Category Archives: Cake
BWD: Big Bill’s Carrot Cupcakes
Pretty? No. Amazingly delicious? Yes! I opted to cut the recipe in half and make cupcakes as I knew a big three layer cake would go to waste in our house. I LOVED these, although next time (because there will most certainly be a next time), I will make the cake rather than the cupcakes. …
BWD: Milk Chocolate Mini Bundt Cakes
I was very excited to pick today’s Baking with Dorie recipe for Milk Chocolate Mini Bundt Cakes. I am a big fan of chocolate cake, and mini desserts, so this was perfect for me! Thankfully I was feeling well enough today to tackle this recipe and make a big batch of homemade spaghetti sauce and …
BWD: Brown Sugar Bundt Cake
Today’s Baking with Dorie recipe for Brown Sugar Bundt Cake was chosen by Chaya of Chaya’s Comfy Cook Blog. Check out her blog for the recipe for this cake, or you can find it on page 179 of Dorie Greenspan’s Baking: From My Home to Yours. For as much as I enjoy cake decorating, I …
Adventures in Cake Decorating: Final Cake for Flowers and Cake Design Class
Yesterday was our final class for the Wilton Flowers and Cake Design course, and we did a final cake to pull together eveything we learned in the previous three weeks. I really enjoyed this course…we learned how to make a variety of flowers using royal icing, some new borders, and, my favorite, the basketweave. Getting …
BWD: Blueberry Crumb Cake
Sorry for posting this a day late…things have been VERY crazy here at The Rookie Baker house for the last week or so. We’re finally settling down and I’m looking forward to getting back in the kitchen! This week’s Baking with Dorie recipe was for Blueberry Crumb Cake and was chosen by Tina at My …
Adventures in Cake Decorating: Decorating Basics Course 4
Last Wednesday was our last class in the Decorating Basics series from Wilton. The main thing we learned was how to do the ribbon rose, which was much easier for me than the traditional Wilton rose, and I actually kind of like it better! Once we practiced the rose, we started on our final cake. …
BWD: Caramel-Peanut Topped Brownie Cake
This week’s BWD recipe is the Caramel-Peanut Topped Brownie Cake and was chosen by our group’s founder, Grapefruit. You can find the recipe, along with some mouth-watering pictures, on her blog or on pages 264-265 of Dorie Greenspan’s Baking: From My Home to Yours. Because we’ve eaten so many sweets lately between my cake classes …
Adventures in Cake Decorating: Decorating Basics Class, Lesson 2
Wilton decided to re-do their cake decorating classes, and my friend and I opted to take the beginners class again to have an opportunity to brush up on our skills from the last class, and learn a few more techniques we hadn’t learned before. This class has been great for us as we’re the only …
Happy 2nd Birthday to My Baby!
So, I’ve been missing in action for awhile…between the home improvement projects and the toddler’s 2nd birthday party, I’ve been a busy lady! I’m looking forward to getting back into baking and cooking now that the party is over and everything is put back together. I have a lot of good baking on tap between …
Adventures in Cake Decorating: Wilton Course 1, Lesson 2
A friend and I decided to take the Wilton cake decorating classes at Michaels. I’ve always wanted to do it, and now that I have a child, I really want to learn how to make nice cakes for birthdays and other events. We had so much fun in class last Saturday! We spend most of …
