Well, the city’s St. Patty’s Day festivities may be canceled, but that doesn’t mean the party can’t go on…in your mouth! You can all still celebrate green this weekend in cake form! Which by the way is the best form! This Shamrock Shake Cake is what cake St. Patty’s Daydreams are made of, or day ...
Cakes and Cupcakes
Maroon Velvet Cake with Mascarpone Buttercream! Maroon Is The New Red!
I had my 12-year-old niece for the weekend last week. She is my little baking buddy, animal loving, artistic sweet thang! Before she arrived, I asked her what she wanted to bake, and she said red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting. Well ask and you shall kind of receive! It’s a Maroon Velvet ...
Old Fashioned Cupcakes! Hipster Beard & Round Ice Not Required!
I am back on the sauce…chocolate sauce that is…well chocolate. It’s February, the unofficial or official chocolate month, who knows. There is a day/month for everything. I digress. Back on the sweet eats after taking a month off. I am coming back with a vengeance with these Old Fashioned (as in the ...
Gluten & Dairy Free Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread! Pumpkin Any Time Of Year!
Woo-hoo, last weekend in January, we made it! Now we can just look forward to the sub-zero temps in February! Well at least we are back on the sauce to help keep us warm! Anyway, sticking with our healthy theme with a little twist. We need to end things on a bit of a sweeter note for a little treat! ...
Chocolate Hazelnut Espresso Cake with Frangelico Swiss Meringue Buttercream! Enough Said!
Single, decadent, delicious cake seeks chocolate espresso and hazelnut lover to share long flavor profiles and their inner most desire to satisfy all their cake cravings and adventures. Is what this cake’s personal ad would say! That is, if cakes took out personal ads. Not anymore, now they are on ...
The Best Apple Cider Spice Bundt Cake! No Bundts About It!
Baby Got Bundt…Apple Cider Spiced Bundt Cake that is! Apples are out of timeout this weekend and they are showing up in a big, bold, bundt cake way! This cake imbodies all things fall, warm spices, apple cider, and even more apple cider in a decadent glaze to adorn this autumnal bundt beauty! One ...
Cast-Iron Pear Rosemary Olive Oil Upside-Down Cake! PEARfection!
PEARfect fall dessert! You see what I did there, pear…fect… :) Ok, sorry that was cheesy, but sometimes we forget about the pear in all of our fall frenzy over pumpkin and apples! Pears lend beautifully in sweet and savory applications all fall long. Let’s give apples and pumpkin a time-out this ...
Sheet Pan Vanilla Vanilla Birthday Cake! Kickin’ It Old School!
Happy birthday to me! Today is the big day, the big 4.0.! Woo-hoo, as my mother told me that her mother told her, life begins at 40 and I’m on board with that! In honor of my birthday, I wanted to kick it old school and play homage to the sheet pan cakes of my youth, just a little more sophisticated ...
Balsamic Basil Strawberry Shortcake! Swoon Worthy Summer Staple!
Welp, it’s August, where does the time go? Although, I would say August is the best month of the year. I might be saying that because August is my birthday month. Ok, I am saying it because of that. Also, it’s the last month of Summer and it’s time to savor, soak up and relish these fleeting days. ...
Key Lime Pie Cupcakes! You Put the Lime in the Coconut…!
We made it through the heatwave, and we didn't melt! It did drop like 20 degrees in a matter of an hour! Gotta love Chicago. Don't worry, people will soon be complaining about the bitter cold and wishing for that heatwave. Any who, no bitter cold yet and we will summer on with my Key Lime Pie ...
