Share the Ideas & InspirationMy standard white cake recipe is not only delicious, but dense enough to decorate. The other advantage is the ability to add other flavors to the recipe to alter the taste. You can use the recipe for cake, cupcakes and cake pops. If you want the cake to be a bright…
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Jill’s Sugar Cookie Recipe
Share the Ideas & Inspiration As a decorator I have tried dozens of cookie recipes to get the perfect sugar cookie for decorating. After years of tweaking, this is it. This recipe makes a sturdy and flat cookie to create a wonderful decorating surface. Although I use vanilla and almond extract, you can add any…
Moist Pear Cake with Browned Butter Frosting
Share the Ideas & Inspiration For Christmas a friend brought me eight Harry & David pears. Honestly, I am not a big pear eater and knew I would not be able to eat them all before they spoiled. So, I decided to create a pear cake. I call it my “Partridge in a Pear” Tree…
How to Make Caramel Sauce
Share the Ideas & Inspiration Once you have made homemade caramel, you will never buy store brand again. With just four ingredients, you have sweet gold. Watch quick How-to Video: How to Make: 6 Tablespoons unsalted butter 1 Cup brown sugar 1/2 cup whipping heavy cream 1 teaspoon vanilla Double recipe if you want more…
Brown Butter Frosting with Pumpkin Cupcakes
Share the Ideas & Inspiration Sometimes there is a taste you absolutely love that you have to learn the recipe. I was given a banana cake with brown butter frosting. Initially I thought the frosting had brown sugar in it, but the friend who made it said, “No, it is just butter and powdered sugar”….
Best Buttercream for Decorating Cakes & More
Share the Ideas & Inspiration As a professional decorator I need a sturdy frosting when decorating cakes. This is true for a few reasons. One, I want a recipe that will create the design I am making. Second, I need a frosting that will withstand the elements. When I deliver a cake I have to…
Gold-Ribbon Moist Butter Cake with Glaze
Share the Ideas & InspirationWhen I saw these two words – butter and cake I could not resist trying this recipe. Although I love making cakes, it has to be moist. A dry cake does not do it for me. Not enough milk can help eating and enjoying dry cake. This butter cake is moist,…
Simple Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots
Share the Ideas & Inspiration Save Print Simple Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots I make glazed carrots instead of a salad for our Thanksgiving meal. It adds a beautiful color to the table and adds the important vegetable to the meal. This recipe is not only easy to prepare but delicious. Creator/Designer: Jill Lodato Cuisine: Glazed Carrots…
Classic Easy Thanksgiving Stuffing
Share the Ideas & Inspiration Save Print Classic Easy Thanksgiving Stuffing My boys favorite part of Thanksgiving is the stuffing. It might be that I only make it once a year. I always make double batch because I know it will not go to waste. Using boxed or homemade bread cubes and chicken broth, you…
Easy Buttermilk Biscuit Recipe
Share the Ideas & Inspiration Save Print Easy Buttermilk Biscuit Recipe I love biscuits right out of the oven. With a slab of butter and buttermilk biscuits, you can’t get any better country home feeling. This recipe is easy and will become a favorite. Creator/Designer: Jill Lodato Cuisine: Biscuits Recipe type: Bread Will Serve: 15 Prep time: 15…