Are you hip to naked cakes? Whoa there--I'm not talking about the bachelor/ette party cakes that are anatomically correct to an uncomfortable degree. I still don't think I'm old enough to view those.
Thank you to JOLLY TIME Pop Corn and Kitchen PLAY for sponsoring this post! I don't know if this aspect of my personality comes through on the blog, but I am not a "less is more" sort of girl. (I imagine regular readers might have guessed this about me,
Happy blog birthday to ME! This month marks 3 years of SugarHero-ing it up with you guys, making ridiculously tall cakes, using unhealthy amounts of butter, singlehandedly supporting the chocolate industry, and putting luster dust and gold leaf on absolutely anything and everything, darlings. It has been a blast and it just keeps getting better.
Chocolate strawberry cheesecake cupcakes are simply the best way to show your sweetheart how much you care. Who could resist a cupcake piled high with pink frosting?! When I was in junior high, I was obsessed with having a secret admirer on Valentine's Day.
Happy Halloween! You may be wondering why I'm sharing a Halloween cookie with you today, when you have next to no chance of actually making them on Halloween. Well, friends, it's call "procrastination" and "poor time management." Stick around awhile and you'll find plenty of both.
You guys, I have to be honest. 2015 has been a little gnarly so far. Every January I think I'm going to conquer the new year like a she-beast, and every January our little household is struck with various combinations of illnesses, crazy work deadlines, and unexpected life stuff.
Pistachio cupcakes are pure comfort food. Made with instant pudding and love, these are an after-school treat everyone will adore. When I was in elementary school, I discovered pistachio pudding. It was honestly a revelation - the buttery, smooth flavor with a hint of cherry was one of the best things I'd ever eaten.
Halloween is over and I barely remember it. I didn't get to go trick or treating, I didn't get to dress in that "sexy manatee" costume I had planned, and I didn't eat nearly as many pumpkin-flavored goods as I wanted to. October was a bust and I want a do-over.
My husband asked for just two things for Father's Day last week: a strawberry-rhubarb dessert, and a nap. Yes, we are so desperate for sleep at our house that a nap is a legitimate gift request. Toddler terrorism is real, people.
Because it's almost spring. Because St. Patrick's Day is next week. Because we could all use a mid-week pick-me-up. Because I can't stop buying bags of pistachios. Because you never really need a reason for a beautiful layer cake. For these and many more reasons, say hello to Pistachio Orange Cake!