Missed my first cake day and was determined to celebrate the second one properly. With blueberry cake day pie!4yr ⋅ Kookalka ⋅ r/Baking
Unicorn horns update: they evolved into 80 chocolate and vanilla unicorn cupcakes with tricolored vanilla buttercream. This was the only picture I got before the screaming horde of children annihilated them. Pretty pleased with myself.6yr ⋅ Kookalka ⋅ r/Baking
I really wanted cupcakes but couldn’t decide between chocolate and vanilla so I went with both. It’s possible I went a little overboard.6yr ⋅ Kookalka ⋅ r/Baking
Layered Pavlova numbers cake! First time making a Pavlova that didn’t weep or immediately collapse! Layered with creme patissiere, whipped cream and berries, and topped with Dahlias and gold-dusted meringues.6yr ⋅ Kookalka ⋅ r/Baking
Triple-berry mini pies! All the thrill of eating a whole pie, only a fraction of the guilt.5yr ⋅ Kookalka ⋅ r/Baking
Chocolate strawberry drip cake for my mom’s Birthday! First (and potentially last) time tempering chocolate. A little traumatized but so happy with how it turned out!6yr ⋅ Kookalka ⋅ r/Baking
Sprinkle explosion fault-line cake for my FIL’s birthday! Many mistakes were made (and a few tears shed) but I love how it all came together. My kitchen may never recover.5yr ⋅ Kookalka ⋅ r/Baking
Double Chocolate Unicat (Caticorn?) Cake for my daughter’s friend’s birthday. So happy with how it turned out! (Cross section in comments)5yr ⋅ Kookalka ⋅ r/Baking
In anticipation of the upcoming snowpocalypse, I made a snowflake-heavy apple pie. Spoiler: it never snowed. But the pie turned out pretty great!5yr ⋅ Kookalka ⋅ r/Baking
My first round challah! A little overdone (and maybe overproofed?) but so delicious.6yr ⋅ Kookalka ⋅ r/Breadit
80 mini unicorn horns for unicorn cupcakes. Now on to the ears. Only 160 to go. Why do I volunteer for these things?6yr ⋅ Kookalka ⋅ r/Baking
It’s taken a few years of practice but I FINALLY got the perfect ganache drip! Six-layer chocolate cake with vanilla Swiss meringue buttercream and dark chocolate ganache! (Interior in comments)5yr ⋅ Kookalka ⋅ r/Baking
Rainbow unicorn birthday cake for my baby’s first birthday! 16 layers of chocolate and vanilla Swiss meringue buttercream and approximately 7,603 fondant curls. Interior and detail shot in comments.5yr ⋅ Kookalka ⋅ r/Baking
Very berry cake for my friends new baby! Triple berry pomegranate Swiss meringue buttercream, vanilla cake, whites chocolate ganache and fresh flowers. Interior shot in comments.5yr ⋅ Kookalka ⋅ r/Baking
Baby shoes I made for a baby shower cake! The laces are driving me bonkers but overall pretty pleased with the result.6yr ⋅ Kookalka ⋅ r/cakedecorating
I tried to make one of those “surprise inside” cakes for the 4th a couple years ago. It went exactly as pictured. This was also how I learned that if you put cheap red sprinkles on white buttercream, they will bleed and turn your cake pink.6yr ⋅ Kookalka ⋅ r/BakingNoobs
Baby shower cake! Chocolate cake with chocolate Swiss meringue buttercream and strawberry filling, featuring my first attempt at fondant baby shoes.6yr ⋅ Kookalka ⋅ r/Baking
Holiday Hot Chocolate Cupcakes for local craft fair! Chocolate cupcakes with chocolate whipped cream frosting and marshmallows (recipe in comments)5yr ⋅ Kookalka ⋅ r/Baking
Tried to halve a challah recipe and somehow ended up doubling the salt. Makes for a pretty, if nearly inedible, salt lick.5yr ⋅ Kookalka ⋅ r/Breadit
First attempt at multi-colored pie crust for MIL’s book club! Blackberry pie with all butter blueberry and raspberry crust(s).5yr ⋅ Kookalka ⋅ r/Baking
My (failed) attempt at a quatrefoil-patterned angel food cake. How do you fancy up an angel food cake beyond the basic berries & whipped cream?5yr ⋅ Kookalka ⋅ r/Baking
Rainstorm demolished my sunflowers but the survivors acquitted themselves beautifully. My first home-grown bouquet! Many thanks to this sub for being such a source of knowledge and inspiration.6yr ⋅ Kookalka ⋅ r/gardening
I planted my very first garden and just spotted my very first ball squash! I know it’s just a tiny little thing, but I’m so excited I feel like I’m showing off my baby! (Said while holding my actual baby)6yr ⋅ Kookalka ⋅ r/gardening
