I made a Strawberry Yuzu Birthday Cake for my wife. Her request was “something with yuzu”, and I had free reign from there. Yuzu and berry seemed like a good match from the research I did, so I decided on strawberry. I always try to go all out to impress her for her birthday bakes. […]
I put the lime in the coconut! For my in-law’s joint birthdays (they are like 3 days apart) they requested a coconut cake. I didn’t just want to make plain coconut cake so I brainstormed ideas with my wife. She suggested a lime/coconut cake as a good combination. Since I’m also trying to do a
I decided to bake along with the Great British Bake Off again this season, as I did in 2020, and started with Red Velvet Mini Cakes. From the week one options, my wife requested Red Velvet from the technical round. I then decided to make mini cakes instead of one large cake. This basically made
Nailed it! is one of my favorite shows. Being a New York I’ve been a fan of Jacques Torres for many years, long before I actually baked. Every holiday a trip to one of his shops is a must for some awesome seasonal holiday treats. Every time we watch it my wife says “You should
I wanted to throw together something quick for 4th of July. I happened to have fresh blueberries and strawberries in the fridge, so all I needed was to pair them with something white. Pavlova was the perfect solution. No recipe, because one of the nice things about pavlova is that there basically is no recipe.