welcome to the coffee extravaganza: this kahlua-spiked mocha cake is held together with coffee-scented buttercream and sprinkled with coffee-glazed almonds. it’s the holidays, i’m officially off until dec 26th (yeehaw). i’m definitely a broken stand mixer at this point, but: i’m ready to hibernate under a blanket, with breaks to let friends into the house […]
swiss meringue buttercream
White Peppermint Cake
this white peppermint cake has peppermint bark baked into the cake, and peppermint swiss meringue buttercream in between the layers. there’s 9 days left until The Big Day, but i think i’m finally in the mood. there was a stroll through the local park featuring trees decorated by community orgs, there’s decorations (3 year old […]
Tiramisu Layer Cake
this tiramisu layer cake pairs tender chocolate cake with creamy mascarpone buttercream and rum-espresso soak for a dessert that screams tiramisu (: i’ve learned a lot throughout college. if you’re stuck coding, cry it out, and then you’ll breakthrough. (sometimes). patience, you’ll meet your tribe soon. (such a blogging mindset). if the rent is cheap, […]
Jasmine Green Tea Cake with Raspberry Jam
people express themselves in different ways. (duh, heather, ofc). some do it with carefully selected outfits, but that’s not me. i’d happily live in t-shirts, dependent on what activity i’m in (i used to have a ton of buddhist youth group shirts, and then school shirts, and now everything is branded with my old internship’s […]
Caramelized White Chocolate Cupcakes with Strawberry Buttercream
i was on spring break for the last week. it started with one of my high school friends visiting me in socal (did i pick her up at midnight from the airport even though i had an 8am final the next day? maybe), and then i flew to florida to hang out with my favorite […]
Chocolate Hi Hat Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Buttercream
these chocolate hi hat cupcakes with peanut butter buttercream scream celebration. say, for a 21st birthday (when i first made these), or for finishing one’s junior year of college (almost!! i will officially be done by tuesday at 12:30pm). i’ve grown so much this year: i don’t hermit in my apartment all weekend. progress, i tell […]