Cakes with a Conscience

Pucker up for Key Lime Tart with a Macadamia Crumb Crust.

Triple Berry Crumble with a frozen Pina Colada beats the heat on a sultry 4th of July! Let’s hold on to our beautiful democracy for another 248 years!

Heat wave is coming! What’s better than a Lemon Ginger Chiffon Pie for dessert? Oh, and Happy Father’s Day for all you dads, grampas, and surrogate dads out there!

Chocolate Fudge Cake filled with Chocolate Mousse and frosted with Ganache and garnished with (edible) coreopsis. For a special birthday girl who loves chocolate…and some all-vanilla sprinkle cupcakes (for the non-chocolate members of the party).

Memorial Day is a harbinger of Summer. Summer calls for luscious Key Lime Tart with tangy Yogurt topping. Mm mm mmmmm!

Fresh from the oven Strawberry Rhubarb Crème Tart with Streusel Topping. Rhubarb fresh from the garden!

It’s been awhile since I’ve used this Rose pan, but the Spring flowers inspired me to make this Elderflower and Lemon Bundt with a Limoncello Glaze.

Post-game Canolli Tart! Trying it out!

Painted Easter cake (Coconut Crème)!

A Springtime Favorite: tangy Key Lime Tart!

Shortbread crust filled with tart cherries and fresh raspberries. Fruit for breakfast, anyone?

Tomorrow is PI DAY!! Stay tuned!

Trying out some DIY “slice and bake” Valentine cookie with cherry heart centers!

Never too soon for a sweetheart cake and a demitasse!

Since we’re on a bit of a hiatus leading up to Valentine’s Day, I thought I’d post some more cake art shenanigans for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy!

Brilliant Food Artist Turns Boring Cakes into Imaginative Miniature Scenes of Life Life is (on) a piece of cake.

Construction vehicle birthday cake! Can’t wait for him to see it! Happy #3 Theo!

Mini pies for Christmas Eve: Apple, Cherry, & Blueberry!!

Wrapping up our holiday baking! Today’s bake included: Peanut Butter Kisses, Checkerboard/Stripes/Swirls made with 3 doughs (Chai Matcha, Raspberry, and Vanilla), and Meringues with both Slivered Almonds and Chocolate Chips.

Today’s bake: Gingerbread Balls, Almond Thumbprints, Hasselnuss Stern, Chocolate Clementine Shortbread Tarts, Key Lime Shortbread (Cacti), Grammom’s Butter Cookies, & Theo’s Eggfree Sugar Cookies with Sprinkles! Whew!

The marathon bake begins with some old faves and new treats (stay tuned: still not done yet)!! Pecan Bourbon Balls & Chocolate Hazzelnut Rum Balls, Sugarplums, Mexican Wedding Cakes (Walnut), Gingerbread Men (waiting for decorations), Dark & Stormy Gingerbread Mini-Bundts, Spicy Chocolate S’mores mini-loaves, and Cherry Almond Coffee Cakes!

Mango Mousse Roll for a special birthday!

Trying out some new bakes for the holidays (and taste-testing, natch). First up: Dark Chocolate Cherry-Pecan Loaf!

Thanksgiving pie bake!! Cherry, and mini-Apple, and Bourbon Chocolate Pecan minis!!

Special request for a certain someone’s 72nd birthday! Medianoche is a Dark Chocolate cake flavored with Cinnamon and Chipotle, filled with homemade Caramel, and slathered with Fudge Icing. The joys of being a grownup!!

Calvados Apple Cake. With Homemade Salted Caramel Sauce!

The apple odyssey continues: Rolled Apple Tart in puff pastry!

Still working on that big bag of apples. Today saw several quarts of applesauce, a batch of apple butter, and several Apple Cakes packed full of apples. Still barely made a dent in that bag! 😂 Gonna have to start dropping off goodies on some doorsteps…