Time keeps on slipping into the future, and yes PLANTCAKES is now available for pre-order! Wowza times a million wowzas. It was 2020 when I pitched a book called Kawaii Animal Cakes (SUPER CUTE book idea, folks!) and while publishers thought it was indeed super cute as heck, no one was interested because my first […]
Vintage Lambeth Cake for Pink Mountaintops
I made this vintage lambeth cake for a special bud, our old friend Steve McBean of Pink Mountaintops! Many moons ago, I played and performed in the first iteration of Steve’s band – a rock n roll outfit of 7 or 8 pals, lots of percussion, harmonies and a hazy California Dreaming vibe of good […]
Frog Cake Aesthetic
I mean, LITTLE frog sitting on top of BIG frog!? Frog Cake Aesthetic representing in this hilarious cake. I think I’m just going to get better at piping these blobby little froggies – here’s one I piped on top of this Frog Cake/Jabba The Hutt mash-up cake from a while back. I haven’t piped tooooo […]
Kawaii Shave Ice Cake!
My Kawaii Shave Ice Cake has a bit of a tan, just like me! Hehe. We were in Maui for Spring Break with my whole fam! So of course we ate all the things, including several stops for shave ice. After a wild and windy day at a beach in Paia, we hit Ululani’s for […]
Kawaii Easter Bunny Cake
HEAD! ON! A! PLATE!!! It’s tough not to love this Kawaii Easter Bunny Cake, even if there’s a gentle morbidity to it. I adore these “animal loaf” style cakes and I wanted to make a super cute bunny one! The fun part about these style of cakes? I used ONE single cake layer. So you […]
How To Make A Baby Yoda Cake
KAWAII BABY YODA CAKE!? Oh, my heart! I really had the urge to snuggle down with this little Grogu cake sweetheart and curl up for a nice afternoon nap with cake baby Yoda as my pillow. But, well, you know – him being a cake and all… I’ve been wanting to make a baby Y […]
Vegan Strawberry Heart Cake Recipe
Strawberry Heart Cake Cuteness Got a heart-shape cake pan? If so, you can easily make this strawberry heart cake! The cake is a single layer strawberry cake with piped strawberry buttercream and chocolate chips for seeds. This cake is perfect for summer birthdays, for a FRUIT PARTY!? or, of course, a twist on a Valentine’s […]
Vegan Ramen Cake Tutorial
This vegan ramen cake was so much fun to make! I was really excited to make a plant-based cake in this popular gravity-defying ramen cake design. My big creative challenge was coming up with a way to make fun vegan “eggs.” I was pumped when I tried making these coconut jelly eggs! and they worked […]
Vegan Almond Butter Banana Snacking Cake
Easy breezy almond butter banana snacking cake – when you need a baked good and you need it now, this simple cake is easy to slam together. Bake this cake up and have it ready for that late afternoon munchies session. Add a dollop of your favourite yogurt and a spoonful of tangy jam, or […]
How to make the Vegan Very Hungry Caterpillar Cake
He’s back again – the very hungry caterpillar cake, cupcakes style! This time in dark chocolate with vanilla buttercream. Oh he’s a cutie. Plus – this time, he’s a vegan very hungry caterpillar cake! How to make a vegan very hungry caterpillar cake What I love about baking nowadays, is that you can take any […]
Coconut Jelly Eggs
Your new pal: jelly faux eggs! Why go horse hooves when you can go seaweed?? Agar-agar coconut jelly eggs are a hilarious and realistic addition to a gravity-defying ramen cake! I was so excited when I began thinking about a vegan option for my ramen cake decoration that wasn’t fondant or too difficult or fussy […]
Vegan Swiss Meringue Buttercream
Have you ever tried making vegan Swiss Meringue Buttercream?? If not, you may be asking yourself – how can I make meringue without using eggs? Well, I’m here to tell you that it is super duper possible. I was so excited when I first learned about vegan SMBC. Swiss Meringue buttercream is known for being […]
Vegan Chocolate Cake with Raspberry Buttercream
Ooh, she cute!! (Sheet cute?!) I’ve been really enjoying the advent of sheet cake-type cakes in the last few years. Simple, one layer moist and delicious cakes, with a layer of frosting – pretty great, right? This one is a vegan chocolate cake with raspberry buttercream! I’m pretty excited about vegan Swiss Meringue buttercream. Like […]
Vegan Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
The Best Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies I’ve been baking chocolate chip cookies for twenty years now – they are my danger food, my sweet and salty kryptonit. I love cookies more than cake, but possibly not more than salt and pepper ripple chips. This vegan almond butter chocolate chip cookie recipe rips other vegan cookies […]
Happy Puppy House Dog Cake
I made myself a friend! He is a Happy Puppy House dog cake aka cakey loaf pup. He has a nice Pochacco-like face! My wicked cool friend Amanda turned me on to these hilarious, simple cakes that just have the BEST most comforting faces. The cakes have a loaf-like vibe, and they often post pics […]
Frog Cake Jabba The Hutt Mash up
Sometimes I’m old and anti-internet, and then sometimes I AM COMPLETELY CHARMED by something as ridiculously cute as this frog cake from Oracle Bakery. There is something so gentle and sweet about two plump dollops of green buttercream dressed up as froggy buddies, just chilling on a mushroom-festooned cake. It’s definitely got a “don’t worry, […]
