I get asked that question a lot.  Every time someone (who is not my family) finds out I baked something their first question is "Is that your mom's recipe?".  It's naturally an automatic assumption to have recipes passed on from generation to generation.  It's nice to have memories to pass on to my children that they pass on … Continue reading Is that your Mom’s recipe?

If I ever owned a bakery I'd call it Ugly Cakes with the tag line "It's what is on the inside that counts".  Cake decorating is a pain, you guys.  Making a cake nicely decorated is an even bigger pain. It's not until recently that I got into decorating cakes.  Not only decorating cakes, but … Continue reading Ugly Cakes

Sometimes you just know you need something in your life and your whole life has been void and you didn't even know how or why until you saw "this". "This" was a cookies and cream cake.  My coworker showed me a picture someone posted on social media and it was immediately love at first sight.  I didn't … Continue reading Hershey Cake

When you think of New Orleans King Cakes I bet your first thought is cross fit and stitches, right?  It isn't?  It is mine...Funny story... Before this king cake I'd only ever made cakes and cookies. Mostly cookies.  Or things I could quickly mix with All Purpose Flour, pour in a pan, and not have to … Continue reading King Cakes…

Let me introduce myself. Hi. I'm Aimee. I'm not the type to introduce myself to people which is weird because I work in customer service and all day all I do is introduce myself to people. I also like baking and taking pictures of what I bake.  Why?  I'm not really sure, but find something … Continue reading I’ll introduce myself…