• Cake,  chocolate,  Dessert,  Frosting

    Yellow Cake with Fudge Frosting

    I almost titled this post something like, “Back to Basics: Yellow Cake with Fudge Frosting,” but then I thought that it’s not really back to basics here. Good yellow cake is not an easy thing to accomplish, so while it is a bit of a basic cake, it’s definitely not an easy one. I’ve made a hundred different recipes and varieties of yellow cake over the years, some great, some not so much.  It’s been a good lesson in the science behind baking for me,…

  • Cake,  Cinnamon,  Cupcakes,  Dessert,  Frosting

    Snickerdoodle Cupcakes

    Hey, ya’ll!  It’s been a little bit since we talked last, no?  So much has happened in the last month.  I’ve been sick, twice.  Like, fever-bronchitis sick.  We got a puppy.  The girls had two weeks of double dance classes, followed by recital.  Weekends have been full of family gatherings and weekdays have been full of yard-work, work-work, and lots of coughing. Life. I feel like I’m always writing about how busy we are, but I don’t mean to.  Everyone is busy, and my busy…

  • Cake,  Dessert,  Easter,  Frosting,  Strawberry,  Summer Favorites

    Strawberry Supreme Cake

    I am a cookbook junkie.  I have them all.  Yes – I’m pretty sure that I own every cookbook published after 2009. … Ok, this is obviously not true.  It’s not possible.  But judging by my overflowing bookcases, the baskets on my hearth and the stacks on my coffee table – I’m pretty sure I have most of them.  Especially if they have anything to do with baking or desserts or my blogging friends.  I might need an intervention. But see what I’m REALLY trying…

  • Cake,  chocolate,  Dessert,  Frosting

    Chocolate Buttercream Cake

      I love chocolate cake.  Good chocolate cake might be my very favorite thing, ever.  So when I saw this recipe, I knew I had to try it. The first thing I noticed was that there were a LOT of ingredients, far more than any chocolate cake recipe I’ve ever tried before.  I would strongly suggest pre-measuring your ingredients so they’ll be ready to add as you go along, and take the time to buy or cut the parchment circles for your cake pans.  You’ll thank…