Butter & Sugar Bakery

Directions Contact the business

Butter & Sugar Bakery I'm a sugar enthusiast baking life sweeter one recipe at a time!

My husband purchased a couple of slices of cheesecake from the grocery store freezer section and I can't have that. So, ...
10/17/2026

My husband purchased a couple of slices of cheesecake from the grocery store freezer section and I can't have that. So, last night I made a 6 inch vanilla bean cheesecake and this morning he sliced it and had a piece with his breakfast. I have packaged the rest so he can pop one out if the freezer when the mood strikes.

I won't lie, I'm not sad about having a reason to make small cheesecakes. I taught myself to make cheesecake because he told me it was his favorite dessert. However, he doesn't eat a lot of sweets, so it's rare I get to bake for him. Baking is how I show love, so it's hard for me to not always have something sweet on hand for him.

On a whim I bought strawberry flavored marshmallow fluff, but had no plans on how to use it. Well, I need to work throug...
10/17/2026

On a whim I bought strawberry flavored marshmallow fluff, but had no plans on how to use it. Well, I need to work through my baking cabinet as once again, it's rather full of ingredients. I happened to see a recipe for fluffernutter cookies that used marshmallow fluff, so I thought why not!

Now I do not like peanut butter (and it doesn't like me either, it makes my skin red, itchy and swollen - we are definitely not friends!). So, I opted to make a chocolate cookie with the strawberry fluff.

The results:
The cookie has great texture and flavor, that part is a keeper.
The strawberry flavoring is artificial, of course, but I find not all strawberry flavoring is equal. This is the one I don't like (figures), so I would not buy it again
Overall, the cookies are a sticky mess, hard to store and they even stick to wax paper and cling wrap, so not something I can really package easily.
Bottom line, if I was still operating a business, these would need some rework before being added to the menu.

We've had summer weather this weekend, so what a perfect time for a summer favorite: Angel Food cake! Someone I met as a...
10/11/2026

We've had summer weather this weekend, so what a perfect time for a summer favorite: Angel Food cake!

Someone I met as a customer of the bakery, and who has become a friend, graciously asks me to bake her mom's birthday cake every October. Mom has the same request every year: Half lemon, half almond Angel Food cake. I look forward to making this cake every year, as its one of my personal favorites.

Thanks again for letting me help your family celebrate and here's to another year!

This week's episode of The Great British Bake Off was Audience Choice week. For the signature challenge, the bakers and ...
10/10/2026

This week's episode of The Great British Bake Off was Audience Choice week. For the signature challenge, the bakers and a loved one, made cheesecake with flavors special to their family. So, you know I *HAD* to pick that challenge!

I've been wanting to blend German and America cheesecake recipes for some time, so that's exactly what I did.

German cheesecake is much less sweet, almost sour, since there is a good amount of lemon added to the quark cheese filling, but lighter thanks to the egg whites being whipped and folded in. It also has a pastry/short crust instead of a cookie crust and it's not baked in a water bath.

American cheesecake is rich, sweet and creamy and generally baked in a water bath or at a very low temperature to ensure it stays pale in color and the edges and center are much more alike in texture.

The cheeses are also different. It's hard to adequately describe quark if you've not had it. It's softer and more more spreadable than cream cheese. It's also very tangy, looks more like ricotta and has less fat than cream cheese.

For my cheesecake, I opted to use a traditional German quark filling, swirled with a spiced pumpkin filling. I opted to use a speculoos cookie crust instead of a short crust and I baked it without the water bath. To decorate, I topped it with my sweetened vanilla cream.

Unlike the bakers on the show, I don't get to test my recipe all week, so I'd make some adjustments next time, but overall, I'm pleased with the outcome. It's a nice fall twist on the nostalgic classic of my childhood. 🧡

My attempt at The Great British Bake Off Biscuit week showstopper: Mosaic Cookie. The base is a chocolate sugar cookie a...
10/03/2026

My attempt at The Great British Bake Off Biscuit week showstopper: Mosaic Cookie.

The base is a chocolate sugar cookie and the tiles are vanilla sugar cookies. I used royal icing for the cookies and the "glue".

I'm not the most creative person, so I couldn't envision a pattern or picture to create. I just used various mini cookie cutters.

I learned a few things along the way, so if I were to do it again, I'd make some adjustments.

1) I'd ice the base cookie, let it set, then add a decorative border.

2) I'd make more of an effort to come up with a real design, vs just placing cookies randomly.

3) I'd plan a color palette the coordinates with the design.

Overall, it was a fun experience and like nothing I've never done before. It was a good way to spend a windy fall day inside.

Look what came in the mail!!! 🤩
10/01/2026

Look what came in the mail!!! 🤩

The Great British Bake Off is back! It's one of my favorite shows. In fact, I refuse to wait until Friday to see it on N...
09/27/2026

The Great British Bake Off is back! It's one of my favorite shows. In fact, I refuse to wait until Friday to see it on Netflix, so I use a VPN to make it look like I'm in London and then stream it on Tuesdays from UK Channel 4. 😁

Since work has been so busy that I don't get to bake nearly as much as I want to, I've decided to make 1 thing from each episode and to set myself the same time limit as the show gives the bakers.

Episode 1 is always Cake week. This season the cakes were:
- Chocolate Stout for the Signature
- Coffee & Walnut for the Technical
- Portrait cake for the Showstopper (basically a 2 tiered cake of your choice that included a self portrait)

Being I'm not very artistic and have zero need for a 2 tier cake, and I've never tasted a coffee & walnut cake, I opted to go with the chocolate stout cake from the signature round. Mine included a salted caramel filling and and espresso whipped mascarpone frosting. The flavors are great, but baking, cooling and decorating a cake in 2 hours and 15 minutes was crazy hard! I normally give myself 4 hours to make a cake and this cake shows that I didn't take my time! 🤣

If you watch the show, which cake was your favorite?

For me, there's no better way to spend a chilly, rainy day than in my kitchen.1) I opted to use some of the apple c***r ...
09/19/2026

For me, there's no better way to spend a chilly, rainy day than in my kitchen.

1) I opted to use some of the apple c***r I bought at the orchard last week to make an apple c***r donut cake. I split the batter between a Nordicware loaf pan and a mini bundtlette pan.

2) They turned out of the pans perfectly! 👌

3) I love all the warm, fall spices, so I use a large variety. Two types of cinnamon, freshly grated nutmeg, ginger, cardamom and allspice. 🤤

I picked up some locally grown apples today at the farm near my house. So that means it's time for French Apple Cake! Th...
09/13/2026

I picked up some locally grown apples today at the farm near my house. So that means it's time for French Apple Cake!

This cake is as easy as it is delicious. Butter, sugar, eggs, dark rum, flour, baking powder, salt and apples. That's it. It's baked in a spring form pan until the sugared top is shiny and crisp and the sides are golden. It's best served when still a little warm, but is also lovely at room temp with coffee.

Nick was craving chocolate chip cookies with nuts, so I made my version of the Doubletree hotel cookies. I *may* have sa...
09/08/2026

Nick was craving chocolate chip cookies with nuts, so I made my version of the Doubletree hotel cookies. I *may* have sampled a fresh warm cookie, just to make sure I got them right. 😊

Address

Rosemount, MN

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Butter & Sugar Bakery posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to Butter & Sugar Bakery:

Shortcuts

Share