Baileys Irish Cream

Now when I went in to get the regular Baileys I use a lot in baking I saw this.. WOW, who knew they came in different flavors.. I sure didn't. So since the cake I was making had caramel in it, I chose to get this one and see how it tasted.

So this is the Baileys Irish cream chocolate cake, with Caramel filling and caramel on top!!

And this is what it looks like when you cut into it.. Look at all that yummy gooey Caramel.. Ahhhh.. I am in love with this cake. I was going to do a six layer one, but quite at 4.. and glad I did. This cake was huge.

Next stop will be to the decorette shop for professional 8" cake pans. I do not like the wilton ones I used for this cake..

Cake Pops

A very good friend of mine, Kelly, gave me the cake pop book this xmas.. So I decided I needed to put it to use.. Practice Practice.. is what I need when It comes to chocolate. Getting the temp right, how to make it smoother, just basic stuff like that. I have always kept the cake pops I do pretty simple. So for a bit, I plan on making different ones from the book to get in the practice I need.

Thanks Kelly!!

Cup Cake Tower

Birthday Cake for a Friend.

So since I found a caramel recipe I liked.. I had to make it again the next day and try it out as a filling for a cake. Decided to spruce it up a bit and put Milk Chocolate shavings around the outside of the cake. Note to self.. Do this part before decorating the top! Made it a little hard to watch the top and get the chocolate to stick to the outside. This is a four layer Double Chocolate, Caramel filling and Caramel top cake! Yummmmy..

I love the fact that my friends are willing to let me experiment on them! Thanks guys.

Little Cakes in an Ice Cream Cup!

I wanted to try my hand in making Caramel Filled Chocolate Cupcakes with Sea Salt on top. I could not find any holders I liked and ran across these Ice Creamm Cups at Jo Anns.. Well I decided to give it a go and see if they would bake ok in these cuties. And they did. They baked up perfect. I also decided to try out making home make Caramel filling. Oh boy.. The first batch I burnt.. Yikes.. Then quickly put it under cold water and the entire thing hardened up like a rock inside my pan. Very funny after I figured out It would come out with hot water! But then I learned my lesson.. Add the correct stuff in the correct order. LOL So the second batch was heaven.. Love the recipe I found for the caramel. Who knew it was so easy to make caramel.

A little birdie told me they wanted to try these.. I might just have to make another batch for a Memorial Day BBQ we are going too.. hmmmm???

Princess Cakes for Two cuties

Howling Wolf Cake and Cupcakes

This was my first try at stamping food coloring on Gum Paste. Loved it.. the possibilities are endless now