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    • A partially eaten piece of the Decadent Chocolate Snack Cake sits on a white plate with a fork and bit of marshmallow with the cake in the background and a blue and white vase.
      Decadent Chocolate Snack Cake
    • A slice of chocolate cake, peanut butter mousse glazed in chocolate on a marble plate
      Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse Cake
    • A slice of Guinness Cake sits on a gold and white plate.
      Easy Chocolate Guinness Cake for Father’s Day
    • Chocolate Raspberry Truffle Cake
      Chocolate Raspberry Truffle Cake
    • This Riene de Saba cake features 2 layers of chocolate cake with a mousse like filling, topped with candied cranberries
      Reine de Saba Cake with Candied Cranberries
    • Chocolate Creamsicle Cake
      All American Chocolate Creamsicle Cake
    • This Ultimate Chocolate Fudge cake is gluten free and easy to make. It is finished with a chocolate glaze and served with a Vanilla Creme Anglaise
      Updated GF Ultimate Chocolate Fudge Cake
    • Rocky Road Snack Cake
      Rocky Road Snack Cake
    • Black Forest Torte
      Black Forest Torte Revisited
    • Viennese Punchtorte
      Viennese Chocolate Punchtorte - Worth the Wait!
    • Chocolate Coconut Cream Cake
      Chocolate Coconut Cream Cake
    • Raspberry Rhapsody
      Raspberry Rhapsody Cake
    • Five different layers of cake stacked upon each other
      From 1 Recipe Comes Multiple Cake Layers
    • Turtle Cake
      Gluten Free Turtle Cake with Salted Caramel
    • Chocolate Raspberry Gateau
      Chocolate Raspberry Gateau
    • Chocolate Strawberry Ruffle Cake
      Chocolate Strawberry Ruffle Cake
    • The spectacular Buche de Noel
      Buche de Noel
    • Mini Wedding Cake
      Individual Wedding Cakes
    • Espresso Fudge Cake
      Espresso Fudge Cake
    • Chocolate Cake
    • Spirited Marble Cake
    • Chocolate Strawberry Mousse Torte on a golden plate.
      Chocolate Strawberry Mousse Torte

    Hi, I'm Helen! Being a self-taught baker and owning a bakery for over 25 years, I found many ways to make baking more successful and less intimidating. Even busy people can bake as in many cases, recipes can be done over days. The goal is to make your baking life easier, more enjoyable, with great outcomes on a consistent basis.

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    Spring Baking

    • A sour cream cake laden with poppyseeds filled with orange curd and finished white chocolate buttercream
      Poppyseed Cake with Orange Curd and White Chocolate Buttercream
    • A lone Banana Split Cupcake with its vibrant pink strawberry buttercream and drizzled with chocolate sits on a pink rimmed plate.
      Banana Split Cupcakes
    • Turtle Cake
      Gluten Free Turtle Cake with Salted Caramel
    • Sweet Kolache with pineapple, cream cheese, fig, raspberry fillings
      The Marvelous Variable Kolache
    • A slice of Lemon Glazed Lemon Twists made with Sixty Second Brioche
      60 Second Brioche
    • Rhubarb Cream Tart
      Rhubarb Cream Tart with Strawberry Sauce

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      Mini Pineapple Upside Down Cakes
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      Cuccidati - Italy's Finest Cookie
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