Raspberry Ombre and Coffee Chocolate Overload Cake
In the last few weeks I had a few cake orders which are keeping me busy. The raspberry ombre cake was more for me than for anyone else. I wanted to try an ombre cake so badly. The opportunity presented itself and I took it! The cake was my basic white cake with a vanilla [...]
Cocoa Nib Macarons w/ Espresso Ganache
Cocoa nibs: Roasted, peeled and crushed up cocoa beans. Also, my new obsession! I’ve seen these little things around for the last couple of years but never thought much about them. I love chocolate, so you would think that I would have tried them by now but as you know just because you watch TV [...]
Blackberry Macarons
The macaron madness continues! I adore how they fit any flavor combination you can possibly think of. I already have two pages in my notebook filled with combinations to try. This round I went with a basic macaron with a blackberry buttercream. I had some blackberry compote in the freezer left over from the orange [...]
Chocolate Macarons with Coffee Buttercream
Honestly, I don’t need this many chocolate macarons in the house and I wish all of you could show up just to take some away, but now I understand the term macaron madness. I cannot believe how much fun I am having making these things! They are just too hard to resist eating. For this [...]
My Basic Macaron Shell Recipe
This is my basic go-to recipe for macaron shells. Not every recipe works for everyone due to climate, kitchen humidity, oven variations, phases of the moon, etc. However I think this recipe is worth trying if nothing seems to work for you. To me, these turn out better than many macaron shells I have tried [...]