Capitol Jill Baking

08/28/2024

Nora Ephron is my favorite writer. I’ve likely read every single book and column she had ever written, and every few years, especially when I’m feeling sad, I do a Nora marathon and read them all over again.

A few weeks ago, deep into baking while listening to “Heartburn,” I was reminded of the hilarious “carrot cake with too much pineapple” that the protagonist (a cookbook writer) made, and that sounded just like a Capitol Jill Baking cake 🤣

So may I present my “CARROT CAKE WITH TOO MUCH 🍍 ”
Spiced carrot cake with pecan praline, whipped cream cheese and ricotta, 🍍 pineapple passionfruit lime preserve,and passionfruit caramel buttercream

And it happened to be Romance Bookstore Day, so appropriately it was gifted to the team at to celebrate their reopening🥰

The cake was made with ’s Algae cooking oil, which has a clean buttery taste to it. I’ll add a link in my bio with a discount code if you want to try it out!

08/20/2024

A week of testing the new ends with these bangin’ Garlic Miso Focaccia. I’m so excited for how much bread and pastries are in your future 😭🥹

08/17/2024

This week in carbs 🤗

Currently contemplating doing a full preorder tomorrow, or continuing oven testing and just releasing flash sale because *what if and I would hate to disappoint, but how many flash sale texts can you tolerate????

08/15/2024

NEW OVEN, NEW TREATS!!

We’re baking again tomorrow! The new oven test is going very well so you get new treats as we continue to familiarize ourselves with this beast of a machine!

Preorder will open at 12pm TOMORROW (Friday 8/16) for pick-up 530-7pm. Sorry, no porch pick up please. And more items might be added ❤️

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08/13/2024

STONEFRUIT SEASON, BABY 🎉

I’m making some sweet treats tomorrow (Wednesday 8/14) to celebrate Stonefruit season! Swipe for the menu, and set the ⏰ because preorder will open at noon tomorrow.

08/07/2024

🎉🎉10 YEARS of 🎉🎉

THIS SUNDAY 8/11
⏱️3-5 ish (or sell out)
📍5731 LANGSTON BLVD, ARLINGTON

Only Joe can convince me to go to Arlington on a Sunday. I’m bringing a BIG 🍑 CAKE and we’re giving away the first 100 slices to folks, there will be ‘que (pork and non pork) and drink specisls, with plenty of merch and vibes ✨👀❤️

08/02/2024

BOLA ON THE BEACH!!

Reporting from a sandy day of no cell reception, 85F weather, binge reading, binge napping, and bola de berlim, or Portugese donuts, filled with custard and chocolate. I love to be left alone on the beach, but when the bell comes, you can bet I’ll go grab all of my coins for this sugary treasure.

07/19/2024

This week, in bread

Toasted Oats Porridge Sourdough
Honey Sesame Spelt Sourdough
Country Sourdough
Chicago-style Poppyseed Hotdog Buns because why cant you get poppyseed buns outside of chicago???

07/16/2024

Took it easy last week as my mom was in town, but in reality I made 12 cakes and had a lil cake slice happy hour 🤗

- Cherry “Cheesecake” with Rye Chocolate Cake, Bourbon Cherry Jam, and Cream Cheese Whip
- Fig Leaf Strawberry cake with Signature Olive Oil Cake, Slow roasted Strawberry Jam and Fig Leaf Lemon Buttercream
- Cardamom Strawberry Cake with Tart Strawberry Jam with toasted sumac and Strawberry Rose Buttercream
- Vietnamese Coconut Coffee “Tiramisu” Slice
- Peach and Fig Leaf slice with dreamy Buttermilk custard and Peach Jam 😍

07/12/2024

Europe carbs photo dump!!

- The Danes do hotdogs better than anyone else - baguette-like bread (toasted, and a hole is drilled to fit the dawg perfectly) and plumb, crisp dawg with mustard and mayo

- is a must when in Copenhagen, and their Cardamom Monkey Croissant is as good as I remember

- makes the best croissants and Spandauer (pastry with custard)

- Exploring the maze of Venice with cannoli and sfogliatella

- Appertivo hour: crispy and light fried seafood and Aperol Spritz

- in Prague makes great Beef Tartare, but the Caraway bread is actually better

- When in Prague (or Texas), grab a kolache

07/11/2024

TODAY!

I’m easing back into baking with cake slices, and to avoid the heat, pick up will be at 5-6:30pm, which is also their Happy Hour with food and drinks specials. Preorder opens on my Hotplate (link in bio) at noon!

🤗 CAPITOL JILL BAKING’s CAKE HAPPY HOIR
📍Hill East Burger
⏰ 5-6:30pm
🍰 Preorder only. There wont be any additional slices for purchase at Hill East Burger. Cakes will be boxed for to-go, amd I hope you will support our neighborhood bar by purchasing a drink or food.

06/26/2024

Core memory unlocked: Czech Phiharmonic’s Summer Open Air concert with half of Prague population in the best weather with mom (and no she didn’t want the Aperol Spritz I tried).

06/19/2024

Summer heat and humidity 🤝 85% hydration sourdough focaccia 🤭

06/08/2024

I love making bread more than any other skills I’ve ever learnt in my life, and will take all the opportunities to chat all things bread. So when asked a question about salt percentage, I just knew I had to look at his formula, ask about flour, mixing temp, pre-bake dough weight, and how to adjust for warmer weather.
is giving me way too much credit for my contribution here, as did the majority of the work, and it was so fun to see the process behind opening a mew restaurant, all the hard work and long nights and tests that went into .morini to make it the gem it is today.

If you are planning to stop by, here are some of my favorites:
- TONNO: yellowfin tuna crudo with olives
- SFINCIONE: house focaccia! Get it with stracciatella
- CALVOFIORE: cauliflower, apricots, pistachio, aioli, chili
- GRAMIGNA: kinda like a cacio e pepe w sausage and chewy noods

05/30/2024

CALLING ALL CARBS LOVERS!

Do you love sourdough bread, pastries, and cakes? Want to improve your cake decorating skills, or learn the tricks for the softest brioche and buns? For the first time ever, I’m offering a 💥PRIVATE BAKING CLASS💥, fully customized to your experience and interest, in your own home (or my kitchen if you prefer). And the best part is - 100% of the proceed goes to to support female entrepreneurs in the hospitality industry.

This Sunday is ’ Sunday Supper, an annual event to raise funds for , , and . But you don’t have to attend to bid on my class - click on the link in my bio to make a bid and start planning our baking fun time together! Online auction will close on SATURDAY JUNE 1 at 12pm.

05/21/2024

05/10/2024

I might have been living in Capitol Hill for only 3 years, but already I can’t imagine being anywhere else, and definitely not without and our favorite local blog .

Next Thursday, come toast 15 years of local news/gossip/encouragements/drama/collective curiosity at North Hall from 6-9pm, hang out with some neighbors, and show off your puffiest tutu at 💖THE HILL IS HOME’s QUINCENERA💖 Your favorite makers and vendors will be there as well:
- Lots of cakes from me, especially made with .del honey (you can still grab your own 🍯 jar at )
- Kid’s corner with with superwoman
- 🍹 🍺 by
- DJ by Tony
- Charms and craft with
- arts by
- food by all the Eastern Market vendors you know and love

Ill put the ticket link in my bio - proceeds go to to support our vibrant corridor and small business community.

05/03/2024

Me and my questionable bang situation is here to remind you that CORN DOG IS THE BEST FAIR/AMUSEMENT PARK FOOD!

Everything else can be real great or real bad: fried Oreos - too sweet, pretzels - stale, funnel cake - greasy, hot dog - cold.. but I have never had a bad corn dog 😆 We all wish to be do damn resilient.

05/01/2024

Painted nails, hardcover, and 30,000 ft in the air - your baker is OOO (out of OVEN 😆) to go eat tacos and breads in LA. See you next week!

04/27/2024

Bake day just keeps getting bigger and I didn’t seem to have the superpower to grow an extra pair of hands, so for the past few months, my ex-coworker and friend Steven has stepped in to help out every Friday, taking pickup and packing and fritter shaping and biscuit baking, all with the “operation excellence” mindset of management consultant and a smile as big as the Tucson sun. Now that he is starting a new job, I’m shaking in anxiety thinking about my next bake days 😭

Everyone says THANK YOU 👏🏼 to loudly please 🚨🚨🚨🚨

04/24/2024

WILD RAMP PESTO FOCACCIA ❤️

Very satisfying to get a great focaccia day. Kudos to chef for sponsoring this pesto 😆

Now I need my own ramps source!

04/23/2024

Bread

03/06/2024

Made some new snacks for the fam this week, and it happens to be SEMLA week at so I’m sharing this new creation: VIETNAMESE TIRAMISU SEMLA - sourdough brioche milk bun, vietnamese coffee custard, mascarpone cream, vietnamese milk coffee russian buttercream ☕️

03/05/2024

These Milo (Malted Chocolate) Milk Buns have quiet the glow up 🔥 My classic milky enriched dough, with extra malted milk powder and some chocolate, lathered with a rich malty chocolaty filling, then braided and proofed overnight. After some time in the oven, they are hit with some Milo simple syrup for extra flavor and extra✨SHINE✨They will be on the Friday pastries menu until I run out of Milo, so unless someone bring me a few more tins, you might only have 2 weeks left 🙈

02/21/2024

February was such a busy month with events, I haven’t gotten to PLAY for a while. Playing, or baking without a plan, is how I learn most techniques and get inspirations for new flavor combinations. With a full production schedule, it’s almost impossible to fit in time to make dough for no purpose, but luckily I had some extra sweet starter yesterday while making Milk Bread, so I whipped up a batch of ’s Olive Oil Brioche (but 100% sourdough) to make some brioche tarts that are as bright as the ☀️ today.

CITRUS BRIOCHE TARTS
100% sourdough Olive Oil Brioche, Tamarind Caramel Custard, Yuzu Citrus Marmalade, Tangelo, Pearl Sugar

02/17/2024

Thank you CAPITOL HILL for showing up for our very first ever Lunar New Year Tea Service with , at the very first (and now newly renovated) Chiko location no less. My heart was bursting with joy - introducing the magic of to my home base, working with the A+ Chiko team (🙏🏼 forever gratitude for chefs and team), seeing so many familiar faces, putting together these delicious tea tower full of proud Asian flavors and goodies ❤️ Let’s do this again soon!

02/08/2024

Introducing our line up of CAKE SLICES for this beautiful Saturday event ❤️ We’re celebrating iconic pairings, from Matcha Strawberry, PB&J, Orange Chocolate, to x x 🍰🍔🌱

Which flavor are you most excited about? 🙌🏼

THE DEETS
ALL YOU NEED IS CAKE (AND FRIENDS) PARTY
📅 Saturday, February 10 - 3-6pm*
📍 Hill East Burger - 1432 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20003
🍰 CAKE slices, drink 🍹 specials
🌱 Houseplant gifties by
🍔 ’s standard food and beverage menu will be available
* we might run out of cake before 6. Please check our Instagram for availability.
👯‍♀️ Walk-in only. Takeout and delivery are available (link in ’s profile)

You also have until Friday, 2/9 11:59am to enter our awesome giveaway! Refer back to our last post (the event announcement) to enter for a chance to win the most wholesome small local business VDay gift bundle ever, featuring our friends and !

02/02/2024

❤️ ❤️ GO TOGETHER LIKE PB&J

This Valentine season, your 3 favorite local businesses are teaming up to bring you a CAKE & COCKTAIL party, featuring decadent cake slices, great bar food, inventive cocktails, cool vibe, and the CUTEST selection of little plant gifts for everyone in your life. So grab your honey, your squad, your galentines, and come hang out with us next Saturday!

THE DEETS
ALL YOU NEED IS CAKE (AND FRIENDS) PARTY
📅 Saturday, February 10 - 3-6pm*
📍 Hill East Burger- 1432 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20003
🍰 CAKE slices, drink 🍹 specials
🌿Houseplant gifties by
🍔 ’s standard food and beverage menu will be available
* we might run out of cake before 6. Please check our Instagram for availability.
👯‍♀️ Walk-in only. Takeout and delivery are available.

Wait, there’s more!

🚨WE’RE HAVING A GIVEAWAY 🚨to share even more love with you and our favorite business friends!

THE PRIZE
- Trio of V-day cake slices from  
- 6-pack of House Ranch Water from  (21+ for alcoholic, can be made NA)
- Large succulent terrarium from
- $50 gift card to
- 2 tickets to any workshops at

GIVEAWAY RULES
1. Must follow , , and 
2. Tag as many friends you would like to share this gift bundle with! Each tag counts as an entry, and you can only tag an account once. 

This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Instagram. Open to anyone in the DMV area only. Giveaway closes on Friday, February 9 at 12pm. Winner will be selected by a randomizer and notified on Friday, February 9 and must pick up the gift bundle on Saturday, February 10 from Hill East Burger. 

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01/27/2024

Baby mums and glossy pool of Pomelo Ginger Stout Caramel for this winter-y chocolate 🎂 (and my 60th layered cakes! How is that even possible?)

There was so much chocolate in the buttercream it almost feels like a whipped chocolate frosting, which I’m not mad about, but oh boy she is light 🥲

Cake #60: Rye ChocolateCake, Salted Orange Marmalade with cocoa nibs (for textures), Orange-scented Spicy Mexican Hot Chocolate Italian meringue buttercream, Pomelo Ginger Stout-y Caramel