Making Sweet Things Beautiful
Every baker needs the perfect pie crust recipe in their repertoire. Whether for a delicious sweet dessert pie or a savory chicken pot pie for dinner. A good pie crust recipe is a must. The Perfect Balance For me this crust recipe is the perfect balance between the richness […]
Have you guys seen those beautiful fruit and cream tarts shaped like letters and numbers popping up all over the place all of a sudden? Talk about a wildfire trend! I mean, I know they are not a new thing, the’ve been around for years, but holy moly they just […]
This is a basic, stiff royal icing recipe I use for all my cookie and cake decorating. It is made with meringue powder and powdered sugar. This is a stiff royal icing which can be watered down to just the right consistence for any application. Flavor and color as you […]
Raspberry Cake Filling – Fresh Raspberry Compote My all time favorite cake filling is a fresh raspberry compote. I particularly love it because you can adjust the amount of sugar to the sweetness level you like. Since I don’t care for things that are super sweet I keep the sugar level […]
Every baker needs a good base vanilla sponge cake recipe in their repertoire. Something that can be used as a delicious stand alone flavor or as a base for many different flavor variations. It took me a long time to find and tweak a vanilla sponge cake recipe to my […]
Confession time. I’m Kind of a Carrot Cake and Cream Cheese Frosting snob. To me, the best carrot cake is dense & rich with tons of delicious bits and texture. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mind those light, fluffy versions, but I crave the dark, flavorful version full of […]