Thesis Cakes

You know Bob Ross, right? The big haired “happy little trees” TV painter on PBS? From the 80’s and 90’s? HIS SHOW IS STREAMING ON NETFLIX. THEY HAVE RENAMED IT “CHILL WITH BOB ROSS.” Given that my New Years resolution to “meditate every day” has not been working out well (plus who can concentrate with… Continue reading Joy of Painting (with frosting)

How was your holiday season? Did you have a happy new year? Are you still dealing with the “holiday hangover”? Are you glad it’s over? For us, our holiday “vacation” was extreme. It was wonderful to see family and friends, but we had some comically terrible circumstances. I mean, all we wanted to do was… Continue reading Momofuku Milkbar Chocolate Chip Layer Cake

The night of the election I cracked open a cookbook on “boozy cakes.” My plan was to make a “champagne cake” to celebrate what I had assumed would be a Hillary win. I was going to top the cake with shards of candied “glass.” Get it? A broken glass ceiling cake? So I started baking… Continue reading Make America Cake Again: Everything is terrible and here are some pie pictures

I like basic things. I like pumpkin spice stuff and leggings and Uggs. I like instagram pictures of feet standing in fall leaves. I mean, I like a bunch of unpopular weird stuff too. Like Chico sticks and mountaineering movies. But we’re all basic, okay? The sooner you recognize that, the sooner you can start… Continue reading I’m Basic: Halloween Pumpkin Spice Cake and Ansel’s First Birthday Cake

The only thing better than Funfetti cake… … is Funfetti batter. And the only thing better than Funfetti batter… … is the fact that it takes 40 minutes start-to-finish to make a Funfetti cake from the box. And it is sooooo delicious. I totally love the artificial Funfetti flavor. And apparently, so does everyone else.… Continue reading R2D2 Cake & Brown Butter Apple Scones

I’ve had several cake disasters. But the worst, most horrific, and absolutely mortifying cake disaster happened when I made a four-layer red velvet wedding cake for my friends, Brock and Kristina. A WEDDING CAKE. DISASTER. I was too ambitious. I was too cocky. I had made three other very successful wedding cakes prior. Instead of… Continue reading Orange Turmeric Cake

When I was in college, I lived in an apartment building sandwiched between used car lots in Salem, Oregon with my friend Kelda. Our upstairs neighbor, Layle, used to climb down from his deck to our deck, wearing armor made out of traffic signs and reflectors. He was one of those guys that liked to… Continue reading David Bowie Cake #3

I feel like adults should get to earn merit badges. Why are they reserved for scouts? Like, if you travel across the country with a baby on several planes, you at least deserve some kind of patch to put on a vest. About a month ago, Ansel and I took a trip to Seattle to… Continue reading Cheeto Cake

Whoa, June 2016 was a really big month for me. First of all, it was the first time that Aaron and I traveled with Ansel. I was in Utah for work, and Aaron and Ansel met me out there to go to Capital Reef and Bryce Canyon national parks. Have you traveled with a baby?… Continue reading Carcasonne and Andy&Cat Celebratory Cakes

In honor of Prince, I made a raspberry (beret) buttercream white chocolate cake. And, man oh man, was it ever good. The cake was chock full of white chocolate bits. And it was layered with the yummiest raspberry buttercream and extra raspberries. (Check out this action shot!) I drew a rough draft of Prince’s portrait… Continue reading Prince and Judith Butler Cakes