buttercream – Long Distance Baking

If we’re being honest here, I’m not much of a frosting person. I’ll eat it, but I’d prefer whatever is underneath. Frosting kind of just gets in the way. When I made this Red Wine Chocolate Cake, I knew I wanted to incorporate the fruit filling into the frosting. I figured adding the raspberry jam into the buttercream would be good, but I didn’t know just how good it would end up being. Guys, I wanted to eat this frosting with a spoon. And I’m the kind of person that scrapes off … [Read more…]

Remember when I took that cake decorating class to prepare for the wedding that was months away? Well, it’s now only a month a way. Time to kick it into gear! I just started a new job about 3 weeks ago that I love and we got a few days off for Spring recess. I decided to use these free days to bake a cake. And what is more festive for a wedding than a champagne cake? My plan is to bake a two tier cake- one 10′ layer and one 8′ layer. So for this cake just made what would be the top 8′ … [Read more…]

I truly think banana bread is one of the best foods. Not only do I convince myself it’s somewhat healthy when it most definitely is not (come on, the title itself alludes to healthiness) but there is nothing like the smell of banana bread baking in the oven. If you have noticed, I’m big on things that smell like Fall when baking. I’m big on Fall anything, really… we just ordered 7 Fall Yankee Candles for the season. We take a love of Fall to whole new level! Bananas are one of my … [Read more…]

Come May 16th, I will be an official wedding cake baker. Because on May 16th my best friend is getting married and I am making her wedding cake! Am I nervous about making the cake, yes. Kind of freaking out about the cake, yes. Excited about being a wedding cake baker, yes! I’m just praying it turns out. I’m not nervous about the actual cake itself. It’s just a matter of finding the right recipe; that part doesn’t scare me. I’m confident that after some trial and error, I will find a recipe … [Read more…]

Happy summer! Well, kind of. I guess it’s not technically summer yet but it sure feels like it and if I was still in college, I’d be on summer vacation right now so in my book it’s summer. And speaking of summer vacation, I wish adults had summer vacation too. I really think the world would be a happier place with a mandatory 3 month summer break. And 3 day weekends. And daily naps. Just saying… … [Read more…]