I’m kind of freaking that it’s September 1st. Summer, wuh happened? You blasted by too quickly! But then again, Fall is full of wonderful things – cool crisp weather and pretty burnt umber leaves (I just wanted to say burnt umber. CRAYON colour!), the return of socks, quilts and BAKING. I’m feeling the need for […]
Camping Vacation and Goodbye Summer
It’s going to be hard to say goodbye to this summer. She was a real beaut here on the West Coast. Sunballs every day practically! We ended our summer off with a camping trip – our first time camping with Teddy! Freshly turned 2 years old and a mini energy ball, we definitely had our […]
Happy 2nd Birthday Teddy! Blue Bear Cake
Guys. I tried to play it cool this year for Teddy’s 2nd birthday. Last year I tried to play it cool too with his doggy themed 1st birthday party – but you know how it goes when you’re trying to play it cool – inside you’re SO FRIGGING EXCITED and dying to plan the cutest party ever. […]
Party Brick: How To Make An Ice Cream Terrine
Freeze, slice and dig in! My crazy easy DIY – how to make an ice cream terrine – the cutest easiest ice cream dessert! Find the whole tutorial over on You Are My Fave. Plus more ice cream madness: If you want your mind blown into another ice cream dimension, you must see this insaneo […]
Sixteen Candles – An 1980s Homage With A Pink Rose Cake Tutorial
Obsessed. As a teen, I was so obsessed with Pretty In Pink. We had it dubbed on VHS and I would play it over and over again, a heartsick, annoying little Chinese teen in a Benetton sweater and hair-sprayed bangs, dreaming about Andrew McCarthy. I wanted to be Molly Ringwald so bad. Except I hated […]
Fresh Flower Cake: How To Make A Naked Cake
Fresh flowers from the garden, in season fruit and a butt naked (sort of) cake. So easy and so pretty for any party!
Apple Cake Toppers + Apple Pie Donut Recipe
Back to cool times with apple pie donuts and cute and simple apple cake toppers!
Hawaii Dreamy: Coconut Haupia Cake Recipe
It’s a sweet, cold, creamy and yes, dreamy haupia coconut cake recipe!
Three Scoops! Ice Cream Cone Cake Tutorial
Three scoops of cakey cuteness – ice cream cone cake tutorial by Coco Cake Land
Glub Glub: Fish Birthday Cake Tutorial!
Who let the fish out! Glub. Glub. Honestly … sometimes I feel like a corny uncle who should be writing AM radio jingles. Even my own cake design ideas make me chuckle! Especially this fish birthday cake tutorial – this fish is STUNNED. It’s ‘cuz he’s about to get his face EATEN! I like the […]
You Are So Beautiful To Me: For The Love Of Buttercream Cakes
For the love of buttercream cakes! Get in nice and close – lie down on one of these and snuggle into it like a big old frosting cake pillow. So many pretty cakes this summer! It’s kind of bonkers how omnipresent this rosette cake design is – the amazing Amanda of I Am Baker was […]
Sweet Type: Candy Message Cake
Say it sweetly: my edible candy lettering DIY is on Craftsy! Add a stylish blast of typography to your cake in the cutest way ever with this candy message cake.
Blackberry Coconut Milk Popsicles With Greek Yogurt Recipe
I’ve got a power blast of blackberry refreshment over on Poppytalk today – my recipe for blackberry coconut milk popsicles with greek yogurt! Git over there! Git!! Other things that Led-Zeppelin-laser-light-showed my mind this week: Kelly, why dontcha go combine two of my favourite things into one? WHAT YOU DID! Ice cream sandwich donuts on […]
Nuts About Coconut Donut Recipe
I’ll have a side of tropical with my donuts, please! I know it’s summer but that doesn’t mean you ONLY have to eat frozen stuff. Donuts are still totally face cram-able! This coconut donut recipe’s got rich coconut milk, the flavours of vanilla, nutmeg and almond, topped with a creamy sugar glaze and a coating […]
Conehead Club: Ice Cream Cones Forever
I’ve started a new club. Cone head club. It’s for you and me. The wild and crazy ice cream cone fanatics. Soft serve, gelato, classic hard scoop, homemade – ice cream cones are golden, the trophy of summer, cold, sweet and creamy, cooling you down with each lick, temporary melting bliss. All these snaps are […]
Cakes Gone Wild: Buttercream Flower Cake
I’ve always been pretty obsessed with buttercream roses. They’re at once frilly and beautiful, but also hokey and supermarket sheet cake-like, yet still vintage and hearkening back to classic cake decoration and steady piping hands. I wanted to make a cake that overflowed with buttercream flower piped insanity, in bright colours and using a few […]
