Neapolitan Rose Cake

How to Make a Cupcake Bouquet Oh, how I love Pinterest. It’s such a fun source for inspiration and new ideas. Someone pinned a cupcake bouquet and I knew right away that I had to create one myself. I couldn’t find any good guides on making them, so I put together a step by step photo tutorial for you so you can make one too. It’s really not that hard – pipe roses onto cupcakes (there’s an animated gif below to show you how), put them on some toothpicks into a styrofoam ball. Done! Campfire Delight: 6-Layer Rich Malted-Chocolate Toasted Marshmallow Cake There’s something about layer cakes that always brings me great comfort–from both making them and eating them. To me, layer cakes are baked bliss, truly. Don’t get me wrong, cupcakes are wonderful; cupcakes are sweet; cupcakes are darling (and perky), but they just aren’t layer cakes.

THE BEST {and easiest!!} Chocolate Frosting + Birthday Cake! You guys have only yourselves to blame for this post! Last weekend, I posted this photo of my husband’s birthday cake I made: Looks good, right? And then you all went crazy asking, tweeting and emailing me for the recipe! Raspberry Tart Recipe Pate Brisee: In a food processor, place the flour, salt, and sugar and process until combined. Add the butter and process until the mixture resembles coarse meal (about 15 seconds). Pour 1/8 cup (30 ml) water in a slow, steady stream through the feed tube until the pastry just holds together when pinched. Add remaining water, if necessary. Do not process more than about 30 seconds. Turn the pastry out onto your work surface, gather it into a ball, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for about one hour to chill the butter and allow the gluten in the flour to relax.

Purple Ombre Mini Cakes With Mother’s Day just around the corner, I wanted to create a special dessert that would be perfect to honor Moms. I made a Pink Ombre Swirl Cake last summer, and have been wanting to make another pretty ombre (layered color) cake ever since. This time, instead of one large cake, I made several mini cakes. I also left the outside unfrosted, to reveal the pretty layered colors of the cake itself. Banana Bread Recipe Photography Credit: Elise Bauer This banana bread has been the most popular recipe on Simply Recipes for over 10 years. Thousands of people make it every day. Why? Because it really is the best banana bread recipe, period. You can mix everything in one bowl, you can vary the amount of sugar or bananas.

Salted Caramel Butter Bars - Cookies and Cups These Salted Caramel Butter bars are one of my most requested recipes ever! As I sit here and type this post I am currently in a funk. A funk because it is raining. Cinco de Mayo piñata cookies Video how-to: Pinata Cookies Ingredients: 1 cup sugar1 cup powdered sugar1 cup butter1 cup vegetable oil2 eggs1 teaspoon cream of tartar1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon almond extract1 teaspoon baking soda5 cups flour1 tablespoon vanillaMini M&M candies1/2 cup powdered sugar (frosting)2 teaspoons milk (frosting) Directions to make piñata sugar cookies: Cream sugars with butter.

santa hat brownies « daisy's world Aren’t these Santa Hat Brownies just so cute? Thanks to Erica’s Sweet Tooth for the inspiration. I was looking for a fun and simple holiday treat and I ran across a recipe on her website. They’re so good and easy to make, especially since I bought Trader Joe’s Ready to Bake brownie mix (just pour the ready-made brownie batter in an 8-X 8-inch pan and bake for 22-25 minutes). You can use ready-made brownie bites or bake a pan of your favorite brownies. chinese barbecue pork buns (char siu bao) recipe Recipe: chinese char siu bao (barbecue pork buns) Fork. Stick it to me. I am done. Done with the frenzied holiday baking schedule! And just in case you might be racking your brain for a few ideas, I wanted to share some of the other items we tucked into the gift bags for Jeremy’s wonderful staff.