Floral Buttercream Birthday Cake with Chocolate and Whiskey Tiers
Omigosh you guys, it has been a whirlwind month! Over Memorial Day weekend we headed for Des Moines to throw my husband's grandmother a surprise birthday party (and his cousin…
Paw Patrol Birthday Cake
This cake was so much fun! Every year, I bake a cake for my nephew's birthday. He's turning five this year, so he's actually having two parties - one for…
Boston Cream Cupcakes
Omigosh you guys, it feels like it has been an eternity since I've made cupcakes. In reality it has only been like two months, but, let's be honest - that's…
Peanut Butter and Chocolate Overload Brownie Cake (Katherine Sabbath inspired)
I am SO excited to share this cake with you guys! Like everyone else in the food world, I am positively inspired by Katherine Sabbath and her incredible creations. If…
Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting
You'd be hard pressed to find a bad chocolate cupcake. Well, unless of course you're talking about vegan cupcakes. Even those styrofoam Hostess ones are somewhat palatable, but vegan cupcakes…
Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Frosting
So, you may remember that last year I crowned my Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes with Brown Sugar and Cinnamon Frosting, like, the queens of fall. The end-all be-all of autumn related…
Giant Cupcake Smash Cake and First Birthday Party
If you follow me on Instagram you may have noticed that my beautiful niece (aka my birthday buddy) just turned one! My sister-in-law and I continued our tradition and baked…
Superhero Birthday Cake
My sister-in-law and I have a tradition of baking cakes for my nephew's birthday. This year, life took over and she had to sit this one out. She suggested we…
Chocolate Cake Roll
When I made my first cake roll for Easter, I failed to get it rolled as tightly as I would've liked. I had extra pattern batter left over, so I…
Devil’s Food Cake with Amaretto Frosting
One of my husband's close friends is part of a technology start-up, so he's constantly traveling for work. As you might imagine, that means that staying in touch can sometimes…
Sprinkle Covered Birthday Cake
My nephew's 4th birthday fell on Easter this year, and even though we're throwing a party for him in a couple of weeks (Superhero themed! Cannot wait!) I decided that…
Pink Polka-Dotted Cake Roll with Lemon Filling
For Easter this year I decided that I would bring two cakes, one for my nephew's birthday, and one for Easter. After considering a few bunny and carrot themed designs,…
Chai Tea Latte Cupcakes
We had another office birthday last week, and I had a strong urge to bake cupcakes, as I hadn't really made any since Halloween! (What is this world coming to?)…
Chocolate Turtle Cake
My husband's birthday was last week, and as I've mentioned before, he's not much of a cake guy. I'd put him firmly on Team Pie or Team Cheesecake. This year…
Floral Pink Baptism Cupcakes
The cupcake version of my niece's baptism cake are basically the cake in easy mode - they're just as cute, with the same little flowers, but by skipping the torting…