I’ve always really liked carrot cake, but I’ve never actually made it before. This is likely because it’s one of my grandma’s specialities. However the calling came for a traditional dessert for a family dinner, I decided to give it a whirl and I’m quite happy with the results! It’s a classic homemade carrot cake […]
Entries Tagged as 'icing'
Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Icing
January 26th, 2013 · 2 Comments · cake, Dessert, Easy
Tags:bean·cake·carrot·cheese·cinnamon·cream·frosting·homemade·icing·Vanilla
Reine De Saba (Chocolate & Almond Cake) | JC100 – Week 6
June 14th, 2012 · 11 Comments · cake, Dessert, JC100
Ladies and gentleman…I have a very important update in the culinary world of Bob. I present REINE DE SABA i.e. my very FIRST time baking for the blog! Going into the Julia Child 100 year celebration, I knew I wanted to be involved as a way to improve my cooking skills and repertoire. What I […]
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Fruit Loop Cupcakes
March 5th, 2012 · 6 Comments · breakfast, cake, Candy, cupcake, Dessert
While lots of dessert trends seem to come and go, I think cupcakes are just one of those things that will stick around forever (like the Little Black Dress of the baking world). After rave reviews of my Dr. Pepper Cupcakes, Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cupcakes & Mancakes (bacon chocolate cupcakes) from BS’ers, I decided to […]
Tags:breakfast·buttercream·cereal·cupcake·cupcakes·frosting·fruit·icing·kellogs·loop
The Best Cinnamon Bun Recipe
February 20th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Dessert
Since Bob and I have had the blog, I’ve made these cinnamon buns a few times, but just never took photos. Largely due to the fact that they are incredibly time consuming and by the end you either a) just want to sleep or b) want to eat them all! But there is one thing […]
Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cupcakes
February 18th, 2012 · 43 Comments · cupcake, Dessert, Just for Fun
One of my good, long-term friends recently celebrated his 26th birthday so I decided that I should make him some special cupcakes. While he originally requested Mancakes, I had just made them so I wanted to make something a bit different. So with a recent suggestion from another friend, we decided that Cinnamon Toast Crunch […]
Tags:birthday·buttercream·cereal·cinnamon·crunch·cupcakes·icing·toast
Pesto-Basil Chocolate Cake with a Parmesan Sour Cream Icing
December 11th, 2011 · 3 Comments · cake, Dessert, Fresh herbs, Just for Fun
At work we have an Iron Chef Challenge once a month where a group of people cook off and have their dishes judged by a panel of fellow employees. This month’s secret ingredient is…. PESTO! Right away I knew I didn’t want to do something traditional with pesto, so I ventured off to what I […]
Tags:basil. pesto·cake·chef·chocolate·cream·foodgasm·icing·iron·parmesan·Sour
How to Make Your Own Wedding Cake (or your Best Friend’s Wedding Cake)
November 5th, 2011 · 1 Comment · cake
It seems like I’m getting to that age where a lot of my good friends are getting engaged – wait, does this mean I’m getting old?? Ekkk… Let’s hope not. Anyways, one of my best friends (let’s call her Maddog) is planning her wedding for August of 2012 and we were discussing wedding cakes. Her […]
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Dinosaur Cake
September 12th, 2011 · No Comments · cake, Dessert, Just for Fun
We recently had a 60th birthday in our office at work for the “big dog” so I made this ‘ancient dinosaur’ cake for him to celebrate the milestone!
Tags:birthday·buttercream·cake·cheese·chocolate·cream·dinosaur·icing·red·velvet
First Timer’s Luck: Macarons
September 5th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Dessert, Egg, Just for Fun
Well people – the day finally arrived….the day to tackle my fears of egg whites and make macarons….
