Our contributor, Tessa Huff, is sharing a new cake recipe today... There is nothing quite like experiencing the holidays through the eyes of a child. All the wonder and excitement in their hearts keep this time of year extra magical. And while this is my first holiday season having a little one of my own at home, I've tried to take notes from my nieces and nephews over the years on how to slow down, stress less, and really try to enjoy all the celebration. This cake is for them ... Continue Reading
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Maple Pear Cake
Maple Pear Cake - a fresh maple pear cake with maple spice buttercream. A new layer cake recipe by our contributor, Tessa Huff. Wherever you are and whatever you are celebrating this season, this is the cake for you. It doesn’t scream “Holiday,” but has all the makings of a festive treat. It’s the kind of cake you can enjoy either wrapped up in a cozy blanket next to a fire or impress guests with by presenting it at your next seasonal gathering. Bottom line - this cake is just ... Continue Reading
Gilded Cookie Wreath Cake
Our contributor, Erin Gardner of Erin Bakes, is back with a new tutorial today! I’ve fallen in love with a wreath. A stunning wreath inspired by vintage brass Dresden ornaments. A gorgeous, artist-designed wreath that only costs about the same as my entire holiday budget. My kids would totally be ok with that, right? Yeah, I didn’t think so. I figured if I can’t buy it, I’ll bake it! I achieved my gilded wreath design by dressing up store-bought cookies with dark chocolate and ... Continue Reading
Deck the Halls
Our contributor, Jessica Kirkland of Pen N' Paper Flowers is sharing original artwork, created exclusively for The Cake Blog readers. Happy Holidays everyone! I’m gearing up for Christmas at my house and I can’t help but associate the holiday season with baking...specifically cookie baking, as I’m sure so many of you do as well. My family gathers together on one day in December to bake dozens and dozens of cookies. I get really excited about pulling out the sprinkles, piping bags, cookie ... Continue Reading
Pumpkin Tiramisu Cake
Pumpkin Tiramisu Cake -- pumpkin spice cake soaked with coffee liqueur, fluffy mascarpone frosting and chocolate shavings. A fall layer cake recipe by our contributor, Tessa Huff. During pumpkin season, I mean "Fall," pumpkins are not just used for carving, decorating and pumpkin pie any more. The trending orange squash seems to make its way into all of our goods these days. From coffee to candles, everything comes in a "pumpkin spice" variety. This cake is no exception, yet it uses ... Continue Reading
Plum Cake with Whipped Yogurt
Today I’ve partnered with Chobani to bring you a new fall recipe. Today's cake is unapologetically uncomplicated. As we inch closer and closer to the holiday season, our calendars start bursting at the seams with special occasions and reasons to celebrate. There are so many opportunities to bake and sometimes you need a go-to recipe that is effortless, yet still elegant enough to be shared. That's where today's recipe quietly chimes in, as an everyday cake that looks anything but. ... 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
Pumpkin Spice Season
Our contributor, Jessica Kirkland of Pen N' Paper Flowers is sharing original artwork, created exclusively for The Cake Blog readers. Happy Fall Ya’ll! I’ve got my pumpkin spice candle lit, an autumn vignette on display in my foyer and I’m dreaming about all of the fall baking that awaits! You too? If you aren’t quite there yet, this month’s free art print is sure to help usher in those warm cozy feelings of gathering friends and family together while sipping on pumpkin lattes, pulling ... Continue Reading
Chocolate Sunflower Seed Cake
Our contributor, Erin Gardner of Erin Bakes, is back with a new tutorial today! Every year I see brightly colored chocolate sunflower seeds in the store and every year I think to myself that I must do something fun with these! They typically end up on my counter top being munched on as I get my holiday cooking and baking done. Don’t get me wrong, that’s a perfectly good use for them! But this year I finally decided to do something fun, creating these easy and tasty chocolate sunflower seed ... Continue Reading
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Can You Overmix A Cake?
Our contributor, Summer Stone of Cake Paper Party, is back today with a new baking science experiment.... A countless number of times I have read baking instructions to only mix a batter briefly to avoid toughening your baked good, but I have often wondered if this quip was fact or fiction when it came to whipping up a butter cake. In my experience, in the scientific lab within my kitchen, American-style butter cakes just don’t tend to toughen up, regardless of mixing time. For this reason, I ... Continue Reading
Living The Sweet Life
Our contributor, Jessica Kirkland of Pen N' Paper Flowers is sharing original artwork, created exclusively for The Cake Blog readers. Hello bakers and cake lovers! Another new month is upon us and that means it's time to brighten up our space with new inspiration. September's artwork celebrates sugar, frosting and all of the sweet morsels in our day to day lives. Everyone wishes they could be "living the sweet life" and bakers are literally doing so. Now that's pretty ... 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
10 Confetti Throwing Cakes
Summer is on our doorstep and that can only mean one thing. It's time to celebrate! The summer season is one of the most popular times to party, with weddings in full swing, showers for both babies and brides and birthday parties galore. Not to mention pool parties, graduation parties, patio parties and more -- all bound to pop up on summer's social calendar. And if you ask us, every good bash deserves a yummy slice of cake and a handful of confetti or two. So today we're loving on some ... Continue Reading
Today Is Your Day Graduate
Graduation season is here again and that means it's time to celebrate! I've partnered up with Cakes.com to bring you inspiration for a cap-tossing graduation party plus a graduation cake tutorial. After years of homework, studying and tests, our graduates have earned a diploma and an incredible party! It all starts with a modern black and white color scheme, bold stripes, rainbow sprinkles and some cheers for the graduate. YAY! Hip Hip Hooray! Today is your day! That's what this party ... Continue Reading
Cookie Moss Cake
Cookie Moss Cake - how to make edible moss from cookie dough. Top spring and Easter cakes, woodland cakes or a birthday cake for your favorite gardener! I absolutely love the look of real moss and find myself adding touches of green to every corner of my home. Maybe it's because green is a symbol of life and renewal, commonly associated with spring and Easter. Maybe it's because I'm obsessed with the modern farmhouse look right now, dreaming of a super white kitchen with calming grey ... Continue Reading
Mini Easter Egg Cakes
Mini Easter Egg Cakes - learn how to make Easter egg shaped desserts out of store bought cake, following this simple step-by-step tutorial by our contributors, Mary and Brenda Maher of Cakegirls. I love making desserts for Easter. Spring is in the air, flowers are blooming and pastel colors are finally back. And, the Easter table just seems like the perfect occasion for petit four sized mini cakes. In order to side step the normal pitfalls of making petit fours, we're going to do it ... 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
10 Watercolor Cakes
Watercolor cakes have been popping up on The Cake Blog since 2012 and we love seeing this trend continue to grow and evolve. Today we're crushing on a fresh batch of designs, each created with the soft swirls and mixed shades of watercolor. From hand-painted florals to structured patterns, tranquil colors to layers of vibrant hues -- this collection of cake inspiration has a little something for everyone. Along the way, we'll welcome back some of our favorite cake artists while also ... Continue Reading
Pink Striped Heart Cake
Our contributor, Allison Kelleher of AK Cake Design, is back with a gorgeous new design and a tutorial too! For this cake, I was inspired by these pretty pink ribbons. I really loved the different shades of pink and the bright, cheery feel of the ribbons – they just made me happy. I used my embedded stripes technique to create the design – the same technique I used in my black and white cake, created for the 2015 Wedding Cake Preview. The stripes are purposefully wonky (and ... 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 : Relaxed Bohemian
It's day seven 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
2015 Wedding Cake Trends : Organic Patterns
Yesterday we started a brand new cake series - The 2015 Wedding Cake Preview! We're spending the next 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 ... Continue Reading
Sprinkle New Years Eve Cake
Sprinkle New Years Eve Cake - how to make a sparkly NYE cake using a free stencil template and sprinkles. Updated with a 2019 template! Hello friends! I hope you're enjoying the holiday season so far and that your Christmas was a merry one! I'm popping in for one last cake tutorial for the year, just in time for your New Years Eve celebration. I know, I know! Talk about last minute planning! But surely I'm not the only one who looks up and realizes that NYE is a day away. Anyone ... Continue Reading
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake - moist chocolate cake paired with peanut butter frosting and filling, topped with drippy chocolate ganache and homemade peanut butter balls, aka buckeyes. The ultimate layer cake for chocolate and peanut butter lovers! Last week I shared one of our Christmas traditions with a recipe that came from Mr. Sellman's side of the family - these super delish Pie Crust Cookies - oh my goodness are they good. While definitely hard to beat, I wanted to give a little love ... Continue Reading
Winter Wonderland Cake
Today's feature is a winter wonderland with a cake as pristine as freshly fallen snow. Inspired by Colorado winters, this design is elegant and timeless with a nod to current techniques such as wafer paper flowers and embossed texture. Soft white and muted gray create an airy color scheme while delicate floral detailing glistens with a subtle iridescent shimmer. This little lovely is finished off with two gorgeous blooms and would be perfect for any winter wedding. Add in a few hints of gold ... Continue Reading
Bakery Tour : Jenna Rae Cakes
Today is the first post our brand new series : Bakery Tours! We're hanging out with some of our favorite bakers and cake designers, taking an inside peek at bakery life! Bakery Name: Jenna Rae Cakes Location: 580 Academy Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Years in Business: 4 years - storefront opened in 2014 Meet The Team: Jenna : Founder | Co-Owner | Cake Designer | Twin Sister Ashley : Co-Owner | Head Baker | Graphic Designer and Photo Stylist | Twin Sister Chelsea : ... Continue Reading
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