If you noticed things were a little quiet around here lately, this post will explain why! I was on a self-imposed baking hiatus for the month of August leading up this: my friend/former co-worker Emma’s wedding cake. Emma slid into my DMs on Instagram last December and asked if I would be willing to make......
For the past couple of years I’ve been saying the same thing: I’ve made every rhubarb recipe on the internet and there’s nothing new to try. I thought the exact same thing this Spring, and when my friend Erin brought me rhubarb from her garden, I made two of my faves (Stewed Rhubarb & Strawberry......
My brother Joel texted me back at the beginning of June: “Dessert Person banana bread out today, may have to put it up against mom’s banana muffins”. I immediately got excited about a Banana Bread face-off/blind taste test/throwdown because our Mom’s Banana Muffins are THE BEST. We’ve been eating them our whole lives, so I......
My friend Sarah ordered an Ultimate S’mores Cake for her sister back in June, and I thought this would be the perfect time to document My Favourite Chocolate Buttercream, which is a key component of that cake. [This is the long overdue companion to My Favourite Chocolate Cake that I posted a year ago!]. For......
My baking soulmate (Danielle) and I get a good laugh out of our friends/family/customer cake requests. So many orders for plain vanilla or chocolate cakes. Even when we share a bunch of fun ideas, they still come back to just wanting the classics. I guess they’re classics for a reason though. Today’s cake is a......
I remember thinking last year that it was such a strange and sad Mother’s Day. It was a rainy day and I dropped off this cake and a card on my Mom’s doorstep, and then we had a quick driveway visit before I went back home and watched Netflix movies all afternoon. This year was......
We’re no stranger to Rainbow Chip/Funfetti/Confetti Cakes here on Planet Byn. This cake is truly so nostalgic and fun and takes me back to being a kid. I’ve made plenty of versions of this cake over the years, but still wanted to try out Claire’s recipe. I actually make this the first time back in......
Long ago, in a galaxy far away (i.e. pre-COVID Fall 2019) we had an auction at work to raise money for the foundation where I work. I contributed two things: a custom 8″ celebration cake and two dozen custom cupcakes. My co-worker who had the winning bid for the cupcakes was so excited to order......
I created a poll in my Instagram stories last week to see what recipe people thought I should make next from Dessert Person. The options were: Malted “Forever” Brownies, Coffee Coffee Cake or Poppy Seed Almond Cake. I knew Kristine would vote for Coffee Coffee Cake, but so did her sister and also responded with......
I’m back with another recipe from Dessert Person! It was my Dad’s birthday last week, and his #1 fave is Carrot Cake, so I decided to test out Claire’s version. Her recipe is pretty straightforward and keeps the focus on the carrots and traditional spices like cinnamon, ginger and cloves. Her only extra addition to......