Bramble Springs Bakery

Coconut Cream Cake today...yummm!!!

My mind is jumping ahead to fall and the wonderful warm flavors I am so ready for, like spiced apple pie and pumpkin...does anyone have flavors they would like to see in a fall cupcake???

I had a busy weekend but never too busy to bake cupcakes! Blackberry Fudge and Salted Caramel....oh my gosh, I may have a new favorite!!!! Happy Birthday Jackie!

We are at Bald and Bougie! Come enjoy hot dogs, pulled pork, and visit one of the vendors here today!

Brownies are done!

Getting ready to join Bald and Bougie on Saturday at 10AM in Waynesville for their grand opening, we are going to have some yummy sweets! It is too hot and humid for cupcakes to hang on to their frosting, so we are putting them in a jar, we have Funfetti, German Chocolate, and Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting. The apple and cherry mini pies are ready to pop in the oven. Tomorrow will be slab brownie day, baking delicious Chocolate Chunk, Reeses, and Candy Bar brownies....gonna be sooo good! We have Chocolate Chip, Oatmeal Raisin, Biscoff, and Carrot Cake cookies... I will also be bringing quart jars of fresh lemonade, perfect for a hot day!!!🍋🍋🍋🍋

Come join us at bald & bougie's grand opening in Waynesville on July 13th from 10A-4P!
We will have our baking cart there with slab brownies- Chocolate Chunk, Peanut Butter Cup, and Candy Bar. We'll have cookies, classics like Chocolate Chip and Oatmeal Raisin and a few more that aren't so classic...but SOOO delicious!
The heat and humidity aren't great for cupcakes so we will have Cake Jars with Funfetti, Banana Cake, and Strawberry Crunch.
We will also have quart jars of fresh lemonade, so refreshing. 🍋🍋🍋
SEE YOU THERE!!!!!!

4th of July Triple Fudge brownies!!!

I just had a moment.... I was transported back to my mom's kitchen and it was the smell of cucumbers that did it. I have been cutting up watermelon and cantaloupe for our celebration tonight, I had 2 cucumbers and thought I would cut them up and put them in a sweet brine, the minute I started cutting them I remembered sitting at my mom's table as she bustled about getting ready for everyone to come. Her kitchen always smelled of fresh fruit and vegetables all summer. She canned everything she could get her hands on...gosh, that smell...it is moments like these that I really miss her.

Gorgeous morning out there today!!!
This morning, I have an order for Old Fashioned Carrot Cake Cupcakes, because I am a little extra, I added Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting with a Candied Carrot Curl for garnish, yes, that is a thing.... they are delish!
They ordered Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting, my cupcakes are not the bright manufactured red you see in the stores, they are a deep red velvety cake...filled with buttercream, yep, so good, topped with a chocolate heart❤️

Cupcakes today, Swiss Roll, Funfetti, and Lemon Berry.

Dessert table for a wedding reception yesterday🩷🩷🩷
Pink Velvet Cupcakes
Churro Cookies
Peanut Butter Fudge cookies
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
Fudge Brownie Bites
Dessert Cups: Strawberry Shortcake, Banana Pudding and Peanut Butter Fudge.
Wedding Cake Truffles
We personalized candy in their color scheme and added personalized wraps for the candy bars.
Everything turned out super cute and so much fun!

Funfetti is my second most requested cupcake, Very traditional cupcake that I made a little "extra" by adding cream filling and Marshmallow. The customer also ordered Churro cupcakes, these are sooo good! Cinnamon cupcakes filled and topped with delicious cinnamon buttercream, a churro for garnish makes it perfect!!!

Raspberry Wedding Cake cupcakes have quickly become one of my most popular flavors, delicious white cake with a touch of almond filled with raspberry compote and topped with raspberry buttercream and a fresh raspberry. A refreshing flavor for a summer day☺️ As a little thank you; I threw in a quart of fresh lemonade...it's gonna be hot out there today!

I had a customer recently ask for Strawberry Shortcake cupcakes, well, they are made with fresh fruit which can make your cake very soggy...so I ask her if I could make a "deconstructed" cupcake for her. Her words were "I trust you,"😂😂😂😂 I don't know if she will do that again, lol, but here they are....deconstructed Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes...in a real cup.
Butter pound cake with fresh strawberry filling and layered with Strawberry Chantilly Cream. I hope she loves them!

I have gorgeous Chocolate Chunk Slab Brownies for Father's Day! They are ooey, gooey deliciousness full of chocolate chunks and topped with even more chocolate. $4.00 for a 6"X6" slab. Place your order now for Father's Day💙🩵💙🩵I also have Reeses Peanut Butter Brownies!

Today is my youngest child's birthday, I don't know where the time went, seems like just yesterday when she was running through mud puddles (her favorite past time,) and this year her oldest child graduated from high school! So I am not telling her age, lol...but I will tell you that her favorite cake is Lemon Blueberry. This morning I made her a fresh Lemon Blueberry cake with Lemon Buttercream and Blueberry filling, gosh, it smells so good! I threw in a half gallon of fresh lemonade just to finish it off. 💛💛💛

Brown Butter Cookie Bars- I had no idea that Chocolate Chip cookie dough could be improved upon....the brown butter takes these to a whole new level!

Blackberry Cream cupcakes are so delicious, dark fudge cupcakes filled and topped with Blackberry Buttercream; they taste like spring....
Raspberries are a little more decadent, pairing them with a dark fudge cupcake, raspberry filling, and topped with Dark Chocolate Raspberry candies.... well, there are no words!

No Bake Cookies- one of my most requested cookie...they are soooo good and they are easy to make! There is a secret to getting the perfect cookie every time...just walk away...that's right...don't stand there hovering, wondering if they are going to set or if they've cooked long enough. Set your timer and walk away, they will be perfect!

No Bake Cookies
2 c. sugar
1/4 c. cocoa
1 stick Blue Bonnot Margarine (not butter, this is better!)
1/2 c. milk

I use a stainless-steel pan, they just work better for everything, bring the mixture to a rolling boil ...then comes the hard part, set your timer for 3 minutes and walk away.

Remove from heat, add 1/2 c. peanut butter, 1 t. vanilla, and 2 to 3 cups Old Fashioned oats depending on whether you want a chunky or flatter cookie, not the quick oats or you will end up with mushy oats in your cookies.
These set up fast so quickly drop them by the spoon full onto parchment or aluminum foil....such a delicious cookie!

I have been curious about the obsession with Crumbl Cookies, my kids brought me some and to be honest, I kind of felt that a cookie that big isn't really a cookie, I think it falls into the brownie category at that point....however....I saw a recipe for a copycat Cinnamon Swirl cookie and decided to try it out. It's a delicious cookie! A butter sugar base with cinnamon crunch on top and cream cheese frosting...yummm. I will definitely add this cookie to my flavor list, it will just be a regular size🙂

Baking for a baby shower this morning, frosting has been a struggle lately due to humidity, but this morning was good☺️
Loved making all of these cupcakes! They are my faves....Lemon with Blueberry filling and Cream Cheese frosting, Raspberry Wedding cake, Vanilla Almond cake with raspberry filling and Raspberry Cream Cheese frosting, and finally.....my newest flavor, PINK VELVET...oh my goodness, so good! Instead of using traditional cocoa I use White Chocolate in the cupcake and frosting and filled it with Chantilly Cream. The customer wanted a Funfetti version so I put sprinkles in the filling and topped with sprinkles....this is definitely delicious!
I made a little extra treat because I love baby showers😂Vanilla Cake Truffles...so much fun!

Toni Lewis has sent to me dozens of recipes, many of them are orange...I never make the orange ones, lol, I dislike orange intensely and I have never felt that I could do them justice...but she finally wore me down, I made Orange Cheesecake Cookies, and they are so delicious!!!(yes, I tried them). Oh, my goodness, they are tender and delicate, with a little pop of orange frosting on top, so good! I added a hand full of white chocolate chips but will leave them out of my next batch, they just don't need it. Toni, I made you a dozen for your persistence, please give me feedback, let me know what you think!

Baking up fresh Chocolate Chip cookies this morning!

Super excited that we picked up our bakery cart today, needs just a little work and we will be loading it up with cupcakes, pies, cookies, and fresh lemonade!🍋🍋🧁🥧🍪

We are having biscuits for breakfast this morning, I am going to share the recipe, it is a never fail 3 ingredient recipe and they are so good drizzled with a little honey from J&L Bee Farm.
Biscuits- 2 c. Self Rising Flour, 1/4 t. Salt, and 1 and 1/2 c. Heavy Whipping Cream. Mix all ingredients till just combined, pat out on a floured surface and cut. Place on a sheet pan, brush the top with a little cream and bake at 500 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Sooo delish!!!

I have a beautiful granddaughter that was just married in Hawaii, we want to have a reception for her when she gets home...she and I both LOVE pink! I have been working on a Pink Velvet cupcake for the sweets table I am putting together for her. I think I have it perfected, this cupcake is sooo yummy with a Salted Cream Cheese Buttercream...I think she will love it🩷🩷🩷

These Fudge Cake Truffles were for a Waynesville graduate that is celebrating today🩷

I will just say it...this is not the prettiest cupcake...but oh my goodness!!! It is definitely one of the most delicious! Butter cake filled and frosted with Buttery Vanilla Cream and topped with a piece of Ooey Gooey Butter Cake...it does not get any better🧈🧈🧈