Rustic Bridal Shower

A friend at work emailed me asking about a wedding shower cake. She sent me a link to her Pinterest page which showed a rustic wedding cake with a burlap flower as the accent piece. She told me that she had already made the fabric flower so all she needed was my cake expertise.

Pretty in Pink Cake

I made a pretty pink cake this weekend, for a very girly 3 year old. It was her birthday on Saturday and she is the epitome of a girly girl. She wanted frills, lots of pink, and chocolate (a girl after my own heart). I love ruffle cakes, they are so easy, but turn out looking beautiful. I also did some cupcakes, which you can see below. I used a smaller rose tip for the cupcakes, and they came out sort of a mix between flowers and ruffles. The cupcakes would also work great for a baby shower, or engagement party, or any spring time event. Hopefully I'll get to post some of the pictures from the party. Happy Mother's Day!

Chips Ahoy

I am excited to say that I was asked to make the desserts for a client meeting this week. This was one of my first professional gigs, so I really wanted to wow the crowd. The client wanted something small (no one likes to stuff their face during a meeting) so I decided to do a Chips Ahoy theme trio of mini desserts. Up front are white chocolate trifles with cookie crumbles. In the middle are vanilla cupcakes with cookie dough frosting and at the top are cookie sandwiches with a dark chocolate ganache filling. 

Coconut Cream Pie

My friend Christina brought to my attention yesterday that I've been neglecting my co-workers a little bit lately. I've been getting a fair amount of orders for sweets, all from people in the office. So my desk neighbors have been seeing a lot of cupcakes and cakes, but haven't gotten to sample any. For a long time they were my guinea pigs, before anyone knew if my baking was good. That's why I decided to make them a pie today, because who doesn't love pie on a Thursday morning?

Pastry Cream Cups

One of my all time favorite desserts are eclairs. I get one every time I visit Amelie's Bakery in Charlotte. There is just something about the crunch of the eclair, coupled with the rich, creamy texture of the pastry cream that always seems to satisfy. I went to the bakery during Easter weekend and had my fill of french sweets, but then I came home and was still craving more.

Raspberry Jam Bars

I've always been big into breakfast. I don't know why, maybe it's the fact that you can combine savory and sweet flavors into one meal, maybe it's because hash browns always seem to cure a hangover, or maybe it's just because every breakfast food is DELICIOUS. In any case, one of my favorite breakfast items is a nice warm biscuit with jam. But last night at 7pm I wasn't really feeling up for making biscuits so I broke out my food processor and made these instead.

Coconut Macaroons

If you've read any of my blog posts you know that I have a slight obsession with chocolate. Well not far behind is my love for coconut. I've posted a recipe for my favorite French Coconut Pie and now, I'm writing about on of my favorite coconut + chocolate snacks.