10th Anniversary Cake

My husband and I celebrated our 10th anniversary last week!

I wanted to bake him his favorite raspberry flavored cake. It needed to look romantic and simple, and anniversary-ish. :) I was happy with how it turned out, and the raspberry cake with raspberry buttercream is really soooo delicious.

Wouldn't this be such a pretty Valentine's Day gift?

Triple Berry Cupcakes

I've added a new flavor recently to my repertoire - triple berry!

I know I always say this, but this may truly be my favorite flavor. ;) I use real fruit in the batter and it bakes into this gorgeous purply color. My camera doesn't do the color justice.

I made a batch of triple berry cupcakes for a church event last night. I frosted them with a raspberry buttercream icing and added a fresh berry on top. I got TONS of compliments, including one woman who repeatedly told me they were, "The best cupcakes I've ever eaten in my LIFE!" It made my night! ;) Thank you!

I think this flavor is great anytime, but especially yummy for those summertime events coming up!

Retirement Party Cake

This cake was made for a retirement party for my in-laws. It was a particular challenge, because I had to put this cake together while out-of-town on vacation, but I think it turned out in the end! It was one of my favorite flavor combinations: almond cake, almond buttercream icing and raspberry filling. The decorations on the cake were made from fondant and modeled after my in-laws.

Filled Strawberry Cupcakes

I am so obsessed right now with filled cupcakes.

Mmmmmm... cupcakes were already delicious, but then add some gooey yumminess in the middle and they are heavenly!

My new favorite cupcakes are these filled strawberry cupcakes. Aren't they pretty?

Moist strawberry cake, topped with my buttercream icing and filled with gooey strawberry filling made from fresh berries.

These would make the perfect dessert for a special summer occasion!