If you’ve learned much about me recently it might be that I love making cakes for my friend’s birthdays. My friend Sarah’s birthday was...

Last night as I was making this cake recipe (for the second or third time), the smell wafting through my house as these cake layers were...

Last night I baked up a few cake layers, and my love - who swears, "I don't like dessert" - oh so casually asked, "...Hey, are you gonna...

Ben (my brother): "Is that basically just a huge piece of ganache?" Me: [nods] No joke, this is the fastest I've ever gone from making...

This cake is what 6-year-old dreams are made of. A quintessential celebratory birthday cake, or just something extra special for when...

I think this is my favorite cake I’ve ever developed. I specify “developed” because I’ve made other cakes that were this high-quality...

This is my favorite cake of all time - no lie. The lemon curd pretty much does it since lemon is my favorite dessert flavor ever, but...

My friend Emma turned 30 last weekend! She has some pretty special besties who planned an amazing surprise cabaret showcase house party,...

February 27th is my favorite day of the year, because it’s my boyfriend’s birthday and I get to celebrate him! Cheesy, I know, but he’s...

Think cake pops, without the stick. Cake truffles are how I use up the cake scraps from leveling cake layers, or “mistakes” such as...

Cheesecake. I feel like you either love it, or you’re just not a fan. However, for those who love it, not all cheesecake is created...

I started writing this post the first week of April, and once you've read through the recipe I think you'll see why it didn't get...

Super quick thought - have you ever wondered how to tell if your cake layers are done baking? Well, the answer is NOT to set the timer...

This year for my Aunt’s 80th birthday, her birthday cake request was simply put - “Yellow cake with chocolate frosting.” But just...

This year, the week before Halloween, I was stricken with the ghastly Fall sickness. Perhaps I’m being dramatic - really it was just a...

I really love making creative cakes. You can make a beautiful cake and people will say, “Oh, it’s so pretty!” I love making cakes that...

Four months and 15 posts later, I’ve easily amassed more tips and tricks that must be shared. Tack these 10 onto my original TOP 10...

Some people don’t like chocolate. I don’t know those people, and I’m convinced that secretly they really do like it and are just trying...

You know how sometimes you see a recipe that looks decent, and everywhere you read it everyone says it’s amazing, but it looks so simple...

I don’t know about you, but I absolutely love “occasion” baking. Holidays, baby showers, you name it - if there’s a specific design...