Apple Walnut Cake

I made this apple walnut cake with caramel cream cheese frosting this weekend, and it was the first time I have ever made caramel. Slightly stressful, I didn't want a bubbling burnt mess on my hands, which explains the lighter than normal shade ;) I chickened out in the browning process! Light caramel still tastes delicious, thankfully, and the cake was a hit! xo

sponge no. 1

fresh from the oven:


with necessary toppings:

i'm so happy that this worked out! for some reason i was nervous to make sponge. something about the egg separating and the very few ingredients that it involves. the simplicity was intimidating! haha but it turned out really well - first of many sponge cakes! xo

THE valentine's cake

this is my red velvet cake, the baking went well but my layer cake construction leaves much to be desired. this was my first three layer cake though. the recipe actually called for vanilla frosting but i think cream cheese frosting is the way to go with red velvet. one week early for valentines, but there will be some more valentines treats coming up this week!