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Tag: Cake
Wacky Cake (egg free, dairy free, gluten free, soy free, nut free*)
Wacky cake is a term I’ve heard for a while now in baking blogs and baking groups. I knew it was a Depression era recipe and that it is a go-to for people with certain dietary restrictions. One of my last bakes in 2019 was my first go at a wacky cake. I had bookmarked…
Matcha cake roll with honey Swiss meringue buttercream (SMBC)
Matcha, also known as green tea, is a hit or miss flavor for many. Some simply do not enjoy it at all. Some may find it too grassy, a common complaint of strong matcha. Others find it quite pleasant. I enjoy weaker matcha flavor, typically when blended with dairy. Back in late 2017, I began…
Muggles Market and Geek Gala 2019
If you follow Casual Confections on social media, you’ve seen a lot of chatter leading up to the Muggles Market and Geek Gala which both took place last Saturday. Both events were a huge success! Want to try your hand at making any of the goodies Casual Confections sold or donated to the events? Go…
Casual Confections Q&A
Lauren Widrick of Lauren Widrick Coaching and I did a Q&A about Casual Confections. We discussed where I started, how I made the baking blog into a business in the past 5-6 months, and what it’s like to be an entrepreneur. There’s also a nice plug for the Charlotte Geeks Muggles Market and Geek Gala!
Libby’s Pumpkin Roll
It’s mid-August. The school buses are back out and rush hour is back to its full capacity. It’s still hot outside and summer will be around for a few more weeks, but visions of pumpkin flavored goods have started to dance in our heads. This year I decided to join in the pumpkin fun. A…
Casual Confections Kids (CCK) – Cakesicles
CCK is back with another bake designed and executed by an almost-four-year-old. It all started with his grandfather’s birthday. “Oh, it’s GP’s birthday! We need to make him a cake!” “What kind of cake do you want to make for him?” “A chocolate chip cake!” As I showed him different photos for inspiration on what…
Black Buttercream
The elusive black buttercream. This has been my main experiment for the past month. Along the way, I made some awesome slate grey colors, some more bitter flavored icing, many many many cakes to use as vehicles for eating the experiments, and used lots and lots of gel coloring. In April, I took a cake…
Gluten-free Lemon Blueberry Cake
A number of gluten-free recipes have been gathering dust in my books and binders. Gluten-free baking can be expensive and cumbersome since you need various flours and xanthum gum to create a suitable blend that can sub for all purpose flour. Several companies have worked to take the hassle out of gf baking by offering…
Passover Apple Cake
My second Passover bake this year is an apple cake. Instead of regular flour and baking soda, this cake utilizes potato starch and matzoh cake meal. The recipe for this bake came from ReformJudaism.org. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “The Absolute, Hands-Down, Best” Passover Apple Cake Dough: 6 eggs 1 cup vegetable oil 2 cups sugar 2 tsp potato…
Causal Confections Kids (CCK) – Chocolate Chip Cookie Halloween Cake
Baking with kids can be a lot of fun and very educational. It can also be a test in patience for the head baker. Finding the right terms and ways to explain measuring ingredients, why things need to be mixed a certain way, and what happens in the oven can be a challenge, but it…
Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese IMBC
This is a longer post than usual due to all the parts and adventures that came together to make this cake. If you’ve ever perused the site Cake Wrecks, then you’re likely familiar with the naked mohawk-baby carrot jockeys. A friend and fellow fan of Cake Wrecks only ever had one request if she ever…
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