Classic almond macarons with a delicious honey-roasted fig Swiss buttercream filling. This recipe uses fresh figs that are roasted with honey, reduced, and folded into a perfectly smooth buttercream. Gettin’ figgy with it over at Southern Fatty today. By now, y’all know that I haven’t stopped making macarons even as the fad fades a bit….
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Vietnamese Coffee Cake with Espresso Buttercream
Double the coffee with this rich, coffee-packed cake layered with espresso meringue buttercream frosting. A perfect balance of sweet and savory, this cake recipe can be a morning pick-me-up or cuppa cake closer. I guess I should actually call this a coffee cake cake, since it isn’t your traditional streusel-topped coffee cake (which is one…
S’mores Crêpe Cake
Bringing the campfire fav into the kitchen, this S’mores Crepe Cake recipe has chocolate crepe layers topped with 30-layers of marshmallow buttercream, topped with chocolate ganache and toasted marshmallows. I feel like I’ve totally become that old man that just talks and whines about the weather every day. So, with that said, it’s so damn…
Raspberry Brown Butter Chiffon Cake
Sometimes in life… you just need some cake. This month has been one of those months for me. Two big trips, lots of photography client deadlines, and a move (more on that later) mixed right in the middle of it all. I wondered if baking a cake would distract me enough to simmer down a…
Thin Mint Ganache Brownies
St. Patrick’s Day is almost here! You know… that day that you probably don’t know the meaning of, but still use it as an excuse to drink an unnatural amount of green beer, corned beef, and everything minty. But mostly the beer, right? Whether or not you know why you are honoring Saint Patrick, I’m all…
Cookies and Cream Macarons
C is for coooooookies and cream macarons! — I’m back with another mac attack. Right when you thought that macarons were soooo 2016, I’m here to fight and say that they are here to stay. My Macarons 101 guide is now the most viewed post on the blog. I get tons of questions emailed and posted…