Orange Blueberry Lane Cake with Orange Cream Cheese frosting and Blueberry Walnut filling Oh this beautiful cake was amazing! I was flipping through a magazine and came across a Lane Cake recipe and wondered what the heck a Lane Cake was. Turns out it’s a favorite southern cake that is usually made with a bourbon […]
Spiced Cake – Day two – Rum Buttercream I love a good frosting recipe and I’m getting much more confident with buttercream. I’m still not sure if this is a Swiss Meringue buttercream, French meringue buttercream or an Italian buttercream. I think that they all taste great, and I don’t think it really matters. However, […]
Meringue Shells with Strawberry Rhubarb Curd, Homemade Crème Fraîche, and fresh Strawberries Mmmm! This dessert was amazing. It was a little difficult to eat, but it sure was good! I enjoyed it immensely! The crisp meringue was amazing, the sweet and tart combination of the Crème Fraîche and Strawberry curd was wonderful, and the fresh fruit was […]
Marshmallow Roulade – Day Two – Seven Minute Frosting I have a love/hate relationship with seven minute frosting. I LOVE to eat it, and I hate to make it… You see, previously when I’ve made it, the frosting turned out gritty because the sugar didn’t completely dissolve while I was making it. It turns out […]
Easter Carrot Cake – Day Two – Easter Bunny Macarons Here comes Peter Cottontail, hoppin’ down the bunny trail! Hippy, Hoppity, Easter’s on its way! I love Easter, but I love Spring even more. We got another batch of snow on Sunday night and I was so bummed! My bulbs are starting to push up […]
Raspberry Lemon Cake – Day Two – Lemon Sponge Cake I’d like to discuss something new to me. Something that, until recently, I didn’t think I really needed. Just a small baking accessory that I thought for sure was a gimmick. Well, take a look at the photo below and let me know which cake […]
It’s my birthday! Yep! It’s October 31. I’m a little Spook. A Pumpkin. A Witch. All these nicknames that I got from my mother because I was born on Halloween. Do you have a nickname? Do you love it or hate it? There have been a few nicknames over the years that I was not […]
Birthday Cake – Day Two – Swiss Meringue Buttercream Frosting I wanted to try a new frosting. One that I had heard was challenging and delicious. I’ve seen many bloggers make Swiss Meringue so I figured I’d give it a try. I tried twice and almost cried! This frosting was finicky. I used a recipe […]
High Hat Brownies with Marshmallow Fluff – Day One – Homemade Marshmallow Fluff I am so proud of myself. This was a small victory of mine and I am very happy with that I have accomplished. I made Marshmallow Fluff , just so I can make this awesome dessert this week! The next big step […]
Three Layer Chocolate Mousse Cake with Chocolate Raspberry Truffles Oh Wow! This is a chocolate-lovers dream cake! Three layers of Chocolate Cake. Chocolate Mousse Frosting Chocolate Raspberry Truffles Let me take a minute to harness my inner Jack Nicholson for a second … ahem… You can’t handle the Chocolate. Lol… okay, I’m sorry for that… But in […]
Hi, I'm Karyn. I'm a busy Mom, but I still want to make decadent desserts that will impress. I've taken a three day approach to these decadent desserts. On Dieter’s Downfall, we’ll make a wonderful dessert over three days. My breakdown is intended for busy people who really, really want to make a stunning dessert for a dinner party, but feel like they can’t because of time. Follow along and make something spectacular! [Read More …]
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