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lemon raspberry layer cake with raspberry filling and lemon raspberry frosting

May 22, 2025 · In: Cake, Featured, Recipes, Seasonal, Spring, Summer

Lemon Raspberry Layer Cake

After nailing down my lemon blueberry layer cake recipe, I decided it was time to try making a lemon raspberry version and this beautiful cake is the result! It features…

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

Coconut Buttercream

Whether you need the perfect frosting for coconut cupcakes or want to add a tropical twist to your next layer cake, this coconut buttercream is absolutely divine. It’s so creamy,…

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coconut cupcakes recipe by sugar and sparrow

May 14, 2025 · In: Cupcakes, Featured, Recipes, Seasonal, Spring, Summer

Coconut Cupcakes Recipe

I recently read Ina Garten’s memoir (highly recommend!) and in it she talks about a coconut cupcake recipe she made for her shop, Barefoot Contessa. She said the cupcakes would…

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small batch churro cake by sugar and sparrow

May 3, 2025 · In: Featured, Recipes, Small Batch

Small Batch Churro Cake

In honor of a trip to Disneyland next week, I’ve decided to make a small batch version of my favorite churro cake recipe! Just like the original recipe, this mini…

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perfect swiss meringue buttercream recipe

April 30, 2025 · In: Featured, Frosting, Recipes

Swiss Meringue Buttercream Recipe (with Detailed Instructions for Perfect Results!)

I’m usually an American buttercream girly, mostly because it’s so quick and easy to make. Swiss meringue buttercream takes a little more effort, but if you’re willing to do the…

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April 25, 2025 · In: Cake, Featured, Recipes

Bakery-Style White Cake

This is the softest, fluffiest white cake recipe that tastes like it came from your favorite bakery, but it’s 100% HOMEMADE! It’s super moist (and stays that way for days),…

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the best snickers candy bar cake by sugar and saprrow

April 22, 2025 · In: Cake, Featured, Recipes

The Ultimate Snickers Cake

Let me get right to the point: this Snickers cake is my favorite cake flavor I’ve ever made thus far. I am truly obsessed! It’s layers of moist chocolate cake,…

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whipped chocolate ganache for cakes

April 11, 2025 · In: Featured, Filling, Frosting, Recipes

Whipped Chocolate Ganache

This whipped chocolate ganache is rich and chocolatey without being overly sweet and so simple to make. It has the consistency of buttercream frosting which makes it so easy to…

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lemon blueberry layer cake with cream cheese frosting

April 11, 2025 · In: Cake, Featured, Recipes, Seasonal, Spring, Summer

Lemon Blueberry Cake with Lemon Cream Cheese Buttercream

This lemon blueberry cake is so moist, delicious, and bursting with Springtime flavor! It features layers of zesty lemon cake dotted with beautiful blueberries, filled and frosted with lemon cream…

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small batch lemon cake recipe by sugar and sparrow

April 8, 2025 · In: Cake, Featured, Recipes, Seasonal, Small Batch, Spring, Summer

Small Batch Lemon Cake

This small batch lemon layer cake is a mini version of my all-time favorite lemon cake and makes just enough to serve 2-4 people. It has a super soft and…

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VANILLA SHEET CAKE (recipe below) 🥳 this cake i VANILLA SHEET CAKE (recipe below) 🥳 this cake is packed with vanilla flavor, SO soft and fluffy, fun to decorate, and ideal for feeding a crowd. It makes me so nostalgic for my childhood birthday cakes!! 
 
Full recipe (w/ frosting!) at https://sugarandsparrow.com/vanilla-sheet-cake-recipe/
 
INGREDIENTS: 
2 1/2 Cups (265g) sifted cake flour
2 tsp baking powder 
1/2 tsp baking soda 
1 tsp salt 
3/4 Cup (170g) unsalted butter, room temp 
1 3/4 Cup (340g) granulated sugar 
3 large eggs, room temp 
1/2 Cup (120g) sour cream, room temp
1 Tbsp pure vanilla extract 
1 Cup (240ml) whole milk, room temp
 
INSTRUCTIONS: 
1. Preheat the oven to 325°F. Grease and line a 9×13 baking dish. 
2. Add the sifted cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a medium bowl and whisk to combine. Set aside. 
3. In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or with a hand mixer and large bowl), beat the butter on high speed for two minutes until creamy. Add the sugar and continue to beat on high speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Scrape down the bowl and paddle as needed. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing for about 10-15 seconds after each addition. Add the vanilla and sour cream and mix for one minute on high speed. 
4. Turn the mixer off and add the dry ingredients all at once. Mix on low speed until just combined, then add the milk in a steady stream and mix until just incorporated. 
5. Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish and bake for 30-35 minutes, or until the cake springs back to the touch and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. Let the cake cool in the baking dish until room temperature, then frost with vanilla buttercream. 
 
#vanillacake #sheetcake #birthdaycake #vanilla #cakedecorating
LEMON CREAM CHEESE BUTTERCREAM 🍋 if you love th LEMON CREAM CHEESE BUTTERCREAM 🍋 if you love the tang of cream cheese frosting, you’re going to be obsessed with this lemon variation!! It’s light and refreshing, tangy and complex, and perfect consistency for cake decorating. I particularly love it on my lemon blueberry cake and lemon cupcakes 💛 

INGREDIENTS:
1/2 Cup (113g) unsalted butter, room temp
8 Oz (226g) full-fat brick-style cream cheese, room temp
4 Cups (480g) powdered sugar
1 1/2 tsp lemon juice
Pinch of salt, or to taste

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and cream cheese together on medium-high speed until light and creamy (no lumps), about 5 minutes, scraping down the bowl and paddle as needed.
2. Add the powdered sugar a few cups at a time and mix on low speed until combined, scraping down the bowl and paddle between additions. Add the lemon juice and salt and continue mixing on low speed until fully combined and smooth.
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Full recipe + cake pairing suggestions linked in my bio and at https://sugarandsparrow.com/lemon-cream-cheese-buttercream/
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#lemoncake #creamcheesefrosting #cakedecorating #buttercream #lemon
LEMON BLUEBERRY CAKE 🍋🫐 so soft and fluffy, LEMON BLUEBERRY CAKE 🍋🫐 so soft and fluffy, packed with zesty lemon flavor, blueberries in every bite, and absolutely scrumptious with lemon cream cheese buttercream. It’s Spring in cake form and I saw someone pair these cake layers with actual cheesecake filling last week and now I NEED TO TRY IT 💛 
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Full recipe linked in my bio or at https://sugarandsparrow.com/lemon-blueberry-layer-cake/ 
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#lemonblueberrycake #lemoncake #lemonblueberry #creamcheesefrosting #cakedecorating
Finally cracked the code on this marbled strawberr Finally cracked the code on this marbled strawberry no-bake cheesecake!! 🍓it’s a classic tangy no-bake cheesecake marbled with strawberry reduction on top of a buttery graham cracker crust. The key is mixing some of the cheesecake filling with the jammy strawberry reduction before swirling the two flavors together, then refrigerate overnight and the filling is velvety and mousse-like with the perfect pops of strawberry flavor.

Recipe is linked in my bio + at https://sugarandsparrow.com/no-bake-marbled-strawberry-cheesecake/

#nobakecheesecake #strawberrycheesecake #strawberry #cakedecorating #nobakedessert
STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE ICE CREAM CAKE 🍓if Strawbe STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE ICE CREAM CAKE 🍓if Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Bars make you nostalgic for your childhood ice cream truck days, you’re going to LOVE this easy ice cream cake version - no ice cream maker needed 🙌🏼 

Full recipe on my blog at https://sugarandsparrow.com/strawberry-shortcake-ice-cream-cake/

STRAWBERRY CRUNCH 
24 whole (280g) Golden Oreos, finely ground
3 Oz box strawberry jello
4 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted

ICE CREAM LAYERS
1/2 Cup (15g) freeze-dried strawberries
2 Cups heavy whipping cream, cold
1 Tbsp pure vanilla extract, divided
14 Oz sweetened condensed milk
1 1/2 tsp strawberry jam or preserves

1. Combine the strawberry crunch ingredients and bake on a lined cookie sheet at 350ºF for 4 min.
2. For the crust, combine 1 Cup of the strawberry crunch with 2 Tbsp melted butter. Press into the bottom of a 6-inch springform pan and line with an acetate collar. Place in the freezer while you move on.
3. Using a food processor, grind the freeze-dried strawberries into a fine powder. Set aside.
4. Add the heavy whipping cream and 2 tsp of vanilla extract into a chilled bowl, then whip it with a hand mixer to stiff peaks. Place in the refrigerator.
5. Divide the condensed milk between two medium bowls. To one bowl, add 1 teaspoon of vanilla. To the second bowl, add the finely strawberry powder and the jam/preserves. Whisk the ingredients together within each individual bowl.
6. Divide the whipping cream evenly between each of the two bowls you created in the previous step. Fold each sweetened condensed milk mixture together with the divided whipped cream to create the vanilla ice cream and strawberry ice cream.
7. Layer half of each of the ice creams on top of the strawberry crunch crust, sprinkle a layer of strawberry crunch on top, then repeat. Freeze for 6 hours and serve. 
#icecreamcake #strawberryshortcake #nochurnicecream #icecreamlover #strawberry

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