Roopa My coworker Hannah had her birthday during Whole 30, which apparently does not include cake. I told her I’d make a belated birthday cake since everyone should get birthday cake! Her favourite is red velvet, so I decided on this red velvet cake from StyleSweetCA. I haven’t made red velvet in a while, so … More Red Velvet Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Icing
Roopa I’ve never been much of a bar person; they usually aren’t very challenging, and there isn’t much fun decorating involved. That said, they’re really handy when you need to make a treat for a volleyball tournament at 1:00 AM the night before! They also are relatively stable in the heat. I’ve made these bars … More Cookie Butter Bars
Roopa My friend’s daughter just had her 5th birthday, so obviously a baking party was necessary. We wanted to do something fun, so we went for the aesthetic of this rainbow doodle birthday cake from Sweetapolita. Seriously, what child wouldn’t want to draw on their own cake. I’m 26 and I want to draw on … More Rainbow Doodle Cake
Roopa It’s my CEO’s birthday tomorrow, and he requested pavlova, mousse, or tiramisu. I’m actually in a tiramisu course next week, so of course he is out of the office. I decided to go with this chocolate mousse joconde cake from Sprinklebakes; I already made pavlova last year, and any tiramisu I make would be disappointing … More Mint White Chocolate Mousse Cake
Roopa It was my colleague’s birthday, and she has recently gone gluten and dairy free. I think that everyone deserves cake on their birthday regardless of health constraints, so I made her this gluten free and vegan “cheesecake” based on a recipe from Minimalist Baker. I’ve made a version of it in the past, but went … More Vegan Cheesecake
BISCOFF BLONDIES Roopa And yet another volleyball tournament. This one is a potluck, and I got a request for blondies, so I decided on these Biscoff White Chocolate Blondies from Sally’s Baking Addiction. Honestly, I was disappointed with the lack of cookie butter flavour. They tasted like a pretty generic (but still good) blondie to me. … More Cookie Butter Blondies
Roopa I first heard about this bakery a few years ago, and really wanted to try their desserts. Skip back to February of this year, and I had a work trip to Toronto. I peer pressured my coworkers to go to Milk Bar, and after an initially underwhelming experience, realized that the desserts are amazing. … More Momofuku Milk Bar Birthday Cake
EARL GREY BROWNIES Roopa I have a beach birthday bash to attend today, so obviously I’m bringing baking. I was a bit low on time so I opted for these Earl Grey Brownies I made last year. I had some leftover Swiss meringue buttercream so I spread that on top. How can you ever go wrong with … More Earl Grey Brownies
Alana Yesterday I was sitting at Tea Girl, chatting and reviewing some nursing notes when I remembered that I had cream cheese sitting in my fridge. I didn’t want it to go bad, so I decided the best solution was to bake a cheesecake. Cruising through the recipes from pastry school brought my attention to … More German Cheesecake Part I: Quark
Roopa Last year, my friend Gina got engaged and asked me to make her a wedding cake! I was really flattered and excited about the cake, and really happy about the wedding. I’m really close with Gina’s older sister, so she’s kind of like a little sister. And, Bonnie will be flying in for the … More Lemon Raspberry Wedding Cake: Part One
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