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oreo cookies and cream cake

July 27, 2025 · In: Cake, Featured, Recipes

Oreo Layer Cake Recipe

I absolutely LOVE Oreo cookies, so I made sure this cake has the best Oreo flavor in every way. It starts with layers of soft and moist black velvet cake…

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oreo buttercream recipe for cakes and cupcakes

July 26, 2025 · In: Featured, Frosting, Recipes

Oreo Buttercream

If you’re an Oreo lover, this cookies & cream buttercream is going to be among your favorite frostings! It’s silky smooth vanilla buttercream with crushed Oreo cookies added, filling and…

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no churn vanilla ice cream berry crisp toppings

July 23, 2025 · In: Featured, Ice Cream, Recipes, Seasonal, Summer

No-Churn Berry Crisp Ice Cream

Inspired by my love for berry crisp a la mode, this berry crisp ice cream is smooth no-churn vanilla ice cream with ribbons of berry filling and buttery oat streusel…

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adding fresh blackberries to buttercream recipe

July 21, 2025 · In: Featured, Frosting, Recipes, Seasonal, Summer

Blackberry Buttercream

This delicious blackberry buttercream is bursting with summer flavor and absolutely ideal for filling and frosting cakes, cupcakes, macarons, and more. It’s made with fresh blackberries that are pureed and…

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yellow cake recipe with chocolate frosting and rainbow sprinkles

July 17, 2025 · In: Cake, Featured, Recipes

Yellow Cake with Chocolate Frosting (Classic Birthday Cake)

When you think of the most classic birthday cake ever, what comes to mind? For me, it’s always been what my mom made for my birthdays growing up – yellow…

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July 15, 2025 · In: Cake, Fall, Featured, Recipes, Seasonal, Summer

Peach Crisp Cake with Brown Butter Frosting

With peaches at their peak, I couldn’t stop dreaming about making a spiced peach filling for a cake and also making a peach crisp. Those two ideas collided in this…

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peach filling recipe for cakes and cupcakes

July 15, 2025 · In: Featured, Filling, Recipes, Seasonal, Summer

Perfectly Thick Peach Filling

I first made this peach filling for my peach crisp cake recipe and I’m so in love with it that I had to make a separate recipe post! It’s made…

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oreo icebox cake recipe

July 11, 2025 · In: Featured, No-Bake, Recipes, Seasonal, Summer

Easy Oreo Icebox Cake

This is the easiest no-bake Oreo cake you’ll ever make and could not be more delicious! With just four ingredients, this Oreo icebox cake is so quick to make and…

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Sugar and sparrow vanilla sheet cake

July 3, 2025 · In: Cake, Featured, Recipes

The Best Vanilla Sheet Cake Recipe

For all the times you want a delicious vanilla cake but don’t want the commitment of decorating a full-on layer cake, this vanilla sheet cake is just the thing. It’s…

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a few of my favorite things for summer by sugar and sparrow

July 2, 2025 · In: Lifestyle

A Few of My Favorite Things (Summer 2025)

Hi all! Last Fall I shared some of my favorite things that were bringing me joy – everything from skincare/beauty products to books and podcasts. It was so fun that…

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berry crisp recipe with vanilla ice cream

June 27, 2025 · In: Featured, Recipes, Seasonal, Summer

Mixed Berry Crisp Recipe

There’s something undeniably comforting about a warm dish of mixed berry crisp topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. The way the juicy berries bubble up beneath the buttery…

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black forest cake recipe with homemade cherry filling and whipped cream frosting

June 26, 2025 · In: Cake, Featured, Holiday, Recipes, Seasonal, Summer, Winter

Black Forest Cake Recipe

Black forest cake is something that has been on my list for YEARS, so when my neighbor showed up with a bowl full of fresh-picked sweet cherries, I knew it…

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Everything I baked in June☀️I was so motivated to Everything I baked in June☀️I was so motivated to bake this month (summer flavors had me INSPIRED!) and could barely keep up with myself but I ended up publishing 7 new recipes on my website + finalized 5 more that will be up ASAP! 

Comment “JUNE” to get all the recipes that are available now:

-Cookie Dough Ice Cream Cake
-Rocky Road Cupcakes (w/ homemade marshmallow creme filling!)
-Blackberry Lavender Cake
-Homemade Blackberry Filling
-Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting
-Strawberry Shortcake Cookie Bars
-Berries & Cream Sheet Cake

https://sugarandsparrow.com/everything-i-baked-in-june
 
#cake #bakersofinstagram #baking #bakinglove #cakedecorating
WHIPPED CREAM CHEESE FROSTING ☁️ this easy 4-ingre WHIPPED CREAM CHEESE FROSTING ☁️ this easy 4-ingredient whipped cream frosting is deliciously light, comes together SO easily, and is stabilized with cream cheese to make it the perfect thick consistency for filling and frosting cakes and cupcakes!! It’s so good with my strawberry shortcake sheet cake and berries & cream cake and I have a feeling I’m going to be whipping it up for many more summer cakes😍

Full recipe with cake pairing suggestions at https://sugarandsparrow.com/whipped-cream-cheese-frosting/ 

INGREDIENTS 
1 Cup (8oz, 226g) full-fat brick-style cream cheese, cold
1 Cup (120g) powdered sugar
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 1/2 Cups (600ml) heavy whipping cream, cold

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Chill the bowl of your stand mixer (or the large bowl you’ll be using with your hand mixer) into the refrigerator for 20 minutes.
2. Into the cold mixing bowl, add the cream cheese and beat on medium speed with the whisk attachment until creamy, 2 min. Add the powdered sugar and mix on low speed until mostly incorporated, then turn the mixer to medium-high speed and mix for 1 min.
3. Add the vanilla extract, then turn the mixer to medium-high speed and slowly pour in the heavy whipping cream (down the side of the bowl so it doesn’t fly everywhere). Once all the cream is added, continue mixing on medium-high for just about 30 seconds longer, keeping a close eye on the mixing bowl to watch it thicken. It should come together into a thick, silky frosting consistency at this point, where you can dip the whisk into the frosting and it holds a slight peak when you hold it upright.
4. Use the frosting immediately to decorate cakes and/or cupcakes for best results!

#whippedcreamfrosting #creamcheesefrosting #cakedecorating #whippedcream #frosting
TOP 10 4TH OF JULY DESSERTS 🎆 These are just a few TOP 10 4TH OF JULY DESSERTS 🎆 These are just a few of my favorite summer dessert recipes that will disappear at any Fourth of July celebration.

Comment “JULY” and I’ll send you all 20+ of my favorite 4th of July dessert ideas – naturally red white and blue desserts like my berries and cream cake, easy no-bake desserts, no-churn ice cream, strawberry shortcake inspired recipes, and all the treats that will go FAST at any barbecue.

https://sugarandsparrow.com/4th-of-july-desserts/

#fourthofjuly #4thofjuly #summerdessert #partycake #dessertideas
STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE COOKIE BARS 🍓my hot take: str STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE COOKIE BARS 🍓my hot take: strawberry shortcake toppings on a buttery, soft sugar cookie base is WAY BETTER than traditional strawberry shortcake. I topped my favorite sugar cookie bar recipe with silky whipped cream cheese frosting + homemade strawberry sauce and now I’m ruined 😵

Full recipe is linked in my bio + at https://sugarandsparrow.com/strawberry-shortcake-cookie-bars/ 

SOFT SUGAR COOKIE BARS
2 Cups + 2 Tbsp (283g) all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 Cup (170g) unsalted butter, room temp
1 Cup (200g) granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 large egg yolk
1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract

1. Preheat the oven to 350ºF (177ºC). Grease and line an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper, leaving a slight overhang for easy release.
2. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
3. Using a stand mixer with the paddle attachment (or hand mixer) cream together the butter and sugar on high speed until pale and fluffy, 2-3 min.
4. Turn the mixer to medium and add the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla. Mix until combined, then add the flour mixture and mix on low speed until a uniform cookie dough forms.
5. Press the cookie dough into the prepared pan in an even layer, all the way to the edges. Bake for 18-20 minutes, until the edges are just starting to brown. 
6. Cool the sugar cookie bars in the pan for 30 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Top with whipped cream cheese frosting and strawberry sauce (full recipe linked in my bio!)

#strawberryshortcake #strawberries #whippedcreamfrosting #cookiebars #sugarcookies
BLACK FOREST CAKE 🍒 this is my favorite thing to m BLACK FOREST CAKE 🍒 this is my favorite thing to make during cherry season! My version is decadent chocolate cake soaked with homemade cherry syrup, fresh cherry filling, and whipped cream frosting. Top it with a chocolate ganache drip if you want to go the extra mile! 

Full recipe + decorating tutorial is linked in my bio + at https://sugarandsparrow.com/black-forest-cake-recipe/

PS I’m working on a sheet cake version of this recipe that’s even easier! Stay tuned.

#blackforestcake #cherrycake #chocolatecake #cherries #cakedecorating

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