Pink Champagne Panna Cotta and Donut Shots
As I prepare to ring in the New Year, I find myself gravitating toward cheerful things. 2016 felt like a year that took more than it gave, but it wasn't all bad. Still, little creature comforts like...
View ArticleSprinkle Bakes 2016 Year in Review!
Goodbye, goodbye 2016! Let’s savor that for a moment and perhaps throw some confetti. There’s never been a year that’s made me feel my humanity – our humanity – more than this one. It felt more heavy...
View ArticleBottle of Sprinkles Cake (Homemade Funfetti Sheet Cake)
Well friends, we made it. Happy 2017!Each first day of January I find myself thinking about goals I'd like to achieve. I have a few hopes and aspirations for the blog this year but when I get right...
View ArticleThree Easy and Trendy Ways to DIY a Wedding Cake
It seems odd to be thinking about wedding cakes at this time of year, but now is the time that spring brides are beginning to hustle. Even brides with the luxury of having a planner at their disposal...
View ArticleAnimal Constellation Cookies and my Favorite Fondant Marbling Technique
January is an indoor kind of month. It's made of wet cement daytime skies and a cold that cuts. It smells like old books and candles, and makes me wear all my sweaters at once. Like clockwork it begs...
View ArticleMini Potted Cactus Cakes
I'm the sort of person that buys a savarin pan with the aim to use it as intended, which is to make a French savarin cake, but somewhere along the way my brain goes on recess. It chalk-draws on...
View ArticleLove Letter Tuxedo Cake with Stamped Wafer Paper Technique
It feels a little crazy to be talking about Valentine's Day already but here we are, less than a month away! I've always supported the idea that this holiday should be for all kinds of love and not...
View ArticleYellow Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream and DIY Candy Heart Toppers
I once asked my friend what kind of cupcakes she wanted for her birthday and she replied "I'm boring, I like yellow cake with vanilla frosting." I think I may have scared her because I got really...
View ArticleDIY Dipped Strawberry and Rose Tower
Months before I'm scheduled to make a wedding cake I go into research mode. My desk becomes piled high with cake magazines and I scour wedding websites to get an idea of what's new in cake design. This...
View ArticleChocolate Chip Double Bundt Cake
I've made this bundt cake countless times, so it's hard to believe that I've never shared it with you before now! The batter molds beautifully in ornate bundt pans and the baked cake is cotton-soft in...
View ArticleBake This, Wear That! Gold Star Cakes Edition
I'm really excited to share a brand new feature we're adding to the blog this year, it's called Bake This, Wear That! It's all about pairing cute desserts with something cute to wear. My daily uniform...
View ArticleLove Ewe Coconut Cake (vegan)
My vegan baking repertoire is practically nonexistent and I'm not sure why. Maybe because I had some preconceived ideas about how the end result would taste. Maybe I'm just too into butter! I took a...
View ArticleBlood Orange Winter Watercolor Cake
Winter citrus holds a kind of magic that is the antidote to dismal days. It doesn't take much, sometimes just a wheel of Meyer lemon floating in my Earl Grey is a fine pick-me-up. Blood oranges are my...
View ArticleFruity Pebbles Crispy Treat Cake
Ah, Fruity Pebbles. My childhood in a bowl.I'm still fond of this cereal. My favorite part is the purplish-grey milk that's left behind after all of the pebbles have been eaten. It's a last sip of...
View ArticleTriple Chocolate Devil's Food Cupcakes
Is there anything left for me to say about these cupcakes that the pictures don't already communicate? Maybe not, so I'll let them do most of the talking in this blog post. I'll just add that they are...
View ArticleMixtape Cookies for The Etsy Blog!
Here's something totally retro for your valentine this year- mixtape cookies!Back in the day mixtapes were the easiest way to communicate your feelings to your beloved without having to say a word. I...
View ArticleCrackling Circuit Board Chocolate Pops
These circuit board lollipops make cute edible gifts for the tech-savvy people in your life. Circuit boards have tracks that conduct electricity, so I thought it would be neat for these treats to fizz...
View ArticleTotally Portable Banana Pudding in a Sack!
Have you ever heard of walking tacos? They have all the ingredients you'd imagine a taco would have like ground beef, cheese, lettuce (et cetera) but instead of being layered in a taco shell they are...
View ArticleOrange Dreamsicle Frothy (Dairy-Free)
I hadn't planned a blog post for today but this smart little recipe convinced me to go ahead and share. I've been on a major smoothie kick for the last few months. My steadfast favorite is bright green...
View ArticleLucky Four Leaf Clover Lollipops
It is unseasonably warm here in the southern US, and my yard which is normally brown at this time of year looks like a green spring meadow. There are all kinds of beautiful little buds sprouting up,...
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