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Easy Family Dinner Ideas: Pasta with Asparagus and Feta

Chocolate Meringues Recipe Made Easy

How to Make Fish Cakes with Fresh Haddock

Simple Family Dinner Ideas: Pasta with Puttanesca Sauce

A Raspberry Scone Recipe for my Children

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Coconut chiffon sponge cake layered with cherry ja Coconut chiffon sponge cake layered with cherry jam, and vanilla rose cream cheese frosting. 

There was no special occasion for this cake (although judging by the way it turned out maybe there should have been)- just a quiet afternoon in the kitchen and a flavor combination I thought would be both summer-y and delicious.

Proof that sometimes the smallest acts of creativity can feel like a celebration all on their own. 🍒

#cakesofig #cakesofinstagram #cakedecorating #maine #portlandmaine
Life is busy, but my goal is to hold on to the lit Life is busy, but my goal is to hold on to the little things as best as I can this summer. 

The roses that are blooming (literally everywhere!) around Portland.
The wonder of taking my littles strawberry picking for the first time.
Testing out a new coconut sponge cake recipe.
Daydreaming of a little bakery during the quiet moments.
Jumping in the ocean for the first time (it’s COLD)

This cake was built from a few little things, too: almond and orange olive oil chiffon, vanilla ermine buttercream, rhubarb compote, fresh strawberries, and a few chamomile flowers tucked in at the end for show.

It turned out lovely, just as lovely as it looks, and is just another a reminder that beauty often shows up in ordinary places when we’re paying attention.

#cake #maine #cakestagram #cakesofinstagram #cakesofig
Olive oil and almond chiffon cake with Chantilly c Olive oil and almond chiffon cake with Chantilly cream, seasonal strawberries, fresh fig, and peonies 🍰 

It’s not officially summer just yet, but today was the last day of school for my kiddos, which always feels a bit magical.
 
I’ve been feeding my creative outlet lots of cake lately. This lovely little garden cake is perfect for a small celebration: first day of summer, kids moving on to bigger schools, peony season, etc. Nothing too fussy, but still delicious, and feels a little fancy 🌸 

#maine #portlandmaine #bakersgonnabake #cakescakescakes #cakesofinstagram
Salted butter cakes with poached rhubarb, strawber Salted butter cakes with poached rhubarb, strawberries, vanilla buttercream, and spring flowers ✨

#cakesofinstagram #cakedecorating #maine #portlandmaine #cakestagram
An afternoon spent making these darling little cak An afternoon spent making these darling little cakes🌸

These are a vanilla olive oil cake layered and frosted with old-fashioned ermine buttercream, then finished with fresh fruit and flowers.

I’ve been baking for several years but haven’t experimented with flowers until recently and it’s a fun challenge to pair textures, sizes and colors together. 

These came out too cute and the perfect size for one or two people (Roman and Amelia shared one, as did The Littles) 🧁 Will definitely be making more variations of these!

#cake #minicake #portlandmaine #maine #smallcakes
A soft and subtle rose butter cake layered with ra A soft and subtle rose butter cake layered with raspberry compote, vanilla French buttercream, and fresh raspberries.

…Basically a cake for the raspberry lovers, the rose skeptics, and anyone who believes cake should feel a little romantic. ❤️ 

#cake #cakedecorating #portlandmaine #maine #cakesofinstagram
I guess it’s kind of like riding a bike☺️ A I guess it’s kind of like riding a bike☺️

Anyone want some bread? ✨ 

#sourdough #sourdoughbaking #bakersofinstagram #microbakery #portlandmaine
My kind of party 🍎 #familytradition #maine #fa My kind of party 🍎

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