painted cakes, abstract styles, and this entirely new artistic expression (for me): impressionist florals….
Striped Buttercream Circus Animals Party Cake
In my memories of childhood snacks, Circus Animals were an extra special treat. My eyes still get wide when I see the iconic pink and white frosted cookies covered in…
Mini Geode Cupcake Toppers Tutorial
I’m really dazzled by geodes (who isn’t?!) and have been dying to make some sort of geode-inspired edible creation for quite some time now. So when JOANN sent me these…
Lemon Layer Cake With Blueberry Buttercream
As I was perusing the freeze dried fruit section of my local Trader Joe’s, I stumbled upon a bag of freeze dried blueberries and just had to add them to…
Sugar & Sparrow Is ONE!
And just like that, I have a one year old (my blog baby, of course)! I can’t believe it’s only been a year since I launched Sugar & Sparrow, and…
Pastel Rainbow Birthday Cake Tutorial
Something totally magical happened this week – I got the opportunity to do an Instagram takeover for the one and only Wilton! They’ve been my favorite supplier of cake decorating…
Rainbow Candy Mosaic Cake
As soon as Easter candy hits the shelves I can’t help but be dazzled by all the pretty pastel colors! I was so starry-eyed over these Easter M&M’s that I…