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, […]

These cookies will knock your socks off! They are sort of a cross between an Oreo and a whoopie pie, but the grown-up version. That’s not to say kids won’t love them too! The outside cookies have a rich, dark chocolate flavor and a nice […]

Handmade chocolate truffles are one of my favorite things to make.  They can be made in truffle molds, which is a bit more difficult, or they can be hand rolled.  If you are using truffle molds, your chocolate needs to be perfectly tempered.  You can […]

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 […]

Happy Monday everyone!  Mondays are not usually my favorite days…but this particular Monday happens to be my big sister’s birthday!  I wish I could be there to make her a birthday cake, but Texas to Ohio is a bit of a journey for a cake… […]

As some of you may already know, I make custom cakes for clients here in Austin, Texas, which means I make A LOT of buttercream.  Because of that, last week I found myself with a serious surplus of egg yolks in my refrigerator.  I thought […]