Sometimes things just don’t turn out the way you’d imagined or hoped. And, for the record, although she seems rather simple, Peppa Pig is NOT easy to incarnate in cake form.While I love to bake creative layer cakes, professional character cakes are something else altogether. They certainly are not yet my expertise. While the eyes…
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While we all know there is nothing on earth that can beat the marriage of peanut butter and chocolate (thank you, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups – you’ll always have my heart – don’t forget Buckeyes and Peanut M&M’s), the addition of a puddle of melted ice cream to the mix is not quite as intuitively…
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We all need a cake for spring – and Easter is here!Let’s celebrate with seasonal and decorative chocolate robin’s eggs, a light and fluffy, moist and full of flavor white vanilla cake, layers of divine pistachio cream, and a lemon cream icing – it’s an Easter egg cake!!! In other words, let’s dive into what…
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Yet again, not necessarily a disaster, but NOT what I’d hoped for.I was actually thinking about the NYT Iconic Plum Torte. It’s “iconic,” it’s famous, and sure to be delicious.But, in true form, I wanted to “Ashley-ify” it and make it my own. The Times published Marian Burros’s recipe for Plum Torte every September from…
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Not to be confused with Pinkberry FROYO – I was commissioned to bake a “gender reveal” cake for a friend of a friend. OMG – it SO excites me when I’m asked or invited (or whatever) to bake, cook, create …It makes “my day, my week, my month, and even my year!”So, the “gender reveal…”…
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Although frosted cakes are impressive, there’s nothing like the natural beauty of a fresh, “naked” bundt cake.This recipe happens to be both gluten-free and dairy-free, incorporating the warm winter citrus flavors of sweet orange and tart lemon (all the citrus you can imagine) and subtle bergamot with almond.It’s moist, exquisite, and absolutely delicious! Vanilla Citrus…
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I truly believe my destiny in life is to bake and cook for others.It’s something I adore.It’s my meditation.The kitchen is my canvas.It brings ME peace and happiness and solace while the enjoyment of others does just the same as the baking process.It’s my mojo. It’s all I really want to do. Thank you, my…
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Again, I thought I was being entirely original.I mean, honestly, who adds cheese to cakes? Apparently the English do – Christmas Cakes and apple pies (well, some people do that here too).In any case, in my heart and mind I felt exotically creative and quite accomplished while concocting this moist and delicious cake recipe: Apricot…
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Completely outlandish, utterly too decadent, and perhaps over the top artsy for a one-year-old birthday smash cake, but hey – that’s me. It may look a little ridiculous – but the cakes are tasty and too fun to “smash” on you and your twin’s first birthday together! Strawberry Pineapple Vanilla Smash Cake Strawberry Pineapple Vanilla…
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After making a few previous versions of “surprise cake,” I settled upon a salted caramel version to celebrate a good friend’s birthday. She LOVES chocolate – I mean, really loves chocolate, and she likes caramel too – it’s a win-win for everyone. Really, how can it not be? Dark Chocolate Cake + Homemade Salted Caramel…
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