Healthy-ish cake, cupcakes, pie, and cheesecake recipes and decorating tips
While most of you probably spent the 4th of July eating meat in tube form and blowing things up, I spent the day in preparation for my favorite holiday in July: SHARK WEEK! Look, sharks have been around WAY longer than America, so I'm gonna chews celebrating them every time because nofin compares to the… Continue reading Shark Cake Oh Ha Ha!
My husband is not a sweets guy (we realize the irony), but each year for his birthday, I ask him what kind of dessert he think he might tolerate in an effort to ensure I get to utilize my love language (acts of service with a specialty in baking). He requested a boozy peach cobbler… Continue reading Boozy Peach Cobbler
As the great Britney Spears once sang, "Gimme, gimme (s')more..." Summer is here is all it's sunburning glory, so I thought what better way to begrudgingly acknowledge its existence than with PIE. Specifically, one made with buttery graham cracker crust, silky chocolate filling, and toasty marshmallows on top. I may hate summer, but I can… Continue reading S’mores Pie
These un-peel-ievable floral cupcakes are mimosa-flavored with a mimosa buttercream frosting, and they are the best thing to happen to mimosas since, well, the first person decided they wanted champagne for breakfast without judgment, so they splashed a little OJ into the glass, too. I hadn't piped a floral design in ages, and my allergies… Continue reading Mimosa Cupcakes with Floral Piping Tutorials
Feeling blue? Nothing a little cheesecake can't fix! I ordered some blue spirulina powder to put into my protein smoothie bowls (find them + dozens of other protein smoothie bowl recipes on my Instagram), but I wanted to see if I could bake with the powder since it turns things the most b-e-a-utiful shade of… Continue reading Blue Spirulina Mini Cheesecakes
March is hogging all the holidays in a manner that would make Rich Uncle Pennybags from Monopoly proud, so sharp shifting of gears from all things green to all things yellow and pastel for Easter here on the blog. I've been known to indulge in the occasional Peep or multiple handfuls of Cadbury mini eggs… Continue reading Peepin’ It Real
The one thing I wanted most of all my entire life was to rescue dogs that I could spoil relentlessly for the rest of their days to make up for their harsh start on life. Happy to say I have achieved this goal with our pups, Hank and Freyja. Just how spoiled are they? Well,… Continue reading Peanut Butter Banana Pupcake
Jump to recipe and instructions Alright, the time change yesterday has absolutely crushed my spirit...an hour of sleep stolen from us all even though no one asked for it...Irish I was back in bed right now, not gonna lie. Instead, I'm determined not to fall asleep on my keyboard and share with you this ultimate… Continue reading If It Ain’t Brogue, Don’t Fix It.
Girl Scout cookie season has arrived, but literally none of the good flavors are gluten free, which led me to the gluten free cookie section at my local Albertson's...after having a brief, silent cry that there wasn't even more than one row of gluten free cookies, my tears of sadness quickly turned to tears of… Continue reading Thin Mint Mini Cheesecakes
It's time to Party Gras! Sure, everyone's focused on Valentine's Day in February...chocolates are nice, roses are pretty, but you know what absolutely takes the literal cake? A holiday devoted eating and drinking with zero judgement when it comes to how many slices of cake or number of Hurricanes you've had to drink. That, to… Continue reading King Cake Layer Cake
Kate Bakes Cakes 