Birthdays are all about celebration.Buttercream is also all about celebration. Maybe YOU are one of the lucky ones who indulge in the decadent, delicious, dessert of homemade buttercream on a regular basis – but most of us save and savor this delight for super special occasions.BIRTHDAYS meet that category.In my life, I so enjoy going…
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Sometimes things just don’t turn out the way you’d imagined or hoped. And, for the record, although she seems rather simple, Peppa Pig is NOT easy to incarnate in cake form.While I love to bake creative layer cakes, professional character cakes are something else altogether. They certainly are not yet my expertise. While the eyes…
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So, what do you do with leftover decadent, delicious, moist, and superb cake – along with the BEST buttercream frosting you’ve ever rubbed all over your mouth and body in an effort to consume in every way? (Yes, a bit graphic, but we’ve all been there)…The answer is: create “cake pop” bars and stuff them…
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I’m calling this one, “Ugly, But Delicious.”I had envisioned a gorgeous strawberry bundt topping, drizzled and dripping with light pink frosting, and then strategically doused with strawberry preserves.As seen below, that did not happen.The freeze-dried strawberries baked too far into the top of the bundt for visual pleasure and acuity.The cake did not release from…
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One of my dearest friends mentioned to me how she’d love to bring treats to her pottery pals once classes reconvened in the summer. ☀️I remembered that comment, and the “re-inception” date.Thus, I decided to create that very morning – something sunny, something cheerful, and something delicious to share! Lemon Vanilla Cardamom Pear Cupcakes Lots…
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Yet again, not necessarily a disaster, but NOT what I’d hoped for.I was actually thinking about the NYT Iconic Plum Torte. It’s “iconic,” it’s famous, and sure to be delicious.But, in true form, I wanted to “Ashley-ify” it and make it my own. The Times published Marian Burros’s recipe for Plum Torte every September from…
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Not to be confused with Pinkberry FROYO – I was commissioned to bake a “gender reveal” cake for a friend of a friend. OMG – it SO excites me when I’m asked or invited (or whatever) to bake, cook, create …It makes “my day, my week, my month, and even my year!”So, the “gender reveal…”…
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Everyone deserves a little (or a lot) of rainbow 🌈 and magic in their life – especially this time of year! 🐣🐰💐Easter is magical – it’s springtime – colors are blossoming – and the sunshine ☀️ is inevitably on the way! Sweets are called for, of course. Vanilla Rainbow Cake – Easter celebration cake! Despite…
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Completely outlandish, utterly too decadent, and perhaps over the top artsy for a one-year-old birthday smash cake, but hey – that’s me. It may look a little ridiculous – but the cakes are tasty and too fun to “smash” on you and your twin’s first birthday together! Strawberry Pineapple Vanilla Smash Cake Strawberry Pineapple Vanilla…
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Cake. Vanilla Cake. Layers upon layers of vanilla cake, with vanilla buttercream frosting. Then, topped with fresh strawberries and a hint of dark chocolate. How can you say no to that? You can’t really. Thus, we have Vanilla Layer Cake, baked especially for a birthday celebration, and topped with adornments, just because. Vanilla Layer Cake…
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