Whenever I share this black velvet cake recipe I get so excited to say that the cake layers don’t have any food coloring in them. The black cocoa powder turns…
London Fog Cake with Earl Grey Buttercream
If you’re a black tea drinker, you’ve probably had your fair share of Earl Grey. Its bergamot orange notes are totally irresistible to me, and while I love it as-is,…
Vintage Halloween Lambeth Cake Tutorial
Halloween is such a fun time of year to get creative with cake decorating! While I love taking inspiration from the spookiness of the season, this year I couldn’t stop…
Baymax Birthday Cake
When I asked my son Theo what kind of cake he wanted for his third birthday, he replied without hesitation, “a blue Baymax birthday cake.” This was about six months…
No-Bake Mango Cheesecake
While I’ve always been a fan of eating cheesecake, I’ve never actually attempted to bake one. Apparently a lot of things can go wrong in the baking process: cracking, sinking,…
How Many Servings Per Cake Size (Chart Included!)
When you’re making a cake for an event, it’s important to make sure that the size of the cake is enough to serve everyone on the guest list. It can…
No-Churn Samoa Ice Cream
Whenever Girl Scout cookie season rolls around, I have to have the Samoas (aka Caramel deLites). The toasted coconut covered in chewy caramel, the chocolate drizzle, the shortbread cookie crust…
Toasted Coconut Cupcakes Recipe
I’ve been an admirer of Amoretti and their flavor selection for quite some time, so when they contacted me about partnering for their July flavor of the month (coconut!) I…
Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Cake
When the ice cream truck came around my neighborhood as a kid, I always knew exactly what I wanted: a Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Bar. There was no question. I…
Berry Chantilly Cake Recipe
Fully inspired by the iconic Whole Foods cake and every bit as delicious! My version of Berry Chantilly cake has layers of soft, fluffy bakery-style white cake, strawberry jam, Chantilly…