My mom's birthday close to Christmas, and last year she had a special request for us - she wanted to celebrate her birthday during ...

Spring weather in Seattle can be a bit capricious. Several sunny days will raise my hopes that summer is finally on its way - but then ...

I got very excited when I saw January's Daring Bakers' Challenge . So excited, in fact, that I promptly dropped the rest of my p...

Photo credit: About The Day . Last year, Mr. Buttercream and I were delighted to hear that a great friend from college was getting mar...

Pastel de Tres Leches...this is one of those cakes that's been on my cake backlog forever even though I'd never eaten it before...

Once again, the Daring Bakers' Challenge has introduced me to an awesome cake that I had no idea even existed. This cake is know...

Has it really been a month since my last post?!  Bad blogger!  Well, Mr. Buttercream and I are still getting settled in the new house (...

A couple weeks ago, while out at a restaurant with friends, I tried a chocolate beet cake for dessert.  It was ok - it tasted nice and...

  It's my mother's birthday again !  My mom loves tea, so I decided to make her a little earl grey cake this year.  Since ea...

I've always disliked carrot cake.  In my experience, it is often too dense, the frosting is usually too sweet, and it almost alway...

I seem to base a lot of my baking projects off of beverages don't I?  From margarita cupcakes to cinnamon latte cupcakes to pumpki...

Does anyone else have something that you constantly think you're out of, but in reality you have vast quantities sitting in the back...

It's my husband's and my first anniversary this week.  Our wedding cake was completely eaten, so we did not do the save...

My dad really likes cattails.  I also like them (although not nearly as much as he does).  I think they evoke an image of a still, quie...

My cousin graduated from high school!  My aunt asked me to make a cake for her graduation party, and I was happy to do so.  This is a 12...

This month's Daring Bakers' Challenge was a type of cake I'd never heard of before: Battenberg Cake .  The first Battenber...

Finally , a sunny spring weekend in Seattle.  I guess we had some sun two weeks ago, but I was in California (where it rained).  I was p...

Green Tea Layer Cake with Lemon Honey Ombre Buttercream I have to admit, last time I had green tea cake, I was not a fan.  My husband (...

My husband's and my birthdays are so close together that we celebrate them jointly.  This year, he requested orange chocolate for his...

My first blog post!  I realized a while ago that I'd become something of a baking nerd.  I also quickly realized that not many people wa...