{how to} Super Duper Rainbow Cakes – in a Jar
By far the most popular article on this blog is the Super Tall Amazing Rainbow Birthday Cake, a tippy, teetery, monstrosity of a cake. Attempting that sky high cake is not for the faint...
Category: Dessert + Sweet Recipes
{recipe} Salted Pink Grapefruit Cupcakes
There are some things I don’t usually mess with. One is Texas. The other is grapefruit. I am not a grapefruit-eater, but over the past few months I’ve been strangely drawn to ordering grapefruit...
{recipe} Meyer Lemon Oatmeal Cookies with White Chocolate
I have a weird relationship with white chocolate. Applied judiciously, it can be fantastic, but it’s definitely not one of my favorite things. One issue is that it’s really sweet. So what cuts sweet...
{move over, strawberries} Raspberry Rhubarb Pie
What do you do when you have the first crop of Spring rhubarb and some frozen raspberries? Why, you make this Raspberry Rhubarb Pie, of course. I will admit I hadn’t previously thought of...
{recipe} Individual Citrus Almond Cakes with Warm Caramel Sauce
I saw this lovely looking almond cake on The Kitchenette and felt oddly compelled to make it. I say “oddly” because I’m not a huge fan of nuts, and marzipan on its own is...
{fail} This Should Be a Pink Zebra Cake Fit For a Princess (and her Hamster)
When my niece is turned 8 a few weeks ago, I did something no food blogger should EVER do–I started pre-writing a post while a cake was in the oven, because I was so...
{recipe + how to} Super Tall Amazing Rainbow Birthday Cake!
Note: this was the most-searched recipe on my previous blog, so I’m re-posting it here. It’s one of my earliest blog entries–from about 3 years ago–so the pictures are a little less polished than...
{candy wonderland} Gingerbread Christmas Cabana – This Year, Santa’s in the Southern Hemisphere!
Christmas is almost here! Yay. That means it’s gingerbread time. Every year we have a theme party, which last year resulted in the Gingerbread Casbah. This year the theme is “Christmas in Summer” so...
{holiday recipe roundup} All The Sweet Holiday Treats That Are Fit to Print
Around Christmastime, there is no shortage of sweet treats to be had in our house. Leading up to Christmas Eve, my mom and I spend a few days in the kitchen filling plates and...
{recipe} Almost Thornton’s Christmas Toffee
My parents travel a lot, and on a trip to the UK last year, my Dad became obsessed with Thornton’s toffee. He went through several bags that were supposed to be gifts, and started...
Recent Comments