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thick caramel filling recipe for cake

June 20, 2024 · In: Featured, Filling, Recipes

Thick Caramel Filling for Cakes

When I was recipe testing for my Twix cake, I knew I needed a caramel filling that was reminiscent of the candy bar. It had to be extra thick (but…

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amazon prime day deals for bakers 2024

June 14, 2024 · In: Lifestyle, Tools

The Best Baking Deals for Prime Day 2024

This post may contain affiliate links. For more information, see our disclosure policy. Amazon’s Prime Day is coming up soon (July 16th and 17th), and while they don’t announce what…

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Twix Cake with thick caramel filling

June 9, 2024 · In: Cake, Featured, Recipes

Twix Cake

Of all the candy bars in the world, I have always gravitated toward Twix. It makes a lot of sense since I’m a huge fan of chocolate-caramel anything, and I…

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birthday ice cream cake recipe with cake batter ice cream, brownies, and hot fudge

June 4, 2024 · In: Cake, Ice Cream, Recipes, Seasonal, Summer

The Ultimate Birthday Ice Cream Cake

Many years ago I worked in a little eyeglass shop that was right next to a Coldstone Ice Creamery. Needless to say, I ate my fair share of ice cream…

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hostess cupcake layer cake recipe

May 23, 2024 · In: Cake, Featured, Recipes

Hostess Cupcake Layer Cake

My cake flavor combinations are often driven by my own nostalgia. A few cases in point are my Apple Crisp Cake (my mom made lots of apple crisp growing up),…

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strawberry sheet cake recipe

May 5, 2024 · In: Cake, Featured, Recipes, Seasonal, Spring, Summer

Strawberry Sheet Cake Recipe

May marks the beginning of the strawberry season here in Oregon and I get so excited to buy the ripest berries my local grocery store has to offer. I don’t…

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lemon layer cake with lemon buttercream by sugar and sparrow

April 27, 2024 · In: Cake, Featured, Recipes, Seasonal, Spring

My Favorite Lemon Layer Cake

I don’t normally go for lemon flavored desserts, but for some reason this Spring has me craving all things lemon. Maybe it’s the reemergence of the sunshine after months of…

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cotton candy layer cake recipe

April 18, 2024 · In: Cake, Featured, Recipes

Whimsical Cotton Candy Cake Recipe

Can you think of a cake flavor that’s more whimsical than cotton candy? I certainly can not. And while you might think that it seems hard to capture the nostalgic…

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belgian waffle layer cake

April 10, 2024 · In: Cake, Featured, Recipes

Belgian Waffle Layer Cake

I made an impulse purchase the other day and bought this sage green Belgian waffle maker, mostly because it’s the most beautiful color ever and also because Belgian waffles are…

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lemon buttercream recipe for cakes cupcakes macarons

April 10, 2024 · In: Featured, Frosting, Recipes, Seasonal, Spring, Summer

Lemon Buttercream Recipe

If there ever was a season for lemon flavored things, I think it would be Spring. Suddenly the days are sunnier and the daffodils are blooming and the world just…

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PUMPKIN CUPCAKES 🧡 topped with spiced cream cheese PUMPKIN CUPCAKES 🧡 topped with spiced cream cheese frosting to give every bite the most heavenly pumpkin spice flavor! The perfect cupcakes to kick off your fall baking 🍂

Comment RECIPE and I’ll send it right to you!

You can also find the link in my bio (or google ‘Sugar and Sparrow Pumpkin Cupcakes’) 

#pumpkinspice #pumpkincake #pumpkinseason #falldesserts #creamcheesefrosting
OATMEAL CREME PIE CAKE 🙌🏼 I’m always thinking abou OATMEAL CREME PIE CAKE 🙌🏼 I’m always thinking about this cake during back-to-school season because Oatmeal Creme Pies take me right back to my elementary school days! It’s layers of tender brown sugar oatmeal cake with the gooiest homemade marshmallow filling and tastes just like the real deal in cake form – perfect party cake for an Oatmeal Creme Pie lover! 

Full recipe linked in my bio + at https://sugarandsparrow.com/oatmeal-creme-pie-cake/ 
 
#oatmealcremepie #vintagecake #layercake #partycake #cakedecorating
NO-BAKE BISCOFF CHEESECAKE ✨this is the perfect EA NO-BAKE BISCOFF CHEESECAKE ✨this is the perfect EASY no-bake dessert for Fall and I cannot get over the incredible spiced caramel flavor!! I added Biscoff cookie butter to my favorite no-bake cheesecake base, piled it onto a Biscoff cookie crust, then topped it with a melted cookie butter drip + tons of crunchy cookie crumbs.  
 
🤎Full recipe linked in my bio + at https://sugarandsparrow.com/no-bake-biscoff-cheesecake/ 
 
BISCOFF CRUST: 
1 8.8oz package Biscoff cookies (250g) 
1/3 Cup (75g) unsalted butter, melted 
 
FILLING: 
16 Oz (452g) full-fat brick-style cream cheese, room temp 
1/4 Cup (50g) powdered sugar 
3/4 Cup (210g) creamy Biscoff cookie butter 
1 tsp ground cinnamon 
1 tsp pure vanilla extract 
1 Cup (240ml) heavy whipping cream, cold 
 
INSTRUCTIONS: 
1. Combine the Biscoff crust ingredients until the mixture resembles wet sand, then press firmly into the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.  
2. In a large bowl, whip the cream cheese until smooth, then add the powdered sugar, cookie butter, cinnamon, and vanilla and mix until smooth.  
3. In a separate medium bowl, whip the heavy whipping cream to stiff peaks, then fold into the cream cheese mixture until no streaks remain. 
4. Add the filling on top of the Biscoff crust, cover, and refrigerate for at least 8 hours. 
5. Once set, top with melted cookie butter and crushed Biscoff cookies. 
 
#biscoff #biscoffcheesecake #nobakecheesecake #biscoffcake #nobake 
A mini pumpkin spice latte cake to celebrate my SI A mini pumpkin spice latte cake to celebrate my SIL 🥳 two 6-inch layers of spiced pumpkin cake with the most delicious coffee buttercream + a little vintage piping for good measure ☕️ making a birthday cake for my family and friends will always be my favorite love language!!

👩🏽‍🍳 Recipes: perfect pumpkin layer cake + coffee buttercream (both found at sugarandsparrow.com) or you can find a dedicated PSL cake recipe in my book! 
✨ Piping Tips: @wiltoncakes tip 3 for the writing + tip 4B for the borders
☕️ Garnish: chocolate covered espresso beans

#pumpkincake #birthdaycake #pumpkinspicelatte #minicake #cakedecorating
BROWN BUTTER CREAM CHEESE FROSTING 🤎🧈 brown butter BROWN BUTTER CREAM CHEESE FROSTING 🤎🧈 brown butter is the KEY to making cream cheese frosting even better! You get the tang of cream cheese but with rich, nutty caramelized notes of brown butter and it’s HEAVENLY on any Fall cake 🙌🏼 I paired with my carrot cake recipe here but it’s also incredible with spice cake, pumpkin cake, chocolate cake, and more! 

Full recipe + all my favorite cake pairing suggestions in my bio and here: https://sugarandsparrow.com/brown-butter-cream-cheese-frosting/

BROWN BUTTER CREAM CHEESE FROSTING 
YIELD: 3.5 Cups  
 
INGREDIENTS 
1/2 Cup (113g) unsalted butter 
8 Oz (226g) full-fat brick-style cream cheese, room temperature NOT the spread 
4 Cups (480g) powdered sugar 
1 tsp pure vanilla extract 
pinch of salt, or to taste 
 
INSTRUCTIONS 
1. Brown the butter: Add the butter into a large frying pan and cook over medium heat until the butter melts, stirring occasionally. Continue cooking for 3-5 minutes while stirring constantly. First it will foam, then bubble as little white particles of milk solids separate, then the white specks will caramelize and turn medium-brown and smell deliciously nutty. Remove from heat, transfer to a glass container, and cool until it re-solidifies and is the consistency of softened butter (about 45 minutes in fridge).  
2. Add the cooled brown butter into the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment and add the cream cheese. Mix on medium-high until fluffy and light in color, 5 min, scraping down the bowl and paddle as needed. 
3. Turn the mixer to low speed and add the powdered sugar a few cups at a time, scraping down the bowl and paddle after mixing in each addition. Add the vanilla and salt and continue mixing on low speed until smooth and uniform. 
 
#brownbutter #creamcheesefrosting #creamcheese #buttercream #cakedecorating

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