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 donuts. Something like that? ...
miniature cakes
strawberries & cream miniature chiffon cake
Early mornings in the summer are my favorite. That cool, crisp sheen over everything, a dewy freshness that heat and humidity haven't quashed yet. I used to dog-sit for our neighbors back in the 7th or 8th grade, and while you couldn't find me up before 11 any other morning, on those days I'd roll out of bed and pad across the driveway in the rosy ...
almond cake with rose mascarpone frosting, for two
It's been a happy couple of weeks in the Bowl household. We're as susceptible to worries and stress and anxieties as the next people (okay, probably more), but in the worst of it we'll still look at each other, tucked under a gigantically fluffy comforter in the soft weeknight darkness, and say, but you know ... we have it so good. It's so ...
2014 + a new year’s cake
2015 is in two days. That's weird. In my mind, it's still barely 2014, we still just got engaged, I'm still just a few months in to this new job and I'm still less than a year in to this world of food and food blogs. But in reality, it's just a few more sleeps until a brand-new year. A year when we'll get married. What. Anyway, even if my brain ...
miniature olive oil, dark chocolate & rosemary cake + peppermint no-churn ice cream
It's a holiday birthday cake! One of my dearest friends and future bridesmaids (!) had her birthday over Thanksgiving a few weeks ago. As hallmates in law school, we bonded over a mutual love for Waffle House and thick-skinned potstickers. Instead of heated civil rights debates, we discussed the finer points of chicken versus pork ramen broths. ...
mini zucchini cake with basil-lime cream cheese frosting
It's another baby-cake! Last week, I wrote a little bit about my wedding cake fantasies and how I spent a weekend baking the mini versions of the cakes I'd like to bake if I made my own cake. One was a tiny hummingbird cake, and the other is this one. It's one of my favorite cakes ever, and one that I really meant to share a lot sooner. It started ...
mini hummingbird cake with coconut buttercream
So, this wedding planning thing, huh? As it turns out, I'm not the most decisive person in the world. (Bowl #2, who is now diametrically opposed to the phrase "It's up to you," is probably laughing right now.) I like things, and I like some things more than other things, but when it comes to actually making a decision -- especially a decision for ...
mini ombre matcha cake with coconut glaze
Two Red Bowls turns one today! In honor of its first birthday, have ... yes, yet another miniature cake. Mini-cakes forever! (No, I think a cake hiatus might be in order after this.) I thought this little cake might be fitting for a number of reasons. One is plainly that it's based on one of my favorite cupcake recipes of all time -- this green ...
carrot cake with citrus goat cheese frosting
It's that time of year, it feels like, when your body starts craving things that refresh and nourish. Bright and sunny citrus, fresh crunchy vegetables with vitamins and nutrients. Of course, where other lovely folks take those cues by going raw, making stunningly vibrant fresh-pressed juices, or whipping up drool-worthy tahini berry smoothie bowls ...
