Oh that banana pudding...a Southern staple and oh so delicious. What could be better? Not much, but this banana pudding cake might rival it. Yep I've turned that Southern favorite into, you guessed it...cake! I LOVE banana pudding, but here's something weird. I can't … [Read more...]
Pina Colada Cream Cheese Cake Bars
It's summertime here and I'd really like to be out by the beach (or at least a pool), sipping a Pina Colada, but seeing as I have to work for a living, I can't really do that...at least not until I go on vacation. So for now, these pina colada cream cheese cake bars will do the … [Read more...]
Hummingbird Cheesecake Topped Cupcakes
What is hummingbird cake anyway? Oh I'm SO glad you asked. First, it's a Southern thing. I think it may have originated in Jamaica, but apparently the South heard about it and just ran with it. It doesn't have anything to do with hummingbirds. Maybe it's just sweet enough that … [Read more...]
Floral Initial Cake (Cream Tart Style)
Have you seen the cream tart cakes? A simple google search and it'll bring up tons of them. They're number or letter cakes and they are just beautiful. They're actually not made of cake, but of a shortbread-like cookie. It's layered with piped frosting and then topped with either … [Read more...]
Easy Cupcake Decorating Using a Star Tip
Sometimes you just don't have a lot of options or a lot of time on your hands to go all out decorating cupcakes, but you still want something cute. You might not have tons of piping tips to choose from either (yeah, I have an obsession with those), but I'm betting you've got a … [Read more...]
Cake Bottom Lemon Cheesecake
When I was a kid, my sister and I would get little prizes if we made good grades in school. My sister would ask for things like match box cars, but me?...oh I'd ask for my Mom's lemon cheesecake. So this post is a little nostalgic. I'm reincarnating my Mom's Grade A Cheesecake, … [Read more...]
Loaded Easter Blondies
Oh Easter, why do you taunt me so, with all your different types of candy like chocolate covered marshmallows, robin eggs, peeps, and like a gazillion different kinds of Cadbury eggs? I just can't help myself with all the options! So, what did I do? I threw a whole bunch of that … [Read more...]