This weekend I made a baby shower cake for a former coworker of mine.  She requested a vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream, so I’m going to share my go-to white cake recipe with you today.  It is a pretty simple recipe, but it’s always moist and […]

Today I am going to share with you my favorite buttercream recipe.  There are four main styles of buttercream: American, Swiss, Italian, and French.  American buttercream is the most common, as it is the easiest to make…the other three recipes involve heating your sugar and […]

I have always looooved pies, but I don’t make them very often.  I think part of the reason is that pies are so popular here in Texas,  that it is easy to buy one that’s pretty darn good!  One dessert that I’ve become a huge […]

Biscotti is an Italian biscuit cookie.  The name comes from a Latin word meaning “twice-baked.”  Biscotti cookies are quite hard and dry, as they are meant to be dipped in a drink.  They were originally dipped in Italian dessert wines, but today most people enjoy […]

This is my go to recipe for anything I need pie dough for.  It is very buttery and flaky, so it works well for both sweet and savory dishes.  I’ve used it for quiche crusts, pie crust, empanada dough, and homemade pop tart dough.  It […]