My go-to simple chocolate cupcakes are fluffy, moist, and don’t even require a mixer. Top them with a velvety smooth chocolate Swiss meringue buttercream (or pair with another favorite) for a simple yet impressive little cupcake! I am so grateful for my Fresh April Flours community. Since the beginning of my blogging journey (6 years…
Frostings & Icings
Chocolate Layer Cake
Soft, moist, and smooth chocolate layer cake with the richest chocolate flavor you’ll ever taste. Super easy and only one bowl needed! Pair with my favorite chocolate buttercream, go-to vanilla buttercream, or something fancier to fit your liking. This chocolate layer cake recipe was updated (along with the photos) in May 2020 to reflect dual…
Mocha Cake with Coffee Buttercream
Rich chocolate cake flavored with coffee and topped with a creamy coffee buttercream. If you are a coffee lover, today’s cake was absolutely made for you. Because as a self-proclaimed coffee enthusiast, this cake, which came to us right at the beginning of quarantine life, became entirely housed in OUR home as I was unable…
Orange Creamsicle Cupcakes
Simple orange cupcakes topped with swirls of orange and cream cheese frostings. Let’s think back to childhood for a second… Do you have a flavor that instantly comes to mind when you think of a treat you had often? My childhood flavors are cardamom and orange creamsicle. Weird combo, huh? I know that my mom…
Easy Royal Icing
This easy royal icing recipe for sugar cookies will totally change the way you think about royal icing. It comes together super quick and you don’t even need a mixer! Many years ago, when I started learning how to bake from scratch, I began with a cake decorating class. It was in that class I…
Gingerbread Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
Sweet and spicy cupcakes full of all of your favorite gingerbread flavors and topped with a tangy cream cheese frosting. I don’t know about you, but gingerbread is a total year round flavor for me. In fact, gingersnaps are one of my favorite cookies, and I’ll take that cinnamon/ginger/cloves/nutmeg/allspice situation any day of the year….
Chocolate Bundt Cake
A simple chocolate cake made with rich, deep flavors and topped with a smooth chocolate ganache. Happy freaking, December, my friends! Are you recovered from your turkey coma? Stuffed full of pumpkin pie and the best side dish that ever existed, stuffing? I’m ready to get this holiday baking train rolling, and I’d like to…
Red, White, & Blue Swirl Cupcakes
Beautifully swirled cupcakes that taste as great as they look! Perfect for any patriotic celebration or any time you want some American pride in your dessert. And JUST LIKE THAT it’s time for another round of red, white, and blue swirly twirly desserts. Because it’s July 1st. BUT HOW? To be perfectly honest, this post…