Does this cake look familiar? My niece’s request for her birthday cake this year was awfully similar to last year, with one exception: WINGS. Did you know a Unicorn with wings was called an Alicorn? I sure didn’t, and when I asked “Isn’t that a Pegasus?” I was swiftly corrected: “No Auntie Robyn, a Pegasus......

As I’ve written many times before on Planet Byn, January is the saddest month for a baker. No one is interested in eating treats, and that’s proven true at my new job as well. The formerly well-stocked Snack Station (an empty desk in the middle of the area we work) is now a barren wasteland......

This month was jammed packed with lots of different holiday activities at work, plus the usual Champagne & Cookies prep! Here’s what was going on: Our foundation-wide holiday party this year was at Assembly Chef’s Hall which was such a great venue for a Christmas party! This place is like a very fancy, hip food court, with a......

We had a little cookie exchange at work last week, which is obviously one of my joys in life. I was a little baked out after Champagne & Cookies, but pulled it together enough to make a batch of Chai Chocolate Chip Cookies. The day of our exchange, a few people bailed, so it ended......

This year was the biggest Champagne & Cookies yet! This was the first time ever where everybody who I invited could make it (except for one!) and I didn’t even realize how many people would be coming until I started unpacking the champagne flutes and realized I didn’t have enough. Oops! It was busy and......

This month was a blur! There was a lot going on outside of the kitchen, plus two very special cake orders! Here’s what I was up to: Working outside of the Financial District is really cramping my ‘after-work drinks’ style, but I did get down there to try one new spot this month with Krishna......

I did not have my act together when it came to PUMPKIN SZN this year. I was busy, and not organized, and then it seemed like all of a sudden Christmas Cookie planning time was here, and pumpkin had to step out of the way! I did crack open a can to make a Pumpkin Pie at......

I consider myself to be a banana bread expert. No recipe in the world will ever live up to the banana bread my Mom made when I was growing up, which is perfect in every way. Since I already know I’ll never find a better recipe, I have a lot of fun trying BB variations......

Life got back to normal this past month after the craziness of Funemployment and starting my new job, but most of my brain capacity was taken up with work and prepping for Thanksgiving. It was also my birthday! More on all of that below: First of all, shout to all the fans of The Hills......

When it comes to my birthday cake, there are four main food groups I’m interested in: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Chocolate & Peanut Butter Cookies & Cream Funfetti, also known as RAINBOW BIT I recently made my niece a Chocolate Peanut Butter Mega Cake, so I wasn’t feeling that this year.  Plus I made this......