Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is the fanciest cake in all of the cake kingdom. As pretty as it is delicious. Just look at her, there, sitting upon her throne in all of her glory. Red Velvet Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting Makes four 9-inch cakes for a lovely four-layer cake. Red Velvet […]
If you try these Red Velvet Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Frosting, I’m pretty sure you will decide to eat dessert first. They are as pretty as they are delicious. Let’s get started right away. Red Velvet Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Frosting Makes 24 cupcakes. 1 recipe Red Velvet Cake 1 recipe Cream Cheese Frosting 2 […]
Learn How to Make a Checkerboard Cake How to Make a Checkerboard Cake Make one batch of each kind of cake and divide the batter for each one into two 8-inch pans. When they have cooled after baking, wrap each one in plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. The next day, unwrap and trim across the […]
Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting are, perhaps, the very best way to welcome fall. Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls Makes 12 large pumpkin cinnamon rolls. You will need cooking twine to cut the rolls. 1/4 cup water at 110°F or lower 2 packages (or 1 tablespoon + 2 teaspoons) yeast 1/2 cup scalded milk (heat […]
How to Make Buttercream Frosting is a trick every baker needs to know. It’s a classic for a reason and so versatile! I’m a professional cake decorator’s daughter and it only took me 12 years to post the most basic frosting recipe of all time. Well, isn’t that just the icing on the cake? How […]
Vanilla Cake With Raspberry Filling and Cream Cheese Frosting is a sight to behold. Swirly goodness and mercy she is a delight! Vanilla Cake With Raspberry Filling and Cream Cheese Frosting Serves 8-12 people. Preheat oven to 350°F. 1 recipe Raspberry Jam (or 13-16 ounces of store-bought is fine too) 2 3/4 cups cake flour […]
Orange Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting & Coconut Orange Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting & Coconut Makes two 9-inch round cakes – about 8 servings. Preheat oven to 350°F. 8 ounces unsalted butter, softened 1 3/4 cup sugar 4 large eggs, room temperature 3 cups flour or cake flour 1 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 […]
German Chocolate Cupcakes German Chocolate Cupcakes Penuche Filling 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cut into small pieces 1 cup heavy whipping cream 1 egg 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 teaspoon salt 3/4 cups pecans, chopped & lightly toasted 7 ounces sweetened coconut, shredded Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. […]
Apple Drizzle Frosting is a handy recipe t have on hand for apple treats. I mean, why not make an apple dessert even more apple-y? Apple Drizzle Frosting 2 cups powdered sugar 4 tablespoons apple juice Stir ingredients together in a medium-sized bowl until smooth.
This dreamy Maple Cream Cheese Frosting is perfect for all your fall favorites. Cinnamon rolls, scones, cakes, cupcakes, or doughnuts? She’s got ya covered – literally. Maple Cream Cheese Frosting 6 ounces cream cheese, softened 2 ounces unsalted butter, softened 1 teaspoon sea salt 1 pounds powdered sugar 1/4 teaspoon fresh lemon juice 1 tablespoons […]
How to Make Real Chocolate Frosting This dreamy chocolate frosting is perfect for cakes, cupcakes, brownies, and doughnuts. How to Make Real Chocolate Frosting 4 ounces unsalted butter, melted 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips or up to 72% high-quality chocolate, chopped 1/4 cup hot water 1 teaspoon vanilla 3/4 teaspoon sea salt 1 pound powdered […]
How to Make Royal Icing. Learn how to make royal icing so you can place your decorated cookies in cute little bags & boxes. Watch this video for some great tips… pun intended. Royal Icing 1 pound powdered sugar 3 tablespoons meringue powder or egg white powder 6 tablespoons warm water 1 tablespoon almond extract […]
I heard you wanted to decorate your own Christmas cookies this year so here’s my list of Cookie Decorating Essentials! KitchenAid Tilt-Head Stand Mixer Half Sheet Pans Half Sheet Parchment Paper Baking Sheets LorAnn Almond Bakery Emulsion Meringue Powder or Unflavored Egg White Powder Canvas Decorating Bags Stainless Steel Round Tips Standard Plastic […]
Mrs. Deanna did it… with the pastry cutter… in the kitchen. Her crime? Pumpkin Scones With Maple Frosting. How to Make Scones Scone dough, just like pie crust dough, doesn’t like to be played with after the wet ingredients are added. Just mix the wet & dry ingredients until they can be formed into scones. […]
How to Make Cream Cheese Frosting One classic flavor which can be used on many desserts. This recipe is dependable and can be used for cakes, cupcakes, cinnamon rolls, so many other treats. How to Make Cream Cheese Frosting 8 ounces cream cheese, softened 8 ounces unsalted butter, softened 1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt 2 […]
Zucchini Brownies. It is just a matter of time before you are a part of the zucchini war. Every gardener in America is up to no good right now. Oh, they look sweet; but, their shenanigans include hiding zucchini on doorsteps, in cars, in mailboxes, and so on. Don’t worry. I’ve got your back. These […]
The Norwegian Wedding Cake is such a special tradition for anyone Scandinavian. I remember them sitting upon many glorious catered tables of food for all types of celebrations. Norwegian Wedding Cake 4 egg whites 18 ounces almond flour 18 ounces powdered sugar 1/2 teaspoon sea salt Beat eggs well in a mixing bowl. Add almond […]
My years spent sleeping on bakery shelves before grade school are paying off for you once again. Today, I share with you the Almond Coffeecake. Almond Coffeecake 5 teaspoons yeast 1/2 cup lukewarm water (110°F or lower) 1/2 cup sugar 3/4 cup instant mashed potatoes stirred together with 3/4 cup lukewarm water 1/4 cup shortening […]
Hot Cross Buns have risen and are here just in time for Easter. Glory! Glory! Hot Cross Buns Makes about 24 buns. 5 teaspoons yeast 1/2 cup lukewarm water (110F or lower) 1/2 cup sugar 3/4 cup instant mashed potatoes stirred together with 3/4 cup lukewarm water 1/4 cup shortening or unsalted butter 2 eggs […]
Here’s how to make a swiss roll cake with giraffe spots. I’m gonna stick my neck out and guess that you’ve seen Animal Adventure Park’s live video giraffe cam of April the giraffe awaiting the birth of her mini-me. If you love giraffe’s as much as I do, you cannot wait for baby; so, while we […]
Learn here how to make scones. How to Make Scones Scone dough, just like pie crust dough, doesn’t like to be played with after the wet ingredients are added. Just mix the wet & dry ingredients until they can be formed into scones. If you over-mix, you’ll get rubbery scones. Always use cold butter and […]
Surprise your favorite fan with their very own This Is Us Birthday Banana Muffin with Twinkie Frosting. You must… because, well, all da feelz! I don’t know how it happened. I decided to check it out but was full of doubt. I turned on the TV, watched the first episode, and I’ll be darned if, as a […]
Hooray for the red, white, and sweet! This is a bake-a-day-ahead recipe. The cheesecake and cake need to be chilled for the best results. Cheesecake Makes about 8 servings. Preheat oven to 325°F. 1 1/4 pound cream cheese, softened 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 1/2 cup sour cream 1/2 teaspoon sea salt Cream the cream […]
Frosted Gingersnap Cookies will become your new, tasty fall tradition. Frosted Gingersnap Cookies Gingersnaps Preheat oven to 350°F. 3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted 3/4 cup brown sugar 1/3 cup sugar 1 egg 1/4 cup molasses 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon sea salt 1 tablespoon cinnamon 2 teaspoons […]
Pumpkin Pie Cookies. With Thanksgiving right around the corner and through the woods to Grandmother’s house, these little pretties are the perfect treat for your work, friends & family, and school parties. Placed in a cute clear bag with a bow, it’s like, well, a personal turkey day Valentine. The pumpkin spice frosting makes them […]
The zucchini is winning but never fear for Zucchini Walnut Sheet Cake is here. Must use all da zucchini. Must haz cake. Moist cake. And orange glaze-y frosting. Zucchini Walnut Sheet Cake With Orange Frosting Makes about 12 large pieces. Zucchini Walnut Sheet Cake Preheat oven to 350°F. 1 cup canola or vegetable oil 1 1/2 […]
Red Velvet Whoopie Pies With Cream Cheese Filling. There is nothing as happy in this world as makin’ whoopie… or red velvet anything. Putting them together throws us over the top into just plain glee. Thus, I present thee with the Red Velvet Whoopie Pie. With mini flags. You’re welcome. Red Velvet Whoopie Pies 1/2 […]
This week I’ve been makin’ a lot of whoopie. Have you been making enough whoopie? If not, I implore you to do so. I see far too many packaged items and store-bought fried chicken at potlucks these days. So, please, bring back the whoopie… or, if you’re more straight-laced, bring another favorite old-fashioned recipe. But, just […]
You’re about to score with these Game Day Whoop Ass Pies. Here a new play on a classic dessert… the Whoop Ass Pie for game day. Go Seahawks! Not a Seahawks fan? Here’s the recipe so you can adjust to your team colors… if you must. Game Day Whoop Ass Pies Preheat oven to 350°F […]
Pumpkin Whoopie Pies. Hey, Punkin’! Here’s a little fallish treat for you and your loves. Pumpkin Whoopie Pies With Hazelnut Mousse Filling Pumpkin Whoopie Pies 1/2 cup butter (or 1 stick), softened 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3/4 cup pumpkin 1 1/4 cup buttermilk 1 egg 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon baking […]
The only way to properly follow up a post about Spanx is with a homemade cake doughnuts recipe. Amirite? And the only way to follow up a doughnut recipe is with a frosting recipe. And the only way to follow up all of the above is with sprinkles. You can take the girl out of […]
Brown Sugar, Walnut & Plum Pound Cake. Walnuts. Plums. Brown sugar. Basically, we are going back into time. The month is August. We’re reaping the blessing of summer but ready to enjoy the dark, moist desserts of fall. We are in heaven… or, you know, at a family reunion where Great Aunt Wilma is still […]
Pineapples Wearing Sunglasses Cookies. No matter how cool you are, you’re probably never gonna be as cool as pineapples wearing shades cool. Pinterest has made chalkboards, foxes, pallets, and owls popular; and, lordy, I don’t know who is responsible for this, but bless them. Pineapples with shades. Here is my ode to the hottest new […]
I love a dark, moist German Chocolate Cake. The real magic, though, might be the penuche topping. I can still almost see it on top of my great aunt & uncle’s bar… a 9X13 pan of chocolate cake – all messy and perfect and messy. German Chocolate Cake Makes one double-layer 9-inch round cake or […]
Homemade Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting. I admit, my memories of carrot cake are a bit abnormal. When a bakery shelf becomes your natural before-school nap habitat, you catch glimpses of bakers taking full sheet cakes out of a room-size, Ferris-wheel oven. You watch your mom carefully remove parchment papers the size of a […]
Emergency Chocolate Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Frosting. I’m so proud of my kids. I’m proud of them because of who they have worked to become. While I’m also proud of their accomplishments, there are too many to list. Last night I received a typical call from Dotter getting ready to accomplish something again. It went […]
Penuche Coffee Cake. Life is about breaking the rules. Like, who says penuche is only for German Chocolate Cake? For new readers, I worked in one of the Seattle area’s most popular bakeries back in the eighties & nineties. It is where my love of all things small business, all things sugar, all things Scandinavian, […]
This delightful Strawberry Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting is nothing short of fabulous. Strawberry Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting Strawberry Cake Preheat the oven to 350°F. 1 box Betty Crocker Supermoist White Cake Mix (16.25 ounces) 1 three-ounce box strawberry Jello 4 eggs 3/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup flour 1 cup strawberries, diced 1 cup […]
Chocolate Frosted Orange Marmalade Doughnut Holes started as just a little bit of innocent Twitter fun. “I’m makin’ doughnuts. What you got?” I said. “I got marmalade.” My friend Mona from the Skagit Valley replied. The Skagit Valley is the home of prettiful tulip fields, little towns you can still ride a bicycle through (wreaking havoc […]
Vanilla Cupcakes With Pink Cream Cheese Frosting… Because I’m really into Valentine’s Day. Because the Seahawks lost and I’ve moved on. Because I’m a fair-weather fan. And because I hadn’t posted a plain vanilla cupcake recipe yet, here they are. Da da da da! These cupcakes are more gorgeous than cotton candy and the frosting […]
Shortbread Cookies With Pink Frosting are a special treat. A basic shortbread cookie requires no eggs. In fact, in the original Greek translation, “shortbread” means “no eggs”. Okay, not really, I just love to play Balderdash once in and a while off the game board. I also like to talk like Raj from Big Bang […]
The leaves are almost gone but fear not, for I bring you glad tidings of fallish, mapley joy which shall last you throughout the Christmas cookie season called Maple Leaf Sandwich Cookies. Move over acorns and junipers… it is time for the maple leaf sandwich cookie to shine. Maple Leaf Sandwich Cookies Preheat oven to […]
Family is over for the weekend and bless-ed Bavarian Cream Doughnuts are the answer. They are, in fact, the answer to more things than one might even think. So while your family piles up on the sectional sofa to re-watch Star Wars – the good ones, not the new ones – for the gazillionth time, […]
Applesauce Spice Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting. What if you could take all of the fallish flavors of a comforting mug of apple cider and pack them into a glorious cake? What if you could then smother that cake in the world’s best cream cheese frosting? Well, preheat your ovens, pour a cup of coffee, […]
Gingerbread Cookies With Apple Bourbon Frosting Gingerbread Cookies With Apple Bourbon Frosting Gingerbread Cookies Cream together: 1/2 cup butter, softened 3/4 cup brown sugar Add: 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon 1 tablespoon ground ginger 2 teaspoons ground Jamaican allspice (or allspice will work fine) 1 tablespoon ground cloves 1 1/2 teaspoons ground nutmeg […]
Everyone needs a recipe for perfect sugar cookies for decorating. Every once in a while Dotter gets the itch to make decorated sugar cookies. This always fills my heart with warm fuzzies and my tummy with sweet treats. For a moment I lost her so I called out her name and she popped up from […]
These Cinnamon Rolls With Maple Cream Cheese Frosting are being brought to you after lots of practice. Practice making the dough. Practice making the filling. Practice making the frosting. And, well, you know. The practice of eating them warm out of the oven. I don’t mean to brag, but I’ve always been good at the […]
Lemon coconut scones with cream cheese frosting are filled with refreshing lemon juice and topped with dreamy cream cheese frosting & toasty coconut. How to Make Scones Scone dough, just like pie crust dough, doesn’t like to be played with after the wet ingredients are added. Just mix the wet & dry ingredients until they […]
Maple Boy Doughnuts. If you’re looking for a special Christmas morning breakfast, you have come to the right place. These adorable little boys have become a tradition at family gatherings. Everyone loves them and all of their mapley goodness. This recipe makes about a dozen Maple Boys. These are perfect for making on Christmas Eve […]
When one is feeling fall-ish, one often thinks of pumpkin – Mini Pumpkin Bundt Cakes to be exact. These little pumpkin cakes are comforting little creations that are perfect for breakfast or dessert. Mini Pumpkin Bundt Cakes Pumpkin Cakes Preheat oven to 350°F. 1 stick unsalted butter, melted 1 1/4 cup firmly packed dark brown […]
