Category Archives: Cake
Desperation + Inspiration
F@&% it. I’ll just make brownies. It was getting late in the evening, the night before I’d committed to “bake something” (well, yeah…) for a little brunch with friends the next day. I can’t well recall what had kept me … Continue reading
Nerf Cake
I got to have some fun making a cake themed around a Nerf birthday party. I struggled on a creative direction, but decided to go more traditional.
Cakethulhu!
I don’t often serve cake for just regular dinner parties, so I had a lot of fun preparing this for a small gathering of friends. This is a three layer, seven inch red velvet (dark purple velvet, technically, because I … Continue reading
Día de los Muertos Cake
I got the opportunity to experiment with covering a cake with modeling chocolate again. Some friends of ours were throwing a Día de los Muertos-themed party. With our hosts planning to dress as a sugar skull bridal party, it seemed … Continue reading
Making Do…
…A Pan in a Pinch I was prepping for a project where I wanted the cake tiers to be really specific sizes, only I realized last minute than I had only one for the top tier. I … Continue reading
I Made a Little Cake
I got to experiment with using modeling chocolate to cover a cake! It wasn’t perfect (at all), but I learned a lot and will keep at it. Chiefly: It really, really does not stretch like fondant. Really. (I.e, It will … Continue reading
Yummy Failure
The Best of Intentions I’ve discovered that it’s even tougher keeping on top of baking and blogging with an infant to care for than it was being a heavily pregnant zombie, even if I do have more energy again (Shhh!). … Continue reading
