Good Things by David

It was my pleasure and honor to create a wedding cake this past week for my brother-in-law and his bride-to-be.  After years of watching my mother bake, decorate and construct wedding cake after wedding cake, I took to heart what I had been taught by her.  It also helped that I had an amazing friend, who is a fantastic and esteemed pastry chef, give me tips and guidance right before the big day. White cake layers were baked in advance, and batches of Swiss meringue buttercream were made with the best butter and eggs available.  All that was left was the trimming of the cakes, the icing of the borders, the stacking of the layers, and attaching the finishing touches for this simple, yet utterly delicious wedding cake.   If truth be told, I was actually nervous about the whole endeavor because not only was it my first wedding cake ever, but it was also a matter of transporting the entire cake across the Delaware river, an hour away from my home, in one piec...

Funfetti cookies will brighten anyone's day because of their cheerful colors. Chockfull of rainbow-colored sprinkles, these generously-proportioned sugar cookies can stand in for bake sales, family gatherings and for the cookie jar all year round.  Not only do the funfettis have a good texture and great flavor, they're also very easy to make. While searching for funfetti cookie recipes, I realized that I already had a perfect one on the blog from several years ago.  Think of this as a reinterpretation of that recipe.  The only major difference is, of course, the sprinkles.   Let's get started! Click here for a printable recipe Once the cookie dough is done, I like to add the sprinkles by hand rather than letting the mixer do it.  Otherwise, you may find the jimmies breaking down too much and leaving rainbow dust in the dough, rather than whole sprinkles. P.S.  The recipe is easily doubled if you want to make lots of them. O...