KEY LIME PIE CUPCAKES

I was hired to make two types of cupcakes for a Latin/Mexican themed baby shower – Key Lime Pie and Tres Leches. They were serving tacos with three kinds …

RED VELVET CAKE

I first made this cake in 2012 as my sister’s wedding cake; red velvet was (is?) my brother-in-law’s favorite cake flavor. I tested a few different recipes and adapted …

TRES LECHES CUPCAKES

With Cinco de Mayo coming up in a few days, I wanted to share this cupcake version of my Tres Leches Cake. Like the cake, these cupcakes feature a light, fluffy …

STRAWBERRY SCONES

You can thank my co-worker who casually mentioned having recently eaten a really good strawberry scone – soft not hard – and more or less said that if I …

Nutella Coconut Trifle

A little over a year ago, my sister Katherine asked me to re-create a Nutella and coconut cake she’d had in Italy. She had a sample picture and described …