And the award goes to... It was about 8 o'clock at night and there I was standing at the kitchen island, staring at the red wine cake. To be honest, there was no plan going into this. I was having a few friends over to watch the Oscars, decided earlier in the day I'd bake my go-to red wine chocolate cake in a 9x13 pan to make life easy, and figured the rest would come to me. Somewhere in between pouring red wine into the batter and thinking about all the pretty sprinkles sitting in the pantry just waiting for their day to come, it struck ...
How-to Pipe Buttercream Like a Pro with Video
Time to break out the piping bags and sprinkles! Recently, I had the pleasure of spending the day at Salon's studio, filming some fun desserts. We talked boozy sweets, made a gorgeous and decadent Valentine's Day dessert that I cannot wait to share with you, and whipped up a batch of buttercream to teach you how to pipe buttercream like a pro. Piping is one of my most favorite things to do, and for me it's something where having a visual is incredibly helpful. If you've ever thought piping looks really hard, or it's just not your thing, this ...
Red Wine Chocolate Naked Cake
And the award goes to... Inspired by Hollywood's biggest night, this red wine chocolate naked cake definitely brings the glitz and the glam! When I think Oscar desserts, I think elegant, I think fun and I think red wine. It's got to be sweet, a little bold, totally photo ready, and comforting enough that you and your friends cannot wait to dig in while you're all critiquing the red carpet arrivals like you're on an episode of Fashion Police! That's a tall order, but this cake delivers! As soon as I baked the chocolate layer cake filled ...
Meyer Lemon Blackberry Layer Cake
Ready for a little dose of sunshine? I cannot get enough lemon everything right now, and realized last week that we're missing one of the best combinations there is: Blackberry and lemon. We have the dreamy lemon raspberry lemon ruffle cake and coordinating cupcakes, the divine meyer lemon mascarpone cake roll topped with mounds of beautiful blueberries, but where's the blackberries? Crisis averted, friends! We now have the dreamiest lemon blackberry layer cake around filled with blackberry compote, meyer lemon curd and fresh whipped ...
Raspberry Lemon Ruffle Cake
When I think Mother's Day, I think pretty, bright and fabulous! I wanted to create a cake that was all that and then some because mom deserves the best! Bright Spring flavors, comforting and makes you smile pretty much sums up this raspberry lemon layer cake! This is one of those cakes where I don't even know where to begin because every element has me swooning! From the incredibly light cake layers to the bright lemon curd, bordering on make you pucker material, to that buttercream! That hot pink raspberry buttercream is bursting with ...