For those of you that have been following me, you know that this past fall, I moved from Buffalo, NY to NYC to pursue a baking career! Although things didn’t work out quite how we wanted–it still proved to be fruitful–and we’re glad we did it. I didn’t end up going to culinary school because… [Read more…]
February 1, 2012
As you know, I’m trying to expand my baking horizon by baking both gluten free and vegan things…..well these little babies are absolutely one of my favorites! I’ve already made them twice in one week!! Even if you’re not a vegan, these are super easy and super tasty!!!! (nice photos, Adam!) Chocolate Orange Cupcakes adapted… [Read more…]
January 29, 2012
I enter one little cupcake contest and I’m hooked….. So now I’ve entered myself in another cupcake contest!! It’s put on by celebrations.com and you can VOTE HERE!!! VOTING STARTS TOMORROW!!! This is the cupcake photo I entered: These were from a friend’s son’s birthday party a few years ago and I’ve always always always… [Read more…]
January 27, 2012
My father in law bought me this book for Christmas: The book is about a woman who loses her job and contemplates the idea of making things instead of just buying them already prepared, as she had done before when she was working. The experiment includes making her own cheese, raising chickens and goats, curing… [Read more…]
January 22, 2012
Hello! Today is my 1st wedding anniversary and although I’ve already watched the wedding video, gone through hundreds of pictures and reminisced about the day– I’m just not done. It was the best day of my life and I wanted to share one of my favorite parts: my cake. and a close… [Read more…]
January 12, 2012
This summer Adam and I tried to go to Carlo’s Bakery in Hoboken, NJ on one of our “pre-moving to NYC” trips. We drove there from Queens (ugh), saw the line that was literally around the block, and decided to come back another day. I was very sad. You may be saying to yourself…… [Read more…]
January 5, 2012
For my birthday, my grandparents (Mema and Gramps) gave me this card: Pretty precious I thought. This was the inside: What’s that inside you say?? A RECIPE FOR HONEY CAKE!!!! I had never heard of honey cake. I don’t really eat that much honey, actually. Hmmm what could a honey cake really be like? What… [Read more…]
January 3, 2012
Hello all!!! I can’t believe it is 2012…. this past year went by so fast!! And it was a good year–but a crazy year: I got married, quit my job, moved to a new city, and started a new career. : ) I’m looking forward to 2012 for many reasons… you’ll see…… : ) … [Read more…]
December 25, 2011
Merry Christmas! Enjoy your time with friends and family today! I’ll be back in the new year with some great new recipes!!!
December 8, 2011
Do you know what a cake pop is? They are newest most scrumptious thing right now in the cupcake/cake baking world. They were originally created by Bakerella (awesome name by the way) and they have really taken off. Cake pops are really a combination of cake, frosting, and melting chocolates. Should be easy right? Not… [Read more…]
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February 15, 2012
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