Most of my baking is done based on my own choices. Sometimes I have a new recipe to try or other times I may bake up something old and familiar. A time I don't choose what to bake is when we're … [Read more...]
Strawberry Cupcakes with Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting
These cupcakes are bursting with an abundance of strawberry flavor. This recipe was originally for a regular cake and not for cupcakes, but almost any cake can be converted to cupcakes. When the … [Read more...]
Keeping It Simple on Valentine’s Day
Young or old, many are making plans to honor a sweetie on Valentine's Day this year. According to the U.S. Greeting Card Association, about 190 million Valentine cards will be sent out this year in … [Read more...]
Orange Ginger Pound Cake
Even though the forecast here is for snow and icy winter weather, this Orange Ginger Pound Cake seems like sunshine and a warm breeze to me. The merger of fresh oranges and ginger root have a taste … [Read more...]
Crusting Buttercream Frosting
Our sweet Jonas celebrated his 7th birthday this week, and my contribution was a "bat signal" cake. Buttercream is my frosting of choice, but it can be difficult to get a really smooth look to … [Read more...]
Holy Cow, Someone’s Forty
Even though I'm just an amateur at cake decorating, I still like to put together one of a kind birthday cakes for my family. Today a special family member celebrated a milestone birthday, so we needed … [Read more...]
Mud, Snakes, and Birthday Cakes
When I think of birthdays I think of cakes, blowing out lighted candles, and getting a year older. When my grandson thinks of birthdays, he thinks of mud and snakes. Landon celebrated birthday number … [Read more...]
Peach Cobbler Cake
This is the cake that almost didn't happen. I drooled over the recipe when I saw it on Facebook some time ago, and I even went as far as to put the ingredients on my grocery list and buy them. But I … [Read more...]
Chocolate Cupcakes with Cream Filling
Simple chocolate cupcakes get bumped up a few notches with the addition of a luscious cream filling and chocolate buttercream frosting. I baked my cupcakes from a box mix to save some time today, but … [Read more...]
Gingerbread Bundt Cake
Ginger has long been touted to be an effective anti-inflammatory and most recently has been shown in studies to also relieve arthritis pain. Because I celebrated yet another birthday this week, I … [Read more...]
