Fudge Cake With Italian Meringue Buttercream

by Liz // January 15, 2015 // 12 Comments

I have so enjoyed getting to know meringue these past few days, but I think I need to end things between us. We recently found out that my youngest son, Wesley, is allergic to eggs. Egg whites in particular. Needless to Continue reading →

Tyrol Nut Cake

by Liz // December 30, 2014 // 8 Comments

I think my house is haunted. I know, I don’t believe in ghosts either (I totally do), but hear me out. One day, back in 2011, I had just put Cameron down for a nap, and I was laying on Continue reading →

Maple Pound Cake

by Liz // November 25, 2014 // 1 Comment

My mom is hosting Thanksgiving this year, but I am not completely off the hook. My job is to make some of the desserts. I am making chocolate caramel cream pie, pecan pie, and a vegan Grandma Ople’s apple pie. It Continue reading →

Sacher Torte

by Liz // October 27, 2014 // 6 Comments

Oh, how I have always wanted to bake this Viennese classic. Sacher Torte is chocolate cake created by a 16 year old apprentice named Franz Sacher, in 1832. You know what I was doing when I was 16? I was Continue reading →