Cheesecake is one of my all-time favorite foods. One of my favorite variations is strawberry, so obviously, this is what I decided to make for our last cookout! I made a brown sugar-graham cracker crust and topped it with Chantilly cream and fresh strawberries. It […]

A friend of mine ordered this cake for her Dad’s birthday last weekend, and I love how it turned out! I used my favorite white cake recipe, paired with strawberry jam, fresh strawberries, and vanilla Swiss buttercream. She wanted a tropical themed cake, so I […]

One of my good friends just turned 40 last weekend🎉 , so her husband asked me to make her a birthday cake. You should know, they are very Italian…like cannoli connoisseur Italians 👨‍🍳🌎. So when they asked me to make a cannoli cream cake, I […]

This is seriously the best and only chocolate cake recipe you will ever need! 🎂 It is rich and moist and decadent! I’ve used it as a base for so many different cakes – some of my favorite pairings are swiss buttercream with fresh strawberries, […]

This buttercream recipe is my go-to icing for almost any cake I make. This post is the simple vanilla version, but it can be modified relatively easily for different flavors. You can replace some of the butter with peanut butter 🥜, or add melted chocolate […]

First and foremost, HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY to all the moms out there! And an extra special Happy Mother’s Day to my mom and BFF, Sarah! She’s going to be so mad when she sees this photo! 😂💕🤷‍♀️ She is the inspiration for our first recipe […]

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 […]

Last week my boyfriend and I started using Blue Apron for our meals.  My wonderful parents got it for us while I’m recovering from my food surgery and can’t drive to the grocery store.  The meals are way better than I expected and I am […]

Today I am making red velvet cupcakes with a traditional red velvet frosting, in honor of my brothers 30th birthday!  Unfortunately, he isn’t in Texas to enjoy them, but it’s the thought that counts, right?   Most people pair red velvet with cream cheese icing […]