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, […]
swiss meringue buttercream
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 […]
Strawberry Lemonade Cake with Fresh Mint Buttercream
if you’ve been around here for a bit, you know that i like to celebrate with cake. see some of my faves here: thai tea vietnamese coffee cake, matcha cake with strawberry swiss meringue buttercream, caramelized nectarine cake, banana cake with banana nutella swirl buttercream. so what are we celebrating? someone’s 21st is this week! […]
Banana Cake with Banana Nutella Swirl Buttercream
i got rear-ended last summer. i was leaving my internship early because i clocked in earlier than usual, and was excited to get home before 5:30pm. alas, it was not to be. luckily no one was hurt, my car was functional albeit with an exhaust pipe ready to combust detach at any moment, there was […]