Heather Baird's Blog, page 22

Butter Pecan Praline Cake

Here’s a cake as southern as the Kentucky Derby itself! Butter Pecan Praline Cake is the perfect sweet treat to make for Derby Day, but it’s a favorite for all occasions. This cake is so…

Cabbage Cake

Freshly picked from my kitchen to yours, this “Cabbage” is made of butter cake layers filled with toffee-speckled buttercream. The trompe l’oeil exterior is molded using real cabbage leaves! Baking has always been my happy…

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Blondies

Nothing beats the dynamic duo of chocolate and peanut butter! These Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Blondies are an easy weeknight dessert or lunchbox treat. If you’re looking for comfort on a plate – here it…

How to Make a Pretty Dessert Board

This dessert “charcuterie” board trades meats and cheeses for sweet treats, and it’s easier to put together than you might think! I recently created an article for Food Network about one of my new obsessions:…

Mini Cassata Siciliana Cakes

The classic Italian cake Cassata Siciliana shines as a traditional favorite at Easter. This version uses a muffin pan to create individual servings.  I’m squeezing in one more Easter recipe before the holiday on Sunday.…

Mini Cassata Siciliana Cakes

The classic Italian cake Cassata Siciliana shines as a traditional favorite at Easter. This version uses a muffin pan to create individual servings. 

I'm squeezing in one more Easter recipe before the holiday on Sunday. I've wanted to explore Cassata Siciliana for more than 2 years now! There are a few different versions with varying instructions, but this one with its marzipan cover is an Easter classic. The green is so springy and the candied fruit adds a pop of color that is irresistible to my eye.

When I began this recipe, I'd planned to make it as a single cake using a deep dish pie pan. I guess my pan grew legs and walked off, and it remains MIA. My improvisation involved a jumbo muffin tin to make 6 little cakes. They're just the cutest! Now I'm almost glad that I couldn't find that pie pan. (Almost.)

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Coconut Easter Bunny Cake

Serve up the cutest coconut bunny cake for Easter! It’s a nostalgic favorite made from a single yellow 9-inch cake layer and decorated with flaked coconut.  Growing up I remember my mom making a version…

Coconut Easter Bunny Cake

Serve up the cutest coconut bunny cake for Easter! It's a nostalgic favorite made from a single yellow 9-inch cake layer and decorated with flaked coconut. 

Growing up I remember my mom making a version of this coconut cake around Easter, and she'd use a pink jellybean for a rabbit nose. I thought the whole thing was so clever, and it was truly a special holiday with a bunny cake on our table.  
I just had to make one this year. I've been missing my family and our big holiday meals, and the tradition of making this cake makes me feel closer to them. It's fashioned from a single yellow cake layer, and with some easy carving it is transformed into a cute, furry-looking bunny.
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Carrot Cake Cheese Ball

This cheese ball is such a simple and delicious alternative to carrot cake. It has all of the classic flavors with a fraction of the work! I discovered a fondness for carrot cake flavors mixed…

Carrot Cake Cheese Ball

This cheese ball is such a simple and delicious alternative to carrot cake. It has all of the classic flavors with a fraction of the work!

I discovered a fondness for carrot cake flavors mixed with sweet, cheesy goodness when I made this Carrot Cake Swirl Cheesecake . (It's sooo good!). This cheeseball recipe tastes a lot like carrot cake cheesecake, without having to bake anything. It makes a great starter if you're entertaining, but it's also sweet enough to serve as dessert.
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