Baking with Blondie

Chocolate Daisy Cake

2018-05-20T14:45:00.000-07:00

White daisies meet sprinkles here with the easiest chocolate melt flower cake to date! These intricate pedals require only a couple things to form, and make quite the sweet, but elegant statement on this white chocolate daisy cake.

Chocolate Peony Cake

2018-05-20T13:23:00.000-07:00

A beautifully intricate chocolate peony, easily made with one ingredient, and a special trick!

Honey Roasted Peanut Butter Cake

2018-05-08T07:37:00.000-07:00

All my favorite childhood Peanut Butter & Honey Sandwich flavors packed into one lovely cake - taken up a notch with the extra roasted flavor from fresh honey roasted peanut butter. This cake will win your heart at first bite, and second, and third...

Cinco de Mayo Taco Cupcakes

2018-05-01T09:20:00.001-07:00

Happy Cinco de Mayo this weekend, friends!

I was sent some of the brightest Wilton sprinkles (which everything can be found at Target, too, now! Two of my favorite things in ONE PLACE, people, ahh!), cupcake liners, and other goodies last week and I knew immediately where I wanted to use them in my kitchen. Cinco de Mayo has a lot of Mexican history attached to it, but the celebration has evolved into that of bright colors and plenty of Mexican food in my neck of the woods.

Modern Number Cakes

2018-02-19T20:58:00.000-08:00

These cakes are everywhere! I first saw them around the first part of January, and I feel like I've been seeing them pop up all over the place ever since.

The original creator of this beautiful trend is Adi from @adikosh123 on Instagram. The basic concept is a very large shaped sugar cookie (or biscuit, in Europe, I'm told), with circular dollops of buttercream, cream, or custard between the layers and on top.

Valentine's Day Cupcakes - Heart Inside Cupcakes

2018-01-28T13:18:00.001-08:00

Say WHAAAA?? Yep, we've spent the last 5 posts decorating the outsides of the cupcake, and I knew I needed to do an inside surprise cupcake! This one is all dolled up for Valentine's day, and I couldn't have been happier with how fun they turned out!

It's actually easier than you'd think to make this happen. All you need is a small heart cookie cutter, and let's dive right in!

Valentine's Day Cupcakes - Classic Rosette Cupcakes

2018-01-28T13:01:00.004-08:00

This one isn't entirely groundbreaking, but I couldn't do a Valentine's Cupcake series without taking a quick nod at one of my favorite piped buttercream techniques. And Valentine's Day wouldn't be complete without a little bit of roses. Put them both together, and you have the classic rosette cupcakes!

Valentine's Day Cupcakes - Heart Shaped Cupcakes

2018-01-28T12:45:00.002-08:00

Hello friends! I hope my last three Valentine's day cupcake ideas have helped get some cupcake ideas flowing! The next three are some of my favorites, and once again, are all super easy for you, and even you kiddos, to make.

These are my sprinkle heart cupcakes! They are covered in my favorite Neon Yolk Sprinkles, and the cupcakes themselves are shaped like hearts. All you need is ONE small thing to make them shaped like hearts...

Valentine's Day Cupcakes: Heart Top Cupcakes

2018-01-24T13:45:00.004-08:00

Whew! Already on cupcake #3 for my mini Valentine's Day cupcake series! The last two can be seen in my previous posts. So far, I feel like they've been so much fun, super gorgeous, but still attainable for the first-time home baker.

This one is no exception! It's probably one of the easiest, and has such a unique look. I love how they look, and most of all - how they tasted with that extra dust of powdered sugar on top.

Valentine's Day Cupcakes: Love Note Hearts

2018-01-24T13:29:00.003-08:00

Here we are with Cupcake #2 of my mini series here on Baking with Blondie about Valentines Day Cupcakes! Customize your cupcake with a simple love note in the shape of a heart. It's super easy to make, and will have your lover's heart a fluttering over the sentiment.

Valentines Cupcakes - Cursive Love Cupcakes

2018-01-24T13:04:00.003-08:00

Hi Friends! I have quite the treat for you! If you follow me on Instagram, you know I've been working a bunch on some Valentines Day cupcakes for an upcoming TV segment. I wanted to not only create cupcakes that would be easy to master the first time, but ones that look like they took a lot of effort. Catch my drift?
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Gingerbread Cupcakes with Spiced Almond Cream Cheese Frosting

2017-12-21T07:59:00.000-08:00

All the familiar ginger cookie flavors in cupcake form, topped with an almond cream cheese, spiced with nutmeg & cinnamon, adorned with a darling mini gingerbread man!

Chocolate Peppermint Cake

2017-12-12T06:12:00.004-08:00

Soft layers of rich chocolate cake, studded with white chocolate peppermint, wrapped in white chocolate peppermint buttercream - this cake has all the magic of Christmas morning!

White and Gold Gingerbread House

2017-11-28T20:04:00.001-08:00

It's GINGERBREAD HOUSE time!!! (aka, my favorite family tradition of the season).

Every year around the beginning of December, my little family (even before we had kids!) would gather together and make gingerbread houses. We started with graham crackers and a tube of frosting, and have now graduated to using my favorite Wilton Gingerbread House kits.

Yes, I know homemade is best, but these houses taste delicious, and hold up perfectly. Plus, they come with some super darling decorations to make my life easier, and more fun, while decorating gingerbread houses with the kiddos!

This year, I decided I wanted to do one of my own before going crazy with the kids. I knew I wanted a specific color theme, and to keep things simple, but elegant. Most of my house is decorated in white (heck, even my house exterior is white!), so I knew going with white was a no-brainer for me. Add in a touch of gold, and seriously, such a gorgeous gingerbread house was born!

I wanted to explain how I achieved the different elements of my White and Gold gingerbread house, so here we go!

First, every single piece of my house can be found at Walmart. Seriously, they are KILLING it this year with all the darling decorations and embellishments. And another plus - they are all at a really low price. Win win!

TIP: decorate your walls and roof before assembling.

Yep.

Makes life so much easier.

Here's how:

GO FOR GOLD:

I knew I wanted the entire gingerbread house to be GOLD. But how? Oh yes, this is where the Color Mist Gold Food Coloring Spray comes into play. Pretend it's spray paint. Easy, right? Lay each of the pieces out on parchment paper, and lightly spray each piece with the gold mist spray. The shimmer was absolutely gorgeous, and I loved how it turned out! It took the rustic brown of the gingerbread base to an elegant one-of-a-kind gold base to build my gingerbread house on.

ROOF:

For the roof, I piped on the royal icing, leaf by leaf, then used a clean paintbrush to pull in the frosting to the center, creating a really gorgeous holly leaf design. I used the Wilton white large circle sprinkles to make white holly berries. I let it dry completely before assembling.

WALLS:

I spread on a layer of royal icing on the side walls, then dumped all my white nonparelis (small circle sprinkles) on a large plate. Then I pressed the wall (frosting side down) on the sprinkles over and over again, making sure to coat the entire wall. I let it dry before assembling, as well.

FRONT:

I used the same technique as the front of the house as I did the sides - frosting in the shape of the door, then pressing it into the plate of white nonparelis. Let it dry, then pipe the rest of the details on.

I also used the cute Wilton snowflakes and gold sugar pearl sprinkles as decor.

ICICLES:

What I loved about the icing the gingerbread house came with, was the fact that I could use the circle piping tip and provided piping bag to easily squeeze out little icicle decor. I didn't go with the traditional icicle lines, but more like a swooping garland, with little gold "lights" on the trim. The frosting held up like a dream, and turned out absolutely gorgeous!

TOP IT OFF:

With what frosting I had left, I added some "snow" to the top of the house, with a few sprinkles of the edible gold Wilton star sprinkles. It added a special magical shimmer to top it all off. Loved it!

SNOW FOR DAYS:

I love how the outside yard turned out. The snow bank was made up of the royal icing without a tip, then sprinkled with crystal sugar Wilton sprinkles and nonparelis. The texture was such a dream, and kept with the whole white and gold theme.

Overall, I LOVED how this gingerbread house turned out! I also love that everything I used (and much, much, more) can be found at my local Walmart. I mean, easy peasy is what I'm all about during the holiday season.

*This post is sponsored by Wilton, but all opinions and texts are my own. Thank you for letting me work with the brands I love in order to make Baking with Blondie possible. :)

Egg Nog Cake with Egg Nog Buttercream

2017-11-17T05:44:00.000-08:00

Soft, luxurious egg nog cake layers with just enough warm spices to bring back all the memories of the holidays, adorned with the most gorgeous egg nog buttercream. This cake is for my fellow egg nog lovers everywhere!

Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cocoa Buttercream

2017-10-27T07:03:00.002-07:00

Your new go-to pumpkin cupcake fix is finally here! Complete with my favorite cocoa buttercream, this cupcake is soft, sweet, and spiced with just enough pumpkin flavor to satisfy any pumpkin-lover in your life (including yourself). 😉

I know the world doesn't need another pumpkin recipe... or does it?! I'm excited today to share another one of my cake recipes (which as you know, all my cupcake recipes can be transferred to a cake recipe with a higher baking time - just trying to make your life much easier. Sometimes you just want to make some quite cupcakes instead of pamper an entire cake - I totally get it). This recipe is sure to be one of the classics you'll always bake and enjoy every year when pumpkin season come around!

Salted Caramel Apple Cider Cinnamon Cupcakes

2017-10-20T07:11:00.002-07:00

Soft, warm cinnamon cupcakes with a gorgeous spiced cider buttercream, topped off with salted caramel - the PERFECT way to enjoy your favorite cinnamon apple flavors this Fall season!

Red Velvet Cake with Almond Cream Cheese Frosting

2017-10-11T06:38:00.000-07:00

Can a red velvet cake taste any better? Soft, gorgeous red velvet cake layers, paired with my almond cream cheese frosting - perfect for your Halloween gathering this month, or any time of the year for your favorite red velvet die-hard.

It's finally here! I've been very slow at adding in my new cake recipes. I want to make sure everything is tweaked perfectly, and is at my best quality (versus quantity) before I share it with you. That said, this red velvet cake is about to blow your mind.

Chocolate M&M Cookies

2017-08-31T13:30:00.000-07:00

Soft, chewy, cocoa chocolate cookies, adorned with mini M&M candies - childhood in a cookie, and perfect for after-school snacks or a small lunchbox treat! Or if you're just like me, you can hide in your pantry and pretend you didn't just eat five of them in a row. They're THAT good!

Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake

2017-08-25T08:54:00.001-07:00

Okay, friends. The wait is over.

Here we go...

I'm finally sharing my cake recipes.

Yep.

Luscious chocolate cake layers made with my sure-fire cake recipe, and the most amazing peanut butter buttercream you can ever imagine. This cake is perfect for the ultimate peanut butter chocolate lover in your life!

Peanut Butter Buttercream

2017-08-24T13:03:00.001-07:00

Creamy Peanut Butter Buttercream - soft and silky, and quickly will become a very favorite!

Cherry Almond Cupcakes

2017-05-26T08:37:00.000-07:00

Hey friends! I've been trying to post more recipes here and there from my kitchen. Today's version is just in time for National Cherry Dessert Day! Woo hooo!!

I know, sounds totally made up... but even if it is, I mean, why the heck not have a delicious cherry cupcake all dolled up for the occasion?

For these, I used my favorite Sweetapolita Sprinkles, and a little bit of edible gold leaf to take them up a notch higher. I completely love how they turned out, and LOVED sharing them with neighbors just for fun. :)

I can't wait for Memorial weekend. We have a fun BBQ planned with family, I have some yard work I can't wait to further dive into, and of course, a few cakes planned (and macarons), that I've been trying my best to keep myself from making early.

Happy Friday, friends!

Coconut Blackberry Cupcakes

2017-05-22T08:31:00.004-07:00

Friends! I break the silence here in blog land with a brand new recipe. I've been on a cake-making hiatus, and it has been the best, really. Making cupcake and cakes has brought me so much joy, and I'm really excited to be sharing recipes with you here and there from my own kitchen.

I know, I usually don't share my cupcake or secret frosting recipes. It's for a personal reason, really. I have dreams for my blog and baking business, and I've been burned SO many times with bigger bloggers stealing my original recipes, putting them in their publishes cookbooks with zero credit to me. I know that sounds petty, but it hurt a lot. It's one thing if it's someone else's recipe, but when it's my own, that I created from scratch in my kitchen, I get a little cranky.

But today, I wanted to share one with you, because I shared them on Studio 5 (KSL) this week, and didn't want to leave you darling friends hanging! So here it is, in it's full glory:

Coconut Blackberry Cupcakes!!!

Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

2017-04-05T02:00:00.000-07:00

Hey friends!!! It's National Caramel Day! I feel like just about any dessert can be slathered in caramel, so it's an important one to celebrate. Today, I'm sharing a recipe we couldn't keep our hands off of for 10 seconds without eating MORE. So yes, danger danger, friends. Plus, I'm teaming up with some of my blogger friends to keep the caramel party going all day long with 21+ Caramel Recipes below. So make sure to not drool all over your keyboard for this one, man.

Steak Fajita Bowls

2017-03-28T09:46:00.005-07:00

Alrighty, friends! Another crazy healthy recipe you can either use for dinner or even as meal prep for your delicious lunches for the week is coming right at'cha! These steak fajita bowls are quick to assemble, are bursting with all the fajita flavors you love, and can be customized to whatever you'd like to have inside each bowl. For us? We went big and topped ours with all the works!