Peppa Pig Birthday Cake

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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Surprise Vanilla Skittles Cake – GlutenFree & Dairy Free

Hoorah! I had the opportunity to bake another birthday cake.The theme: six years old, loves dogs and sweets.And, gluten-free and dairy-free.Done, done, and done.Surprise Vanilla Skittles Cake.I love my life and I love my people. Honestly, there’s not much of a special recipe here. Just go to town and enjoy yourself, immensely.Baking is therapeutic. It’s…

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Rainbow Layer Cake (Vegan & Gluten-Free)

Birthdays are fun…especially when you’re turning five. It’s all about the half-decade, right? Celebrate today, tomorrow, and everyday! Celebrate with rainbows and sprinkles – and a little vegan, gluten-free goodness. Rainbows, sparkles, even unicorns – recipe adapted from my Gluten-Free Vegan Frosted Cupcakes!

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Vanilla Layer Cake

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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