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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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Cadbury Mini Egg chocolate ganache filling for cakes

April 8, 2025 · In: Featured, Filling, Recipes, Seasonal, Spring

Cadbury Mini Egg Ganache

This Cadbury Mini Egg ganache is smooth and creamy with rich chocolatey flavor and little bits of candy shell throughout. It’s thick enough to use as a filling for cakes,…

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easy Cadbury Mini Egg Cheesecake recipe

April 2, 2025 · In: Featured, No-Bake, Recipes, Seasonal, Spring

No-Bake Cadbury Mini Egg Cheesecake

One thing you need to know about me is how much I love Cadbury Mini Eggs. It’s kind of a problem when they show up on the shelves this time…

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carrot cake recipe by sugar and sparrow

March 17, 2025 · In: Cake, Fall, Featured, Recipes, Seasonal, Spring, Winter

Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

This is my all-time favorite carrot cake recipe for many reasons: it’s extra moist, has the most incredible spice flavor, is so easy to throw together, and is downright irresistible…

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February 27, 2025 · In: Featured, Lifestyle

My Online Cake Decorating Course is HERE!

Many of you have been asking for an online course from me for YEARS and I’m so thrilled to say that it’s FINALLY HERE! I had the wonderful opportunity to…

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February 24, 2025 · In: Cupcakes, Featured, Recipes

Funfetti Cupcakes Recipe

Based on my favorite funfetti layer cake recipe, these funfetti cupcakes are so moist and fluffy with just the right amount of sprinkles! A combination of vanilla and almond extract…

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eggless chocolate birthday cake recipe by sugar and sparrow

February 21, 2025 · In: Cake, Featured, Recipes, Vegan

Eggless Chocolate Cake Recipe (Can Be Made Vegan!)

This eggless chocolate cake is everything you could possibly want in a chocolate cake (well, minus the eggs of course)! It’s incredibly moist, rich with chocolate flavor, has the perfect…

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green velvet cake recipe for st patricks day dessert

February 20, 2025 · In: Cake, Featured, Recipes

Green Velvet Cake with Rainbow Frosting

Whether you need a St. Patrick’s Day dessert or simply want to make something fun, this green velvet cake with rainbow frosting is a true showstopper! It has a light…

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HUMMINGBIRD CAKE 🤎 after weeks of testing this HUMMINGBIRD CAKE 🤎 after weeks of testing this recipe I found that the KEY to taking this already delicious cake to the next level is: roasting the bananas!! It’s an optional step in this recipe BUT it adds unparalleled caramel notes and noticeable richness to the flavor 🙌🏼 Along with the crushed pineapple, toasted pecans, and tangy cream cheese buttercream, this cake is NEXT LEVEL delicious, ultra-moist, melts in your mouth, and will have everyone asking for the recipe. 

Full recipe (with cream cheese frosting) linked in my bio + at https://sugarandsparrow.com/hummingbird-cake-recipe/ 

#hummingbirdcake #creamcheesefrosting #bananacake #cakedecorating #cakerecipe
OREO CUPCAKES 🖤 (recipe below) I made these for OREO CUPCAKES 🖤 (recipe below) I made these for a fundraiser at @vancity.youth last weekend and was reminded of how delicious this recipe is! There’s black cocoa powder in the cupcake batter to give them the PERFECT Oreo cookie flavor profile + the most delicious cookies and cream buttercream I’d eat all on its own. 
 
Full recipe at https://sugarandsparrow.com/oreo-cupcakes-recipe/ 
 
OREO CUPCAKES 
1 Cup (132g) all purpose flour 
3/4 Cup (150g) granulated sugar 
1/3 Cup (38g) black cocoa powder 
1 tsp baking soda 
1/2 tsp baking powder 
1/4 tsp salt 
1/4 Cup (60ml) vegetable oil 
1 large egg, room temp 
1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract 
1/2 Cup (120ml) buttermilk, room temp 
1/2 Cup (120ml) hot coffee or hot water 
 
1. Preheat the oven to 350ºF/177ºC and line a cupcake pan with 12-15 liners. 
2. In a large bowl, whisk all of the dry ingredients together. Add the vegetable oil, eggs, vanilla, and buttermilk and whisk to combine. Whisk in the hot coffee (or hot water). 
3. Pour the batter into the prepared cupcake liners and bake for 14-18 minutes. 
 
OREO BUTTERCREAM 
1 Cup (226g) unsalted butter, room temperature 
3 Cups (360g) powdered sugar 
2 tsp pure vanilla extract 
2 Tbsp whole milk, room temperature 
pinch of salt, or to taste 
9 Oreo cookies (96g), finely ground 
 
1. Using a hand mixer or stand mixer, cream the butter on medium-high speed until it’s creamy and pale, 5 min. 
2. Add the powdered sugar a few cups at a time, mixing on low speed and scraping down bowl and paddle in between intervals. Keep the mixer on low and add the vanilla, milk, and salt. Mix until fully incorporated and uniform, 1-2 min. 
4. Mix in the Oreo cookie crumbs on low speed. 
 
#oreo #oreocupcakes #cookiesandcream #chocolatecupcakes #cupcakes
RASPBERRY CAKE FILLING (recipe below) ♥️ this RASPBERRY CAKE FILLING (recipe below) ♥️ this perfectly sweet/tart raspberry cake filling is beautifully thick, seedless, and so rewarding to make from scratch! It takes just a handful of ingredients and can be made with fresh OR frozen raspberries 🙌🏼 

Get the full recipe + cake pairing suggestions at the link in my bio or at https://sugarandsparrow.com/seedless-raspberry-cake-filling/

INGREDIENTS:
2 1/2 Cups (10oz, 315g) fresh or frozen raspberries
1/2 Cup (100g) granulated sugar
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp lemon zest
1 1/2 Tbsp (12g) cornstarch
1 1/2 Tbsp (22ml) water

INSTRUCTIONS: 
1. In a saucepan set over medium heat, add the raspberries, granulated sugar, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Cook until the mixture begins to boil, stirring occasionally. 
2. Once boiling, lower the heat and simmer for 10-15 minutes while you continue stirring occasionally. Then, remove from heat and use a fine mesh sieve to strain out the seeds over a medium bowl. After straining, you’ll be left with about 1/4 Cup of seedy pulp.
3. In a small separate bowl, combine the cornstarch and water until uniform. Return the strained raspberry filling to the saucepan (wipe it free of any remaining seeds if needed) and add the cornstarch/water mixture. Cook over medium heat until boiling, stirring constantly, then reduce to a simmer and cook for 1-3 minutes, until the filling has thickened slightly, is no longer cloudy, and coats the back of the spatula.
4. Pour into an airtight container and refrigerate for at least 4 hours and up to 1 week. It will be jello-like once set but after stirring it will become a thick, jammy consistency that’s perfect to use as a cake or cupcake filling!

#raspberrycake #cakefilling #cakedecorating #raspberries #baking
STRAWBERRY LEMON CAKE 🍓🍋 this cake is so lig STRAWBERRY LEMON CAKE 🍓🍋 this cake is so light and refreshing and bursting with all-natural flavors! It’s layers of my favorite extra fluffy lemon cake + the most delicious freeze-dried strawberry buttercream that ends up the prettiest natural pink color. I’ll never get over those little flecks of strawberry in the buttercream or the tiny chamomile flowers adding so much cheer! 

Grab the recipe at the link in my bio or at https://sugarandsparrow.com/strawberry-lemon-cake/

#strawberrylemon #lemoncake #strawberrycake #cakedecorating #strawberrybuttercream
CHOCOLATE SHEET CAKE (recipe below) 🍫 🥳 this CHOCOLATE SHEET CAKE (recipe below) 🍫 🥳 this is everything I want in a chocolate cake: rich and decadent, stick-to-your-fork fudgy, ultra-chocolatey, shareable, and EASY! Like box mix easy but from-scratch and a MUST try if you’re in need of a good chocolate cake recipe to feed a crowd👩🏽‍🍳⁣ 
 
Get the full recipe (with chocolate frosting) at the link in my bio or at https://sugarandsparrow.com/chocolate-sheet-cake/ ✨⁣ 
⁣ 
CHOCOLATE SHEET CAKE
2 Cups (265g) all purpose flour⁣ 
1 2/3 Cups (340g) white granulated sugar⁣ 
2/3 Cup (60g) unsweetened natural cocoa powder⁣ 
2 tsp baking soda⁣ 
1 tsp baking powder⁣ 
1/2 tsp kosher salt⁣ 
1/2 Cup (120ml) vegetable oil⁣ 
2 eggs, room temperature⁣ 
1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract⁣ 
1 Cup (240ml) full-fat buttermilk⁣ 
1 Cup (240ml) hot coffee OR hot water⁣ 
⁣ 
INSTRUCTIONS⁣ 
1. Preheat the oven to 325ºF. Grease and line a 9x13 inch cake pan. ⁣ 
2. Place all of the dry ingredients into the bowl of a stand mixer (or use a large bowl with a hand mixer) and mix on low to combine. Add the vegetable oil, eggs, vanilla, and buttermilk and mix on low until combined. With the mixer still on low, add the hot coffee or hot water in a slow stream, then turn the mixer to medium and beat until smooth, about 2 minutes. The batter will be very thin. ⁣ 
3. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 35-40 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.⁣ Full recipe (with frosting) link in my bio.
⁣ 
#chocolatecake #chocolate #sheetcake #chocolatelover #birthdaycake

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