Our contributor, Erica OBrien, owner of Erica OBrien Cake Design, is back for her next post in our new series called Trending. Erica is helping us translate today's top trends in fashion, design, art and everyday life into fabulous cake designs. Watch each month as she goes from inspiration on pinterest to cake concept and then the final cake design. With this insider look into her creative process, we hope you'll start to see inspiration everywhere in world around you. Today we're talking ... Continue Reading
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Caramel Apple Decorated Cookies
Caramel Apple Cookies - how to decorate caramel apple cookies. A fall sugar cookie tutorial created by our contributors, ellenJAY. Once the air turns crisp we know fall is on our doorstep and apple season is finally here! And when we think of apples we can't help but dream of apple pie, homemade apple donuts, comforting warm apple cakes straight out of the oven with a huge scoop of ice cream and of course, caramel apples! Our caramel apple cookies are the perfect treat for fall ... Continue Reading
10 Apple Recipes to Bake
Everywhere you look, there's signs that autumn has arrived. The heat is finally breaking and lower temperatures are slowing appearing in the forcast. Football fills our weekends and the apple selection at the market is overflowing with abundance. Now is the perfect time to head out to an orchard for some apple picking! I have to admit, this is the first year in quite a while where apple picking is not on our family bucket list. Since moving to Austin, we're still adjusting to the the lack of ... Continue Reading
Poison Apple Cake
Poison Apple Cake - a black mirror glaze cake with an edible "poison apple" for Halloween. Mirror mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all? I don't know about you, but the evil witch in Snow White really gives me the creeps. And her poison apple with it's drippy monster face is like -- eesh! Which makes the whole eerie concept totally fitting for a Halloween cake, right?! I've had this idea floating around in my mind for two years now, so it's about time I finally make it. A ... Continue Reading
Salted Caramel Pear Cake
Salted Caramel Pear Cake - fresh pear cake with cinnamon buttercream, salted caramel and homemade caramel dipped pears. The calendar might not agree, but it feels like fall has arrived. The weather is cool, crisp and as I look outside, I can easily spot the first few leaves that are starting to turn on our towering oak tree in the back. This is by far my favorite time of year. Why? I honestly cannot say for certain. Maybe it's because autumn signals the return to normal routines around ... Continue Reading
Egg Free Baking
Egg-Free Baking - which egg alternative is the best substitute for cake recipes? A new baking science experiment by our contributor, Summer Stone-Polzel. People choose to make egg-free baked goods for a number of reasons varying from allergic reactivity to dietary necessity to moral conscientiousness. Whatever the reason, many people opt to bake eggless for themselves and others. There are a number of options for egg substitution that are available but which one works best, if at all? ... Continue Reading
Warm Apple Cake with Salted Caramel Gelato
Today's recipe is sponsored by Unilever Ice Cream. We're celebrating National Dessert Day with Breyers® Gelato Indulgences™. Yes, today is National Dessert Day! Like we need an excuse to eat dessert, but if you're looking for an excuse, a national holiday sounds like the perfect justification. And this warm apple cake with chunks of apple, brown sugar and cinnamon will have you looking like a dessert-making rock star when you pull out freshly baked, individual bowls of heaven for the ... Continue Reading
Apple Toffee Crunch Cake
Apple Toffee Crunch Cake - fresh apple cake with crunchy pecans, cinnamon buttercream and a toffee sauce drip. A new layer cake recipe by our contributor, Tessa Huff. I’ve resisted all-things apple, pumpkin, and spice for too long, but now it is definitely time to dive into fall baking head on! I’m kicking off my favorite season with this Apple Toffee Crunch Cake, and I can’t wait to share it with you all. So bundle up in your boots, scarves, and favorite flannels, and let’s get to ... Continue Reading
Apple Butter Cupcakes
Apple Butter Cupcakes - a deliciously easy cupcake recipe with apple butter in both the cupcake and frosting for lots of great apple flavor. Created by our contributor, Lindsay Conchar. Although it's not quite fall and we're still enjoying the final bit of summer that remains, I must admit that I'm looking forward to fall. It has been so hot in Georgia lately - between 95 and 100 degrees most days - that I'm ready for some cooler weather. Not to mention apple treats, apple picking, ... Continue Reading
Apple & Goat Cheese Cake
Our contributor, Tessa Huff, is sharing a new cake recipe today... It's officially fall! The leaves are beginning to turn, I've dusted off my boots from the closet, PSL's are starting to roll out everywhere, and (most importantly) fall baking season has arrived. There are so many apple pies, pear tarts, and pumpkin everything in the near future. You know, goodies to snuggle up with under a cozy blanket after a long day spent apple picking or just watching football. Who's ... Continue Reading
10 Cupcakes to Bake this Fall
Autumn is officially here and I could not be more excited about the change of season! There's just something about the crisp chill of jacket weather and changing leaves - fabulous tall boots and football season - that gets me every year. But the best part of fall simply has to be the baking season. From now until January, there's just so many opportunities to bake up something delicious! Today I wanted to share some of the cupcakes recipes that I'm personally eyeing this year. A few of ... Continue Reading
Dip Dye Macramé Cake
Our contributor, Erica OBrien, is back for the next post in our Trending series. Join Erica as she goes from inspiration on Pinterest to cake concept and then the final cake design. My childhood was, both literally and figuratively, quite crunchy. In the 1970s, long before farm to table was a trend, my mom adopted a vacant lot in our Queens, New York, neighborhood and planted a thriving garden. Her lifelong commitment to healthful living manifested itself in my school lunches, when she ... Continue Reading
Mid-Century Cactus Cake
Our contributor, Erica OBrien, is back for the next post in our Trending series. Join Erica as she goes from inspiration on Pinterest to cake concept and then the final cake design. Since relocating to Connecticut from California four years ago, my cake designs have reflected a seasonal approach: cakes for spring that boast tender young blooms and pastel color palettes, summer cakes that celebrate everything summer has to offer, fall cakes with earthy colors, spicy warm tones, and falling ... Continue Reading
Watermelon Cake
Our contributor, Erica OBrien, is back for the next post in our Trending series. Join Erica as she goes from inspiration on Pinterest to cake concept and then the final cake design. The theme of my monthly posts on The Cake Blog is design trends. The trends can come from anywhere—fashion, textiles, food, housewares, architecture, etc. Some months, the inspiration comes easily, and everywhere around me I see trends just begging to be turned into cake. Other months, when nothing is ... Continue Reading
Flamingo Cake
Our contributor, Erica OBrien, is back for the next post in our Trending series. Join Erica as she goes from inspiration on Pinterest to cake concept and then the final cake design. I love designing cakes, but I especially love designing cakes within given parameters. Although I’m very flattered when a client trusts my artistry enough to leave the design completely up to me, it’s a bit daunting. The idea of being able to do anything kind of overwhelms me. Instead, I work best when ... Continue Reading
Marquee Letters Cake
Our contributor, Erica OBrien, is back for the next post in our Trending series. Join Erica as she goes from inspiration on Pinterest to cake concept and then the final cake design. We have an ongoing joke at the shop about who comes up with the best design concepts. My sister, the soup maker (with whom I share the kitchen), always has lots of ideas that we promptly dismiss. Most of the designs are either mine or a collaborative effort between me and Callan, my wonderful assistant. ... Continue Reading
TRENDING : Marsala
Our contributor, Erica OBrien, is back for the next post in our Trending series. Join Erica as she goes from inspiration on Pinterest to cake concept and then the final cake design. I wanted to celebrate the new year with something a little unconventional. Rather than create a winter-inspired cake like one might expect, I decided to embrace Marsala, the Pantone Color of the Year. Truth be told, I’m sometimes a little baffled by Pantone’s annual Color of the Year selections, and ... Continue Reading
2015 Wedding Cake Trends : Butttercream Flowers
It's day three of our brand new cake series - The 2015 Wedding Cake Preview! We're spending two weeks oohing and aahing over marvelous cake designs and getting the scoop on 2015 cake trends from the ladies who know. Top cake designers were asked to predict which cake trends will be hot in 2015. Based on their insights, this talented group got busy creating innovative new cakes, exclusively for this cake series and especially for you! I hope you'll join us as we debut a new trend-inspired ... Continue Reading
Chocolate Painted Cake
Our contributor, Erica OBrien, owner of Erica OBrien Cake Design, is back for the next post in our Trending series. Erica is helping us translate today's top trends in fashion, design, art and everyday life into fabulous cake designs. Watch each month as she goes from inspiration on Pinterest to cake concept and then the final cake design. Today is all about dramatically dark designs! I wanted this cake to be a celebration of the bounty of Thanksgiving, my absolute favorite holiday. ... Continue Reading
Apple Crumb Cake
Today we've partnered up with In The Raw® to bring you a classic fall recipe sure to become a new favorite in your home. There is something so joyful about baking for your family and friends, especially around the holidays. Traditional recipes, passed down from one generation to the next, baked with love for the people you love most. Today's goodness starts with a classic crumb cake recipe, shared years ago by a family friend, and then takes a turn down extra-delicious lane when we add in ... Continue Reading
Black & White Halloween
Our contributor, Erica OBrien, owner of Erica OBrien Cake Design, is here today with some fabulous Halloween cake inspiration... For these two cakes, my goal was simple: reinterpret Halloween in black and white. I wanted each cake to be symbolic of Halloween without being too literal. I love the sophisticated black and white Halloween decor that seems to reject the conventional Halloween palette of orange and black or orange and purple. For the first cake, the more formal of the ... Continue Reading
Paper Garland Cake
Our contributor, Erica OBrien, owner of Erica OBrien Cake Design, is back for the next post in our Trending series. Erica is helping us translate today's top trends in fashion, design, art and everyday life into fabulous cake designs. Watch each month as she goes from inspiration on Pinterest to cake concept and then the final cake design. Today is all about paper garlands! I love to have fun. I love to laugh. And I like to think that my cakes reflect my free spirit: cakes that are ... Continue Reading
Petite Apple Desserts
It's a beautiful day! We're starting off another fabulous week of cake inspiration with a dessert table that is filled to the brim with natural charm... and apples! Today's feature comes to us from Emily Lael Aumiller of Lael Cakes in Brooklyn. We're still swooning over Emily's gorgeous Chanel Meets Brooklyn table from last week (catch it here), so we're definitely excited to welcome this talented baker back to the blog again today. This time the look is rustic yet elegant in tones of soft ... Continue Reading
Urban Gardner Dessert Display
We wrapped up our Pink Week, in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness, on Saturday with a sixth and final day of pink inspiration. But I thought we'd continue on this theme a tab bit longer. Today's feature is not about the pink, but is all about supporting the fight to find a cure. It was created for Australia's Sweetest Morning Tea, a collaboration of talented Australian cake designers and stylists who joined forces to raise awareness and funds for cancer research. This online magazine is ... Continue Reading
Recipe: Apple Spice Cake
Our contributor, Tessa Huff, is back with a new cake recipe perfect for fall…. I don't know about everyone else, but from where I write and bake, the seasons are already subtly changing. Even though I do not have to return to school or anything, I can sense a shift in energy around the city. Soon it will be darker earlier, the tourists absent from the city center, and I'll need a scarf at the beach. However, as sad as it always is to see another beautiful summer come to a close, I do love ... Continue Reading
Happy Horse Cake
Today's feature is one of those cakes that just makes you feel happy! And it's easy to see why. Who can resist a charming horse wearing an adorable bandana? With a tousled mane and infectious smile, this little guy will steal your heart. He's the star of this playful 1st birthday cake, created by Peggy Lee of Peggy Does Cake. Wooden fences encircle a field of sunflowers while ladybugs flutter about. Silver horseshoes, rope borders and a few red apples complete the delightful country ... Continue Reading
Apple Pie Cupcakes
Apple Pie Cupcakes! Fresh apple cupcake recipe with apple pie filling and brown sugar cinnamon buttercream frosting, topped with pie crust cutouts. Created by our contributor, Lauren Kapeluck of EllenJay Events. One of my absolute favorite things about fall is eating pies! Apple, pumpkin, pecan, you name it and I will gobble it right up! So when Carrie mentioned she wanted me to create an apple themed cupcake recipe for November, I immediately thought of apple pie! I am an apple pie ... Continue Reading