Last weekend, the folks behind my favorite shop in LA, Now Serving, hosted a bake sale to raise funds for Australian bushfire relief. I've felt at a loss lately as to what to do as the fires ...
cakes
buttercream roses and rose buttercream
Believe it or not, these pretty little buttercream roses were piped by yours truly. For someone who is all thumbs and, at best, has a passing knowledge of how to decorate a cake, this is a feat indeed--and it's all thanks to a dynamo of a friend and her marvelous book,
hazelnut coffee cheesecake
For as long as I can remember, hazelnut coffee has been my dad's way to start the day. Almost every day of my childhood and every day that I'm back home now, I've come downstairs in the morning to find him sitting in our sunny breakfast nook, already up for hours, with an oversized mug of coffee in his hand and a newspaper spread out on the table, ...
rosemary citrus bundt cake
My first introduction to this cake came on a brisk evening last April, in the form of a cheerful crowd of teeny baby Bundts at the launch party for Sweeter Off the Vine, the cookbook it comes from. The spread there, all baked by the inimitable Yossy herself, might ...
london fog cupcakes
I think I read awhile back (while in the throes of grief that the closest Crumbs shop to me was closing down) that cupcakes have been on a little bit of a roller coaster in the last few years, embarking on a wild ascent from supermarket-only to trendy to out-of-your-mind popular before being ousted from their throne by ...
strawberries & cream miniature chiffon cake
almond cake with rose mascarpone frosting, for two
2014 + a new year’s cake
miniature olive oil, dark chocolate & rosemary cake + peppermint no-churn ice cream
mini zucchini cake with basil-lime cream cheese frosting
It's another baby-cake! Last week, I wrote a little bit about ...