Polka dots are simply adorable, but they can also be tasty! This Oreo Polka Dot Cake is a vanilla rich white cake with Oreo truffle polka dots. I sandwiched the cake layers with liquid cheesecake and more Oreo truffle spread. Encapsulated in chocolate jimmie infused cream cheese frosting, the cake is a black and white…
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Buckeye Cupcakes
Peanut butter and chocolate–talk about a perfect pairing! These Buckeye Cupcakes have a chocolate cupcake base that is moist and rich with a deep, developed chocolate flavor. Topped with a perfectly balanced peanut butter cream cheese frosting, chocolate ganache, and mini buckeyes, these cupcakes are the perfect peanut butter and chocolate hit.
Smores Layer Cake
A layer cake salute to the seasonal summer time dessert. This Smores Layer Cake’s flavors of honey, molasses, and cinnamon balance the sticky and gooey marshmallow buttercream filling and the silky chocolate frosting. While autumn has pumpkin, winter has chocolate, and spring has lemon, summer has smores.
Strawberry Cream Cake
Nothing evokes the beginning of summer more than strawberries and cream. Here I made a Strawberry Cream Cake. Soft delicate vanilla cakes sandwich a layer of strawberry cake, while vanilla laden cream cheese frosting seals the layers together. Adding a sweet drippy layer of pink white chocolate ganache and pink macarons makes this Strawberry Cream…
Pet Milk Cake
Pet Milk Cake While doing research on Southern Caramel Cake, I can upon a not so frequently mentioned dessert creation: Pet milk cake. Or more correctly, evaporated milk cake. Maybe it’s because of where I’m living, but I have seldom come across the Pet Milk as a brand. Regardless of the label, evaporated milk is…
Oreo Macarons
Oreo Macarons Happy Macaron Monday! Today I wanted to share my take on oreo macarons. There are many oreo macarons out there. Many recipes fall into two fields: one with oreo crumbs in the macaron shell or ones without the oreo crumbs.
Southern Caramel Cake
Southern Caramel Cake Here’s my take on reviewing southern caramel cake recipes. Both the entry and the recipe are done in the editorial voice of Cook’s Illustrated. It is a long read in comparison to other posts, but it takes a while to go through each cake component. Please bear with me! A Caramel cake is…
Geometric 80s Cake
Geometric 80s Cake In homage to my brother’s upcoming birthday (May 18th!), it was oh-so-necessary to make him a cake. Even though we live several time zones apart. And he dislikes cake. Think of this blog post as a digital birthday party. It respect the decade he was born in, I decided I’d decorate the…