Mint and chocolate are combined in this beautiful layer cake inspired by kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery, as well as my latest kitchen refresh with my sponsor, Café Appliances—jump to the recipe. As always all thoughts and opinions are my own, and thank you for supporting the sponsors that keep Hummingbird High […]
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old fashioned yellow birthday cake
So I didn’t realize that it was my birthday this weekend (TODAY!) up until literally two days ago. In my head, I thought that we were still at the end of winter/early spring (and NOT the middle of June, ahhhh). A big part of that disorientation comes from working on my book. This past year […]
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peanut butter and jelly layer cake
This post is sponsored by the National Peanut Board. I received compensation, but all opinions and content are my own. Thank you for supporting Hummingbird High and the companies that help me keep the lights on! It’s spring cleaning time in #casahummingbirdhigh and we’ve been cleaning and tidying every nook and cranny of the house […]
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paint splatter cake
In my high school, students had to take a “creative” elective during their freshman and sophomore years. Our options were limited to only three classes: art, choir, or drama. Because I couldn’t (and still can’t!) sing and at the time and had an intense fear of public speaking, I decided that art was my best […]
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my first carrot cake
Here is the truth: despite vegetables’ recent rise in popularity and uptick in reputation as something people actually like to eat (as opposed to, you know, have to eat), I’ve always been kinda meh on them. If we’re being completely honest, I STILL am. Believe me, I try to be a vegetable person. I *know* […]
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pink champagne cake
Happy Birthday to 2019! I hope everybody had a wonderful New Year’s Eve. Ours was pretty chill. Erlend and I are not really the type to go out on New Year’s Eve; instead, we sat at home and drank these French 75ish cocktails I made for Crate and Barrel, ate Molly’s classic tater tot hotdish […]
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