One of my favorite easy things to dress up a cake is to do a chocolate ganache drip finish. Over the years, my ability to create the drip look has…
A Guide to Coloring Buttercream Frosting
I think one of the coolest things about cake is how artistic it can be, and a big part of that comes from the freedom to create any buttercream color…
Our Sweet Baby Boy is Here!
In case you didn’t see my Instagram announcement, our sweet baby boy is here and he’s totally stolen our hearts! I’m so thrilled to be a mama and just consumed…
Coffee Layer Cake With Vanilla Espresso Buttercream
If you’re reading this, chances are you love coffee as much as I do (or you’re here for a coffee loving friend). I don’t know about your city’s coffee situation,…
How to Decorate a Cake with Sprinkles
Sprinkles these days aren’t what they used to be (in the best way). I remember swooning over the little vials of rainbow jimmies and sugar sprinkles in the baking aisle…
Your Guide to Frosting a Cake with Smooth Buttercream
Would you believe me if I told you that once upon a time it took me hours to frost a smooth buttercream cake? It was mainly due to my perfectionism,…
How to Crumb Coat Cakes (and Why it’s Important)
In the cake making process, you might be tempted to skip ahead to your final coating of frosting after you fill and stack your cake layers. If you’re a perfectionist…
How to Fill and Stack Cake Layers
Have you ever had a fiasco with your cake filling? I have. Between it bulging out between layers or straight up oozing out of the sides because it’s just too…
A Magical Maternity Photoshoot in the Rose Gardens
There’s this magical place in Portland called the International Rose Test Garden, where there are over ten thousand roses in bloom all at once. It’s apparently the longest running rose…
How to Level and Torte Cake Layers
Whether my cake layers come out of the oven with a domed top or a flat one, there’s one step I never miss once those cakes are cooled: torting the…