Manda Jo Cakes

11/30/2024

Dump of things I've made for friends and family recently.

-chocolate and peanut butter pete the cat cake
-GF, Dairy free, nut free lemon chiffon cake
-Brandy carrot cake and chocolate berry cake with brandy orange buttercream
-Orange Creamsicle cake just because!
-chicken pot pie topped with cheddar bay biscuits
-rolls for thanksgiving!

09/18/2024

09/17/2024

09/14/2024

It's been a while since I've posted. My almost 4 and just turned 2 year olds are keeping me BUSY, and I just started preschool type things with them this year..so I haven't been selling baked goods and have not really been doing ad much for friends anymore either. But I have done a couple things to keep my skills up! I'll share them over the next week.

First up is the baby shark cupcake cake I made for my daughter's 2nd birthday. She is OBSESSED with baby shark, and her baby shark bday shirt is her favorite ever. She asks to wear it every single day! Lol.

05/30/2024

The pastry nerd in me finds this really cool and exciting!

If you’re a bit bored by the regular chocolate varieties in your grocery store, Swiss scientists have invented a brand new kind of chocolate made of “cocoa fruit jelly.” The new concoction uses more of the cocoa fruit, making it healthier and more sustainable.

02/17/2024

Haven't made too many cake recently..because..kids. but I did get to make this fun 4th birthday cake at the end of January!

02/08/2024

Growing up chocolate pie was the ONLY pie I would eat. Since I don't live on VA anymore I hadn't had one in years. Decided tontruba recipe I found online and it tasted like my childhood memorie!

02/07/2024

Vanilla cupcakes- that is all!

01/31/2024

For our snow day a couple weeks ago I made cinnamon biscuits! Biscuit dough that you roll out and treat like cinnamon buns. Delicious! I grew up eating these so they are very nostalgic for me!

01/29/2024

My first bûche de Noel since 2020! Thus years was a chocolate cake with a lightly sweetened peppermint whipped cream and covered with a chocolate ganache.