Things I make and enjoy
I had a lot of leftover cake from the new arrival cake I did, so I had to make another cake! This one I used some of the techniques from some of the Craftsy classes I’ve watched. It turned out pretty cute, I think! It’s also a Neapolitan cake filled and iced with Swiss meringue [...]
I really wanted to try a tutorial I found for baby sneakers, and needed an occasion to bring them. A cousin of mine is expecting at the end of June. Since we were going out together for dinner, I decided to bring a gift-cake And got to try the baby shoes! This cake is a Neapolitan [...]
I made a cake for a family get-together! This is one I saw online, and really wanted to try it! I think it’s a cute bunny-butt cake! :) What was nice is that my brother and his fiancee were here for Easter dinner as well as my husband’s extended family He said to his girl [...]
I have watched some videos on how to use royal icing. I think I’ve finally figured out the proper consistency and ingredients to make royal icing work the way it’s supposed to work. Yay! I decided to give piping a try, and I just love butterflies, so I tried making royal icing butterflies. They turned [...]
My husband asked for cupcakes this weekend, so I made strawberry cupcakes with lemon icing. The lemon is a little sour, but the cupcakes are lovely! I really like these strawberry cake recipe!
I purchased a set of peony cutters awhile back so I could try making a peony. I was so pleased with myself that I managed to make one. I forgot to post about it though! It turned out splendidly! I’m annoyed that my dog got at it before I had a chance to make a [...]
I have been baking, honestly! I have made several batches of cupcakes with lots of icing done in swirls on top. Not really practicing for sugar flowers or new recipes. Will just loves my chocolate Bailey’s icing though! Anyway, today, I really felt like working on some sugar flowers. Daisies – just because they’re so [...]
I made a chocolate mint cake for our family Easter get-together. Unfortunately, due to some forgetfulness on my part, I left the cake at home. Oops! So, I brought it to work for my coworkers to enjoy. Lots of lovely compliments on this cake! One coworker mentioned that if she were getting married closer to [...]
I made a cake for a cousin’s night. This one is a chocolate cake with a white chocolate filling and Bailey’s Irish cream buttercream. Yum! It turned out so well that both sets of cousins were eager to take a piece of it home for later. I had another cake in the fridge from the [...]
After I brought the daisy cake to work, one of my coworkers asked if I would make her one of my practice cakes for her friend’s birthday, and she would pay me for it. Of course I said yes! She wanted it for a Thursday, which makes things tough for me since I’m so busy [...]