- Part 40

Ruffle Cake Tutorial

I’m generally not a frilly type person, but when it comes to cakes-I want my frill! In this case I got my fix with a ruffle cake. This is a little bit of a variaion on this hugely popular version. My quest for a ruffle cake started with this one—wow, right? As many of you know I’m working on my cake carving skills, so while I can’t pull a Maggie Austen, I did pull off a vertical ruffle cake.

It’s actually very simple and only requires piping a straight a line and applying the right amount of pressure. And if I can do it, anyone can.

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Best Chocolate Cake Recipe

This is an easy chocolate cake recipe that requires no creaming and is one of the most forgiving in technique and measuring. It’s chocolatey and so moist it borders on fudgey, but still light and crumbed enough in texture to constitute a cake.

In fact it’s so moist you can bake this cake 5 days beforehand and not worry about it drying it out. No lie. And that is the reason why this is my go-to chocolate cake for birthdays or celebrations.

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Do-Si-Dos Pie

Sink your teeth into to some creamy peanut butter and chocolate mousse. Finding its way into that creamy note are some crushed Do-si-dos for a textural contrast.

The other day I was reminded that bikini season is coming up. Coming up? Spring only just began. Shouldn’t I have two months of carefree eating before I have to worry about bikini strings cutting into my body like a trussed pork loin.

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