Chocolate chip studded and cognac swirled sugar cookies topped in a white chocolate buttercream. I made these cookies for Valentines Day this year, but because I have become the ultimate blog slacker lately, they are just now making it onto the web. I’m not even sure that I can blame the latest tiff with my…
Tag: Buttercream
Ugly Sweater Cake
It’s time again for my sister’s annual Ugly Sweater party! Last year I made her an Ugly Lime Cheesecake. Trust me, it was ugly. This year I decided to go the more traditional birthday cake route, and decorate it as an ugly sweater. My sister’s loves funfetti cake. I’ve posted a funfetti recipe in the past,…
Mini Holiday Cupcakes
One of the upsides of holiday baking is the revisiting of old recipes. Recipes you hoard, covet, and savor during this celebratory time of year. Recipes I posted a year ago, and am now revisiting for the first time since the original post. Recipes that leave me second guessing myself, and wondering “wait? really?” “that…
Coconut Cake
Another dinner party. Another cake. A light, fluffy coconut cake with chocolate buttercream and a chocolate ganache filling. The coconut cake is one of my Mom’s favorite recipes, and the one and only time I attempted to bake this particular cake, prior to this, resulted in one of my most memorable baking disasters. My family…
The Ephemeral Bee 