Homemade Marshmallow Fondant with Butter
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Homemade Marshmallow Fondant with Butter

Making homemade marshmallow fondant with butter (MMF) is quite easy to do. I am making it with butter only because I don’t know if the shortening available in Germany or Switzerland is the same as Crisco (which is the only shortening I’ve ever used.) Also, butter is tastier than shortening and I always have butter […]

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One-bowl banana bread
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Best Banana Bread (The Only Recipe You Will Ever Need!)

Jump to Recipe We almost always have bananas at home. When they start getting spotted and too ripe I either cut them up and freeze in 1-banana portions for smoothies or future banana bread or make banana bread immediately.  Although, when the craving for banana bread hits, I’ve used bananas that are not over-ripe and […]

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ube cake with buttercream stripes
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Ube cake (Filipino Purple Yam Cake)

Ube cake is one of the most beloved Filipino cakes. It is made from ube or purple yam. Purple yam is a tuber or root crop that is vivid purple, hence the name. Ube-flavored desserts are so popular in the Philippines and are currently making a splash in the US. It´s all over my Instagram […]

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layer cake
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Chocolate and Brown Butter Vanilla Layer Cake

Jump to Recipe I always look forward to special occasions, because it means that I get to bake a layer cake and decorate it. I usually make just one flavor, but for last Father’s day I went a step further and baked two different cake flavors! Chocolate cake is always a winner with Tobi, so […]

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SMBC
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Swiss Meringue Buttercream (with step-by-step photos)

My favorite icing to use for celebration cakes is Swiss meringue buttercream. It is not to sweet and has a silky mouth-feel. It is very spreadable and holds up quite well to piping. When I started making cakes, I was icing them with American buttercream.  This is mainly a lot of powdered sugar and butter.  […]

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Classic Chiffon Cake (and my first ever post!!)

There’s a first time for everything. And for me this time it’s writing my first ever blog post. I´ve been toying with the idea of starting a food blog for a while now and when I researched on how to do it, all the other bloggers just kept saying to not be afraid, to just […]

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