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Birthday Cake Two Ways

To celebrate our daughter turning three, we had a feast with friends and family. She requested lobster, corn and beans and so lobster, corn and beans it was. More on that fiasco another time. What I w...

Taking a Break, Shaker-like

Last week I was easing into our vacation with a working trip up to visit Margaret Roach and her fabulous garden in the westernmost Berkshires on the New York state side. Next stop was a hop over the s...

Sexier Than It Sounds: Oatmeal Cake with Broiled Coconut
Recipe Review

This is one of our very, very, most very favorite cakes. And yet the photos don't quite do it justice. This is a moist, tender cake with a gooey topping of broiled coconut and sugar, and while "oatmea...

Good Question: Sugar or Gumpaste Flowers for Cupcakes?

Here's a fun question from Liz! She writes: Where can I buy pre-made gum paste flowers for decorating cupcakes? I am considering baking my own wedding cupcakes, but do not have the skill to frost them...

Good Question: Fresh Ideas for Tea Sandwiches?

Sarah is getting married in May, and she and her family are throwing a casual yet elegant afternoon reception with tea and sandwiches. How charming! She has a question, though, about updating tea sand...

39 Layers and Some Buttercream: Wedding Cake Report

You may remember that I made the cakes last summer for my wedding. I was lucky enough to get to bake another wedding cake shortly after my own wedding -- this time for my little brother and his new wi...

DIY Wedding Cake and Ice Cream: The Recipes

Last week I showed you a few photos of my homemade wedding cakes, but neglected to give you the recipes! Here they are - two simple cakes suitable for any occasion, along with their trimmings and ice ...

Home Cooking: The Homemade Wedding Cake

Wedding cake - the sweetest part of a wedding meal. I knew from the very start that I wanted to bake my own wedding cake. It felt necessary somehow, and not so difficult - especially since we were dis...

Home Cooking: The Family Dessert Buffet

I believe that a wedding should be liberal with sweets. Every other day of the year can be restrained, healthy, and good, but after a wedding the guests should leave with a taste of something sweet in...

DIY Wedding Cake: One Down, A Few More To Go

I have just one of my many wedding cake layers done, but it was a doozy. It's the biggest layer of what will be a four-tier fudgy-nearly-flourless cake. The layer is huge - 14 inches! I was very, very...

DIY Wedding Recipe: Creamy, Tangy Lemon Ice Cream

A little while ago I asked for your opinions on what kind of ice cream and sorbet I should make to pair with my homemade wedding cakes. Well, the decision is made! Read on for the recipe... ...

3 Liters of Olive Oil, 11 Dozen Eggs, 9 Pounds of Butter...

...and a few other things. Can you guess what this pile is for?...

Look! Reclaimed Barn Wood Cake Stand

Take a look at this beautiful cake stand we saw this weekend... ...

DIY Wedding Inspiration: How To Make Your Own Wedding Cake (Without Losing Your Mind)

Time to talk about wedding cake and how, honestly, it's not that difficult to do it yourself - or at least keep it inside the family, if you have a good home baker to help you out. This is the next ...

Good Question: How Can We Toast Marshmallows Without a Campfire?

Here's a question from Alana on a creative idea for a beachside wedding. My fiance and I are getting married beachside in June. Originally we were going to have scattered fire pits along the beach f...

Recipe: Chocolate Orange Truffles

Here's one more fall treat - a new favorite. These delicious little bon-bons are made of crushed cookies and butter, stirred together with orange juice, pecans, and candied ginger. They're rolled into...

Party Tip: Serve Ice Cream in Soufflé Cups

We went looking for a way to easily serve ice cream at this wedding reception last weekend, and we came up with this idea of using inexpensive paper soufflé cups - the little pleated white on...

How To: Plan a Wedding Reception Menu

Building a menu for a wedding or other large party is quite different from developing a menu for dinner, but there are still some basic similarities. So if you've planned a dinner party you can plan a...

Celebrations: Desserts for a Wedding

It's happened again - a friend is getting married in the fall and I enthusiastically volunteered to make all the food for their dessert reception. Then I discovered that the guest list numbers about 3...

How To: Set up a Party Buffet

We've been talking this month about tips and recipes for throwing a dessert party for a crowd. Let's say you have the challenging parts out of the way: planning, shopping and cooking. All you have l...

Recipe: Meringue Cookie Bites, Three Ways

Meringues have become ubiquituously associated with the "Fat Free!" "Almost ZERO calories!" crowd of diet desserts at the grocery store, crowded into plastic tubs that cheerily advertise their low-cal...

Tip: Whipped Cream with Cream Cheese

When piping out lots of whipped topping for cupcakes or mini-tarts, or just covering a cake, we often like to pump up our whipped cream with some cream cheese. Adding in this tangy workhorse of the ...

Tip: Stabilize Whipped Cream

Have you ever watched whipped cream collapse on a cake or other dessert, slowly sliding off the sides as it warms? It's frustrating to assemble a pretty dessert only to watch its whipped cream topping...

Technique: Making Phyllo Cups

One of our favorite dessert party tricks is phyllo cups. You can buy those little phyllo cups, pre-shaped and crimped, out of the freezer at the grocery store. But you can get far more out of a regu...

Desserts for a Crowd: A Menu

[Desserts for a Crowd is our February series looking at tips, hints, and recommended recipes for beautifully and economically throwing a big party or even a wedding reception!] Last time, we talked a...

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