Buttermilk Birthday Cake

This buttermilk cake is the result of months of re-testing my White Velvet Cake recipe that I created last year.  That original recipe was really good already, but after a few changes, I made it so much better, and have since adjusted the recipe in that blog post, as well.

Game of Thrones Cake

We're big fans of Game of Thrones in our house, and, yes, I even have one of those "Mother of Dragons" shirts.  As I write this, it's the night before the airing of the final episode, and we've been speculating all week over how the series is going to end.

Just for fun, I made a cake for the event...

Strawberry Tart

There are so many things to love about spring, not the least of which being the abundance of fresh berries available, and it's always so exciting bringing home that first container of beautiful red strawberries after a cold winter of satisfying my fruit cravings with mostly apples, oranges and pears.

This fresh strawberry tart is a lovely way to celebrate the start of strawberry season.

Lemon Curd and Mini Tartlets

One of my first-ever blog posts, eight years ago, was for waffles topped with homemade lemon curd.  Looking back at that post, I can appreciate how much my photography skills have developed and improved since then, and I've been meaning to update my lemon curd recipe with new photos that are more appealing than the ones I shot in the window-less kitchen of the condo where my husband and I first lived together, and where this baking blog of mine began.

Lemon curd is a staple for bakers, and having a great homemade lemon-curd recipe on hand is essential.