Jump to Recipe If there ever was a season for lemon flavored things, I think it would be Spring. Suddenly the days are sunnier and the daffodils are blooming and the world just seems a little brighter – a perfect match for the light, refreshing flavor of lemon. While I have a few different variations of lemon cake I wanted to share a lemon buttercream recipe that I love so that you can get creative with adding it to your cakes, cupcakes, macarons, and any dessert that calls for a burst of citrus magic.  This lemon frosting is an American buttercream, meaning it has a butter base and is s ..read more

Valentine’s Day, Galentine’s Day, Singles Awareness Day – no matter what you’re celebrating this month, I’ve got the perfect thing to make it all the more special: cake. I’ve gathered all of my favorite love-themed designs and sensual cake recipes just in case you want to impress a special someone, need a fun cake project, or just want to eat some delicious cake. If you want to take things to the next level, you can even combine these decorating tutorials with any of the tasty recipes below. So many possibilities here!  Valentine’s Day Cake Recipes Raspberry Chocolate Cake Recipe I love e ..read more

I was recently looking through my collection of Valentine’s Day cakes and I noticed something pretty significant. Nearly all of the cakes and desserts in that category serve enough for a small gathering! That’s great news if you’re throwing a Valentine’s (or Galentine’s) Day party, but not likely what you’d make to celebrate an evening with your significant other. So, I set out on a recipe testing journey in search of the most delicious, perfectly sized chocolate cake recipe for two. And guess what? I found it!  This chocolate cake recipe is essentially a super scaled down version of my ..read more

This may very well be the dreamiest cake design of all time. A vintage piped cake is always a looker, but when you make it heart-shaped and add some cute piping on top, it’s perfect for celebrating so many things – birthdays, baby showers, bridal showers, engagements, valentine’s day, or even as a cut cake for a wedding. And ever since I discovered this hack for making heart-shaped cakes out of round cake layers, I have been making more and more with beautiful vintage piping. You never need a novelty cake pan for this design (unless you really want one).   I’m working with two 8-inc ..read more

Jump to Recipe Every so often I get a question about whether or not my layer cakes will work as bundt cakes and I never really knew the answer until I started recipe testing for the holiday season. First, I made this peppermint hot cocoa bundt cake using my one-bowl chocolate cake recipe and it turned out perfect. I couldn’t get the idea of a chai bundt cake out of my head, so the next recipe I tried bundt-style was my spiced vanilla chai cake. Another success! In fact, I loved it so much that I had to post the full recipe, spiced chai glaze and all, right here on my blog to live in eternal in ..read more

Jump to Recipe I’m usually a layer cake girl through and through, but during the holiday hustle and bustle I often reach for easy desserts I can throw together and make ahead of time. Ever since I discovered the no-bake method for cheesecake it’s becoming more and more of a go-to! It’s so easy to whip up a day (or more!) ahead of time and the flavor possibilities are endless. My latest flavor concoction: this no-bake eggnog cheesecake with a biscoff cookie crust. If you love eggnog, drop everything you’re doing and MAKE THIS for your next festive gathering!  This no-bake eggnog cheesecak ..read more

I made this striking black velvet cake last Halloween and it has since become one of my most popular recipes (and a personal favorite of mine as well)! I love it for so many reasons. The cake layers are naturally pitch black, super moist, and have the flavor profile of an Oreo cookie. And since I recently discovered a way to make black buttercream without food color gel, the entire cake is 100% dye-free! So this year I knew I had to whip up a cupcake version in time for your Halloween party planning.  One of the most wonderful things about these black velvet cupcakes is that they will NO ..read more

Jump to Recipe Whenever I share this black velvet cake recipe I get so excited to say that the cake layers don’t have any food coloring in them. The black cocoa powder turns those layers extra black in the baking process and the result is so striking! I originally paired it with this black buttercream recipe that uses minimal food coloring but I got to wondering if there was a way to make the entire cake dye-free, frosting and all. Well, that wondering turned into a straight up obsession and I tested tons of techniques and ingredients to finally find the perfect dye-free black buttercream reci ..read more

Halloween is such a fun time of year to get creative with cake decorating! While I love taking inspiration from the spookiness of the season, this year I couldn’t stop thinking about combining my love for vintage Lambeth cakes with a bold Halloween color palette. Basically, a colorful Halloween party showstopper that could be equal parts elegant and festive. So with that in mind, I headed to my local JOANN to check out their seasonal food crafting items and see what could make my vision come alive. As usual, they had everything I needed (and then some). Just look at how this beauty turned out ..read more

Jump to Recipe While I’ve always been a fan of eating cheesecake, I’ve never actually attempted to bake one. Apparently a lot of things can go wrong in the baking process: cracking, sinking, and over- or under-baking, to name just a few. So when I found this no-bake method of making cheesecake that looked fail-proof, I had to give it a go. And since Amoretti sent me their Natural Mango Artisan Flavor, I thought I’d make it a no-bake mango cheesecake. Turns out that the no-bake method is BRILLIANT and the mango flavor made it so perfect for Summer!  You can flavor this no-bake cheesecake ..read more