25 October 2018
Air fryer cheesecake egg rolls
I was first introduced to air fryers in 2003 when I was filling out my wedding registry at a popular home goods store. Back then it seemed like the market was (...)
14 December 2017
Melting snowman cake for food network
There must be a million different melting snowman treats on the blogosphere, so when my friends at Food Network approached me to make a melting snowman cake, I (...)
10 July 2015
5 Easy Cake Decorating Ideas with Fruit Snacks
Hello and Happy Friday, friends!I don't have a new recipe for you today but I do have some really neat cake decorating techniques for those who avoid the (...)
12 January 2010
Round 2 national cookie network baking challenge
Wow, I don't think I've ever been so busy. I have around 200 not-yet-iced cookies on my to-do list. So then, why am I sitting behind the computer indulging in (...)
2 February 2017
Blood Orange Winter Watercolor Cake
Winter citrus holds a kind of magic that is the antidote to dismal days. It doesn't take much, sometimes just a wheel of Meyer lemon floating in my Earl Grey (...)
24 May 2018
Cherry Cola Jello Shots
I'm not much of a soda drinker, but I cannot pass up the occasional root beer with pizza, and I always order a cherry cola when I go to the movies. In fact, (...)
26 June 2013
Roses and gold rose water tart
The past couple of weeks have been filled with exciting new projects and surprises, although one surprise was rather unpleasant. It involved our Churro bear (...)
28 February 2013
Irish cream hot fudge cupcakes
Whenever dessert can be interactive, that's a plus in my book. I love dishing up sweets that will make people feel special, and for me, that doesn't always (...)
12 June 2014
Gentlemen's Chocolate Whiskey Cake
According to The Chocolate Bible, a Gentlemen's Torte is a many-layered Sachertorte that is soaked with booze. Other books on the subject say that almost any (...)
9 July 2015
Dinosaur Dig Triple Chocolate Sheet Cake
I've had the idea for this cake since last summer when I was perusing a craft store and found sand molds shaped like dinosaur bones. I immediately knew their (...)
17 September 2010
Tea party gathering at my mother's house
The weather was so pretty on Saturday, it was perfect for the tea party. We held the gathering at my mothers house, my childhood home.The first course was (...)
3 January 2013
Earl Grey Poppy Seed Tea Cakes
Happy 2013, friends!Looking back at 2012, it was a book-signing, NYC-visiting, Etsy-ing, wedding-cake-baking, kind of year. And although last year will be hard (...)
30 November 2014
Confetti cupcakes with cake batter frosting for three
I'm super excited about today's blog post because, not only do I get to share confetti cupcakes with you (which are my favorite!), but we're also having a (...)
14 May 2015
Black truffle and pistachio chocolate cake
There's no shortage of inspiration when it comes to using classic fall flavors in my baking. I love cinnamon spiced apples, anything pumpkin-filled and I've (...)
26 June 2014
Black and White Wedding Cake
I'm not in the business of making wedding cakes, nor do I want to be, but I make exceptions for family and close friends. Clearly, there's a lot of pressure (...)
12 January 2010
Hedgehog treats - crispy rice snacks
I would first like to start by saying, most any shape can be made out of a Crispy-Rice treats recipe. The one I use for the Hedgehogs is the basic one you (...)
5 January 2017
Three Easy and Trendy Ways to DIY a Wedding Cake
It seems odd to be thinking about wedding cakes at this time of year, but now is the time that spring brides are beginning to hustle. Even brides with the (...)
16 September 2012
Homemade Cow Tales
Every summer a little voice inside my head whispers (with sing-song inflection) "It's time to make caramel" ...to which I reply "It's 100 degrees outside". My (...)
2 September 2011
Poured Fondant Petit Fours
Honestly, folks. These are no walk in the park to make. Poured fondant has been my baking nemesis since I coated my entire kitchen and dining room in the stuff (...)
13 December 2017
Instant Strawberry Hot Cocoa Mix
Rumor has it that today is National Cocoa Day! I'm not sure that pink strawberry hot cocoa was what they had in mind when the holiday was created, but that's (...)
12 February 2015
Pink Vanilla Pocky Cake
Sometimes when you're stressed you need cake. Just a little 6-inch personal-size cake with flecks of vanilla bean throughout, and possibly surrounded with your (...)
1 August 2018
Favorite banana nut muffins
These modest muffins aren't winning any beauty contests, but boy, are they ever delicious! This is the one of the best banana nut muffin recipes I've ever (...)
3 September 2015
Pink Snowball Cake
If you are a regular visitor here, you may already be aware of my love for pink coconut confections. When I saw a box-mix version of this cake (in white) on (...)
