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...
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...
We've got a family member celebrating a birthday this weekend, and it's been a while since we've broken out all three cake pans and embarked on a proper, layered birthday cake. The turn of the seaso...
Q: I have a dear friend who just turned 30 and I would love to make a birthday cake or cupcakes for her. But she is deathly allergic to dairy. Other than boxed cake (yuck), could you recommend a nic...
Our My Great Outdoors event may have ended at the close of June, but outdoor entertaining is still in full swing. Last weekend I used our little back deck to its fullest and threw an outdoor fê...
Kitchn Reader Carolyn wants to make her boyfriend this classic dessert for his birthday. Think we can help her out? Help! The Boyfriend's birthday is this Sunday (eeeeeeek!). Being the Boston native ...
We threw a birthday party for a friend on Friday, and we asked her what kind of cake she wanted. The answer: "A banana cake with cream cheese frosting." Come again? We asked if she didn't mean carrot....
Are you the go-to person in your social circles when it comes to birthday cakes? If so, this alphanumeric cake pan might come in quite handy! The pan comes with blocks that can be re-arranged inside t...
Speaking of birthday cakes, I made one last weekend. This particular cake was for a friend's son, who was having his eighth birthday. My friend's son is madly into LEGOs, and when he saw a building bl...
When it comes to birthday cake, we don't mess around. In our health-conscious times, there aren't many opportunities to whip out a five-layer old-fashioned cake, but we really feel that birthdays shou...
Things have been rather ordinary in my kitchen these days. What with an extra busy work week, some much needed but persistent rain and an empty wallet, I'm left digging in the back of the cupboard in...
Ursula turned two yesterday, so we had a little party. We don't do much sugar with her, but I was told by a trustworthy source that she needed "a proper cake." So I set out to develop a cake recipe t...
We've offered good tips before on how to frost a cake without too much mess, but we wanted to show you start to finish how we frost a cake. We're not experts at this, but we do love layer cake! Here's...
Birthday party in the park! Here's a good question from reader Theresa. I am organizing a birthday picnic BBQ for 2 friends next weekend. We're expecting about 20 guests. Our picnic site is at a par...
We had several birthdays in the family last weekend, and we're left with quite a lot of birthday cake. Emma's post earlier today on breakfast reminded us of a secret pleasure: birthday cake for breakf...
Summer make us think of birthdays. Maybe it's because several family members have birthdays in June and July, and it seems like birthday cake is on the menu every weekend. But what do you do when said...
We absolutely loved the recent article in the New York Times on the peculiar emotions and struggle of baking birthday cakes. Elly Schull Meeks talks about it as a milestone and rite of passage for a m...