Coco Cake Land lately has been a mix of biz and pleasure! Sunny evenings call for bicycle rides to the ice cream factory! My crazy psychedelic (possibly ridiculous) $5.99 tights. Sister and I have the same pair. “Tights are not pants” says my friend Christa! I agree, but DANG these things are comfortable! Donut even […]
Squeak It Up: Make A Donut Mouse
Kawaii much, anyone? I dunno what it is about ultra cute things but I think it might have been ingrained in my sisters and I since we were little and absolutely SANRIO obsessed! Kinda rad that I can totally kawaii-out now with my business. I guess I’m maybe re-embracing cuteness as a thing. But you’ll […]
On Top Of The Sea: Ocean Themed Cake!
Pretty piped-all-over swirls of sea-blue buttercream makes for the basis of the cutest ocean themed cake! Little fondant buddies of dolphin, fish, turtle and starfish are popping out of the buttercream storm! I love me some washi tape bunting, too! Hashtag: wild about washi! Teensy matching mini cupcakes in blue cupcake liners are the perfect […]
Purple Is The New Pink: Pink Heart Cake!
It never occurred to me until recently that KIDS read my website. This photo made me realize this: 6 year old Hazel doing some deep-scrolling on Coco Cake Land, “choosing” cakes for both her mom and herself! CUTE! (Also, eating a poached egg!) Hazel’s mama is the very talented Katie of Window Community Art Shopย – […]
To Be 90 + Raspberry Vanilla Buttercream Cake
I’m kind of in deep love with this cake. Vanilla cake layers, pink vanilla buttercream frosting and filled with raspberry jam. Just a big old delightful explosion of raspberry pink cake cuteness. I will always love making birthday cakes. I am a true believer in feeling special on your birthday – before T was born, […]
Sugary Type: How To Make Candy Monogram Cake Toppers
Guys. You must know by now how wild I am about typography and getting some cute letter-action on cakes! Well my mind has been blown because I am mega excited about this awesome technique: using candy melts and this very rad flexible silicone alphabet moldย to make cool looking monogram cake toppers. You Will Need: 1 […]
Party Time Excellent: For The Love Of Buttercream Cakes
Have you ever listened intently to the lyrics ofย It’s My Partyย by Lesley Gore? Man. Total nightmare. Your supposed cad of a jerky little boyfriend ditches you on your BIRTHDAY for slutty Judy? Don’t cry, Lesley. A clown like that is worth kicking to the curb, to use an early 2000s saying. Instead, drown your sorrows […]
Spring Has Sprung: Instagram Lately
Spring has sprung! Spring thusfar has been a beautiful cakesplosion of baking and sunny days. I just love the mega huge white cherry blossomed tree next door that rains down its soft snowy petals into our yard and onto our heads. Can you spot the crow? Super simple sprinkle zone on a super simple but […]
Sugary Type: How To Write On A Cake
Gah I just love typography. Lettering on cakes is one of my favourite things, so I’m sharing a few mini tips on how to write on a cake! Of course you’ll want to start with a frosted, chilled cake that’s ready for piping. (Why chill the cake? So if you muck up the writing while […]
Rainbow Butterfly Cake
I’m kind of dying of cuteness over this insaneo Rainbow Butterfly Cake I made for Better Homes and Gardens! If you can swirl buttercream on a cupcake, you can make this happy chappy rainbow butterfly cupcakes cake!
Oatmeal Raisin Coconut Sugar Cookies Recipe
So I made these frigging delicious, buttery, salty sweet oatmeal raisin coconut sugar cookies the other day and I wanted to share the recipe with you guys – and then I started photographing them and thought, “oh man, these cookies look exactly like dried up puffy faced oatmeal turds.” I was messing around with the […]
Jewel Toned Cake With Meringue Kisses
Loved making this jewel toned meringue kisses topped gem of a cake for my friendย Poppytalk! I love the look of those crispy chewy coloured meringues dotting the top of this colour blast confection. You can find the whole jewel toned cake with meringue kisses tutorial on Poppytalk! What colours would you choose for a sparkly […]
Matcha Green Tea Donuts With White Coconut Sprinkles Recipe
I’m such a nutbar for tea flavoured treats. Green tea, earl grey, milky tea (is milky tea flavour an Asian invention??) … love em all. These matcha green tea glazed baked donuts are made with coconut sugar and sprinkled with shredded white coconut for a sprinkly cute look!
Bunny Cake + Bow-Tie Bunny Cake Toppers!
This super sweet bunny cake and bow tie bunny cake toppers will get your next party bouncin’!
Arr arr! Make A Baby Seal Cake!
The easiest animal face cake you will ever make. Seal power!
Friendship Cookies: Sweet + Salty Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
Baking is such a special thing. Butter, sugar and flour has a language of its own – as nerdily as it sounds – it’s pretty much one of love and caring. No one’s going to make you a birthday cake or a batch of homemade cookies if they hate your guts. Well maybe they’ll make […]
