Cake Recipes

It’s Friday night. The kids are finally, finally winding down after what felt like the longest week ever, my husband is on a work trip again (what’s new?), and all I wanted was a moment of peace and something sweet. You know those nights. The ones where you just need chocolate. I found myself pulling out the mixer at…

Of all the things to do on a crazy Friday morning—you know the kind, where the 12-year-old can’t find his homework and the 8-year-old has decided her socks are “too pointy”—baking a cake is probably the last thing that should be on my list. But there I was, pulling out the butter and sugar, because…

You know those days? The ones where it’s 4 PM, the kids have just exploded through the door after school, my 8-year-old is demanding a snack like he hasn’t eaten in a week, and the 12-year-old is already deep into a dramatic sigh about homework. My husband, bless his heart, is off on another work…

Picture this: I’m standing in my kitchen in yesterday’s yoga pants (let’s be honest, they’re not for yoga), staring at a text from my daughter’s teacher asking parents to “please send something homemade for our classroom celebration today.” TODAY. As in, the day that’s already started and I haven’t even had my second cup of…

Let me tell you about last Sunday morning. My 8-year-old decided 6:32 a.m. was a great time to start tap dancing in the hallway (we don’t have tap shoes, just loud feet and unfiltered enthusiasm). My 12-year-old was groaning from under a pile of laundry on the couch, and my husband was 3 states away…

Hey friend! I have to tell you about the time I whipped up this fruit pizza one hectic Sunday morning, and it instantly became our family’s new obsession. Picture this: It’s 8:30 AM, I’ve barely had my coffee because the kids just discovered a new Lego set and have strewn bricks all over the living room…

Y’all. Let me tell you about last Sunday morning. You know those mornings where everything goes sideways before 9 am? My 12-year-old had a friend sleeping over, my 8-year-old decided she HAD to have something “special” for breakfast, and my husband was supposed to be back from his Atlanta trip but got stuck at the…

So here’s the thing about my 8-year-old – the kid lives on chicken nuggets and will literally pick pepperoni off pizza because it’s “too spicy.” Getting him to try anything new is like negotiating a peace treaty. But last month, when I was testing this Oreo cheesecake recipe for the third time (because I’m slightly…

You guys, I need to tell you about the time I almost threw in the towel on this whole food blogging thing. It was one of those dreary February afternoons – you know the kind where it’s 3 PM but feels like twilight, and the kids are bouncing off the walls from being cooped up…

I used to be that mom who panicked when the kids asked for “something special” for breakfast. You know the drill – burnt pancakes, smoke alarms, tears (mostly mine). Then I discovered these baked donuts. Now, when my 8-year-old bounces into the kitchen asking if we can “make something fun,” I actually smile instead of…