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cascading floral cake tutorial by sugar and sparrow

April 24, 2020 · In: Featured, Seasonal, Spring, Tutorials

Cascading Floral Cake Tutorial

Before the whole world shut down, I made this colorful Cascading Floral Cake inspired by the pretty Spring flowers that were just starting to bloom. Nowadays, seeing the Spring flowers…

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cranberry orange cake recipe

November 25, 2019 · In: Cake, Fall, Featured, Holiday, Recipes, Seasonal, Winter

Cranberry Orange Cake Recipe

My husband and I are big fans of the Great British Baking Show (if you haven’t seen it, power up Netflix right now!) and the other night we were watching…

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buttercream sweater cake

November 13, 2019 · In: Fall, Featured, Holiday, Seasonal, Tutorials, Winter

Buttercream Knitted Sweater Cake Tutorial

I don’t know about you, but every time I go to a JOANN store I end up wandering down all the aisles and tossing things into my cart that I…

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chai cake recipe by sugar and sparrow

September 27, 2019 · In: Cake, Fall, Featured, Holiday, Recipes, Seasonal, Winter

Spiced Vanilla Chai Cake Recipe

I’m a tea lover all year round, but once Fall hits and things start to get cozy, chai is a staple in my tea cabinet. The aromatic spices in a…

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pastel rainbow birthday cake

April 24, 2019 · In: Featured, Seasonal, Spring, Tutorials

Pastel Rainbow Birthday Cake Tutorial

Something totally magical happened this week – I got the opportunity to do an Instagram takeover for the one and only Wilton! They’ve been my favorite supplier of cake decorating…

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unicorn cake tutorial

April 3, 2019 · In: Featured, Tutorials

Unicorn Party Cake Tutorial

This tutorial is originally a guest post I created for SprinklePop’s blog. It’s too good not to re-share over here, because this Unicorn sprinkle blend is downright magical and plays…

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mean girls cake

October 19, 2018 · In: Featured, Lifestyle

A Totally Fetch Mean Girls Party

Last week, I got to help plan a party. Not just any party though, there was a surprise Mean Girls theme involved! I was hyperventilating with excitement from the time…

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EARL GREY CAKE ☕️ 🎂 the magic of steeping t EARL GREY CAKE ☕️ 🎂 the magic of steeping the tea leaves AND adding some loose leaf Earl Grey tea into the cake batter gives these layers such incredible, authentic flavor. The ingredients list is below + the full instructions can be found in the “London Fog Cake” link in my bio or at sugarandsparrow.com/london-fog-cake-recipe/⁣
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EARL GREY MILK⁣
1 1/4 Cups (300ml) whole milk*⁣
1 Tbsp (2g) Earl Grey tea, loose leaf⁣
EARL GREY CAKE⁣
2 3/4 Cups (290g) sifted cake flour⁣
2 tsp baking powder⁣
1/2 tsp baking soda⁣
1 tsp Earl Grey tea, finely ground⁣
1/2 tsp salt⁣
1 Cup (226g) unsalted butter, room temperature⁣
1 3/4 Cups (350g) granulated sugar⁣
3 large eggs, room temperature⁣
1/2 Cup (120g) sour cream, room temperature⁣
2 tsp pure vanilla extract⁣
1 Cup (240ml) Earl Grey milk, room temperature (above)⁣
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*the London Fog cake recipe on my blog lists more milk because part of it is used for the buttercream. If you’re not making the Earl Grey buttercream to pair these cake layers with go with this smaller amount of milk 🥛⁣
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#teacake #earlgreycake #earlgrey #bakedfromscratch#bake #cakesofinstagram #cake #layercake #fallbaking #asmr
BROWN BUTTER FROSTING 🤎 (recipe below) this is BROWN BUTTER FROSTING 🤎 (recipe below) this is the cozy Fall frosting you’ll want to put on all your cakes! It has a decadent, nutty flavor with notes of caramel and it goes with so many things 🙌🏼⁣ Full recipe + cake flavor pairing ideas at sugarandsparrow.com/brown-butter-frosting-recipe/⁣
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Brown Butter Frosting⁣⁣
Yield: 3 Cups ⁣⁣
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Ingredients: ⁣⁣
1 Cups (226g) unsalted butter, room temperature, divided⁣⁣
1 tsp pure vanilla extract⁣⁣
3 1/2 Cups (420g) powdered sugar⁣⁣
2 Tbsp whole milk, room temperature⁣⁣
1/4 tsp salt, or to taste⁣⁣
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Instructions: ⁣⁣
1. Brown the butter: Add 1/2 Cup of the unsalted butter into a large frying pan and cook over medium heat until the butter melts, stirring occasionally. Continue cooking for another 1-2 minutes while stirring constantly. The melted butter will start to foam on top, then will turn light brown in color and smell deliciously nutty. Remove from heat at this point and transfer to a glass container. ⁣⁣
2. Cool the brown butter to room temp for about 2 hours on your counter or place it into the refrigerator for about 30 minutes. It should be completely room temperature and thick (about the consistency of a thick caramel) before continuing on with the buttercream recipe.⁣⁣
3. Cream the other 1/2 Cup of unsalted butter in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment for 5 minutes on med-high, until creamy and light in color.⁣⁣
4. Add the cooled brown butter and vanilla and mix on medium speed until uniform. 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 milk and salt and continue mixing on low speed until smooth.⁣⁣⁣
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#brownbutter #baking #bakedfromscratch #cakedecorating #buttercream #frosting #fallbaking #easydesserts #sugarandsparrow #cakesofinstagram #cake ⁣#cakeideas #
LONDON FOG CAKE ☕️ ☁️ If you love Earl Gre LONDON FOG CAKE ☕️ ☁️ If you love Earl Grey tea this cake is going to be your jam: layers of deliciously moist Earl-Grey infused cake with silky smooth Earl Grey buttercream and an extra hit of vanilla throughout. It’s the perfect cozy cake for these Fall + Winter months 🍂😍 full recipe linked in my bio + at sugarandsparrow.com/London-fog-cake-recipe⁣
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#londonfog #earlgreycake #earlgrey #saltedcaramel #cakedecorating #buttercreamcake #cakes #teacake #bakedfromscratch #bake #fallbaking
A realistic baking session with my 3 year old 🍪 A realistic baking session with my 3 year old 🍪 it is a mess and requires a fair amount of patience BUT seeing how much he loves to learn + bonding with him while we bake together is worth it ALL! He genuinely loves to be involved in the kitchen which makes it even more fun. Plus we get to enjoy our bakes afterwards so that’s a win win win win👏🏽⁣
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#baking #bakingwithkids #homebaked #bakinglove #cakes #bakingfun #bakersofinstagram #sensoryplay #littlechef #fallbaking #chocolatechipcookies #bakedfromscratch
PUMPKIN BISCOFF CAKE 🧡✨this flavor combo is N PUMPKIN BISCOFF CAKE 🧡✨this flavor combo is NEXT LEVEL between the notes of pumpkin + spiced caramel goodness: layers of deliciously moist pumpkin cake, Biscoff cookie butter frosting, and Biscoff cookies crumbled throughout 🤤 it’s everything a Fall cake should be and you can get the full recipe at the link in my bio or at sugarandsparrow.com/pumpkin-biscoff-cake/⁣ 🍂 🙌🏽⁣⁣
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#fallbaking #pumpkincake #lotusbiscoff #cakedecorating #biscoff #bakinglove #bakedfromscratch #cakedecorating #bake #cake #cakesofinstagram #cakeideas #pumpkinspice #cookiebutter

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