by Emily Rapp | Jul 29, 2020 | Cakes + Cupcakes
I have always been fascinated with chocolate lava cake. Who came up with it? How does the center stay so gooey? What even is in the center? Well, now I know. Apparently two different people came up with it 6 years apart. I like the story about Chef Jean-Georges...
by Emily Rapp | Jul 27, 2020 | Cakes + Cupcakes
Oh lemons, we meet again. This time, we are meeting lemons in this iconic combo, a Lemon Blueberry Cake. I don’t think I could name a better duo, except for chocolate and peanut butter, but that’s beside the point! I think of this cake strictly as a fridge...
by Emily Rapp | Jul 22, 2020 | Cakes + Cupcakes
My brother just graduated college this past May, yes, in the midst of everything corona. And even though his graduation was cancelled, we still celebrated at my house. He asked me if I could bake a strawberry shortcake cake, like one he had gotten from a local grocery...
by Emily Rapp | Jul 21, 2020 | Cakes + Cupcakes
There are some desserts that I have had a hard time getting on the bandwagon for. Cheesecake was one of them. I know so many people love cheesecake hardcore. When I was young, it was hard for me to even want to try it because of the word cheese in it. As I aged I grew...
by Emily Rapp | Jul 17, 2020 | Breads, Cakes + Cupcakes
Zucchini bread was always a favorite of my grandmother’s to make. When she passed, I think we found over fifty different zucchini bread recipes from recipe books and newspaper clippings that she had put in her baking files. As an homage to my darling grandma,...
by Emily Rapp | Jul 7, 2020 | Cakes + Cupcakes
I hadn’t made a pound cake in a while, but all of a sudden I got a desire to. But I wanted it to be different. At the time, my sourdough starter was out on my counter top, and I was feeding it regularly. Wanting to do something with it, I began brainstorming...