The closest I got to eating raspberry cake today were these cupcakes: I was at the wedding of a dear friend tonight. His mother spent the day making these, and they were delicious. Because I was unable to bake a cake today, I celebrated by including a recipe in my gift to the happy couple.

Happy June 1st from rainy Times Square. What’s Tomorrow? June 2nd National Rotisserie Chicken Day* National Rocky Road Day National Bubba Day National Leave The Office Early Day -unless June 2nd falls on a weekend, at which time it would be acknowledged on the closest working day

Today’s adventure was not all smooth sailing. First problem: I FORGOT TO DIVIDE THE RECIPE IN HALF. Seriously, there was so much batter. It was too much for my bowl, and my mixer, and my kitchen was a disaster area. Today taught me that I should probably get an apron. It would have come in

I made a lemon chiffon cake day today! It is tasty and I had fun. I’ve added a few things to my kitchen since the last time I baked something. A wooden spoon, 2 rubber spatulas, and a hand mixer. All of these things were used today and it made everything SO MUCH EASIER. Getting

I was pretty nervous last night that Chocolate Cake might not be possible today. Winter Storm Juno was heading straight for us here in New York and there was basically a city wide shut down. Being the not so awesome planner that I am, I didn’t buy ingredients for chocolate cake when I was buying water