Culinary Cool turned 2 on June 22nd! I might be a week late, but I’m still going to celebrate. I had a whirlwind couple of weeks including a quick trip to the mountains (read about it here), so I had very little time to celebrate this milestone. Better late than never! Last year for my…
Birthday
Coconut Cream Cake
A special someone celebrated a birthday last week and he went against tradition and asked us NOT to get a Dairy Queen ice cream cake this year. Instead, I was given the task of coming up with something delicious. One of his favorite desserts is coconut cream pie, so I tried to translate that…
Chocolate Fudge Cake with Fudge Frosting
Monday was my mom’s birthday. Happy Birthday Momma Bear!! She requested a chocolate cake and I immediately knew I wanted to incorporate fudge. I’m not talking, your average store bought syrupy chocolate sauce. I’m talking, thick, warm, gooey homemade fudge sauce; the kind you drizzle over decadent vanilla ice cream in the summertime. I…
Birthday Layer Cake
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JILL When I got the Facebook invite to one of my best friend’s birthday-get-together, I immediately made it clear that I would make her birthday cake. Ever since I bought the Milk Bar cookbook, I’ve been waiting for an occasion to whip up this delight. This is a childhood classic Funfetti cake, three…