CAKES! CAKES! CAKES! Features
RECIPE: Pink Lady Cake
Another recipe via Smitten Kitchen. This cake is so pretty! I might just have to make it as a ... VERY ... belated birthday cake for my friend, Elizabeth. I'll post images of my attempt next week.
News: Apple Napoleon With a Splash of Drama
I love Luxirare. They always instill a sense of true decadence in their recipe photo essays. Their latest project, Apple Napoleon, is no different. This one has a real sense of drama - I love the smoke & the last shot is not to be missed!
RECIPE: Cupcake Burgers
Super cute little burger cupcakes.
News: National Cake Day!
Apparently it's National Cake Day today.
News: Rose Levy Beranbaum's No-Fail Cake Baking Tips
Rose Levy Beranbaum is an award winning baker, cookbook author (The Cake Bible), and authority on CAKE! I recently stumbled across a collection of "Cake Questions" on Beranbaum's blog that address a variety of issues that may come up:
News: Designer Cupcakes
Via KeoDiamond.
News: Japan's Totally Wacky Kit-Kat Flavors
Ok... so this is a CAKE! site... but I'm open to lots of desserts... and these Japanese Kit-Kat flavors are just too weird. Check it out:
RECIPE: Chocolate Matcha Tea Bundt Cake
Yum, sounds good, looks amazing... gotta try it.
News: Glittery Unicorn Cakes
More from the Curious Confectioner - glittery unicorn cakes perfect for a little girl... or nostalgic grown-girl.
Recipe: Hostess Cake Inspired Cookies
Hostess cupcakes, HoHos, Snoballs and Twinkies.
RECIPE: Pretty Spring Flower Croquembouche
Just imagine you're on the French Riviera..
News: Sweetheart Cake
This is such a fantastic idea! What a wonderful surprise this would be when cutting into your wedding cake!
News: Indulge in Red Velvet
SO if this didn't fill you up, Yogurtland just introduced a Red Velvet Batter mix flavor that is so yummy. . .
RECIPE: Orange Cake & Billowy Clouds of White Meringue
Makes a very sweet birthday cake.
RECIPE: The Mother of All Croquembouches
Novices beware... this croquembouche means business.
News: Racist/Blackface Cupcake Ad From Duncan Hines
Huh...I kind of have to wonder who the ad people were who saw this ad and were like..."YEAH THAT'S AWESOME!"
News: BP Cake Makes Oil Spill Look Delicious
Reddit users say this cake was found in a supermarket in New Orleans... lol
News: Strawberry Pie Cake
Strawberry Pie Cake, looks like a pie--tastes like a cake! Read more {here}
News: Floatin' on a Cloud Cake
Is that cloud blushing?
News: Ew. Vajayjay Cupcakes
Ok, it's gross. But at least they're... colorful.
News: Highland Bakery is Awesome
ahahahha i love the fat lady. and the shrimp wedding cake. and the groom's head. (BTW, they are also the creators of the ghetto fabulous New Money cakes).
RECIPE: Coconut Mochi Cake
Double yum.
News: Debbie Does Cakes- Über Realistic Desserts
Same chick that did all of these: Barf, Grotesque Cakes That Are TOO Hyperrealistic.
RECIPE: Chocolate Mayo Cake
I have to say, a chocolate mayo cake sounds disgusting. But I am still curious to see what it tastes like. I just won't look at any scales for a year.
News: Kitten w/tiny hat eating Lake Street ice cream
Lake Street Creamery is not just the latest addition to Los Angeles' growing roster of food trucks - it's an artisanal ice cream truck. They make their own ice cream in the truck and then sell it to us, the public. Flavors include stuff like Donut, Aztec Sacrifice, and Pancake Breakfast. Of course, you can follow them on Twitter.