Nautical Ombre Cake
This vanilla butter cake and vanilla bean Swiss meringue buttercream cakes is decorated with a blue wave ombre, gum paste shells, graham cracker "sand", and anchor topper.
To get this Ombre effect, add five colors from dark to light to the sides of your cake use a piping bag fitted 1M piping tip. Smooth the sides of the cake with a pallet knife or bench scrapers. Then, use and offset spatula to create the "wave effect". Gentle press the tip of the spatula into the buttercream while spinning your cake (it helps to have a cake turner or lazy Susan for this). Gradually move the spatula up the cake to the top.
This super creamy vanilla bean cheesecake with pecan cookie crust and blackberries sauce has just enough fall flavor to kick off the start of fall baking. Bring on the spice and cooler temps!
These Red, White, & Blue Lemon Berry Cream Mini Tarts are perfect to celebrate the 4th of July. Cream lemon filling is topped with vanilla whipped mascarpone cream, fresh berries, and meringue kisses. You can use the recipe to make 10 3-inch mini tarts or one large tart that’s perfect for entertaining.
These muffins come together quickly and with be eating just as fast. They combine the best of banana bread and blueberry muffins and the honey orange crunch brings it all together.
These macarons combine earl grey tea and sweet lavender honey. Fresh local honey is infused with lavender that deepens the floral flavor. Then, it is mixed into Swiss meringue buttercream before being sandwiched between two fresh earl grey infused macaron shells. A taste of spring perfect for a tea party.
These Blondies combine white chocolate, caramel, cashews and toasted coconut for a chewy decadent sweet and salty treat.
A light and velvety Blood Orange Mascarpone Panna Cotta served with vibrant blood orange sauce and fresh raspberries and rose petals. This easy dessert is sure to impress with little effort and less than 20 minutes of working time. Perfect to share with your Valentine this Valentine’s Day.
Mandarin Orange Cream Puffs filled with Mandarin curd and topped with vanilla creme mousseline. A little tart, a little sweet with bright winter citrus flavor and a little floral flair
Luxurious dark chocolate ganache is sandwiched between two crisp on the outside chewy on the inside espresso crinkle cookies. Sprinkle in some chocolate covered espresso beans for some extra crunch and extra espresso flavor.
This twist on pumpkin pie is a wonderful addition to your Thanksgiving table but is also light enough to serve anytime. Crisp Phyllo dough is layered with luscious milk chocolate. Then it is topped with a silky spiced pumpkin mousse with a hint of orange zest. Its all pulled together with lightly sweetened whipped cream and bourbon chocolate sauce.
Since most of us will be spending Valentine’s Day at home, I thought some at home table side drama like a Baked Alaska with cotton candy flambé would be just the fun we need! This Baked Alaska is layered with raspberry sorbet, vanilla bean butter cake, vanilla ice cream and fresh raspberries. It is all topped with toasted fluffy pink meringue and a raspberry cotton candy cloud. The whole thing is dosed is flaming rum for dramatic effect.