I have SUCH an amazing post for you guys today. It starts with this amazing book, Simply Beautiful Homemade Cakes, by my friend, Lindsay.
She is the amazingly talented blogger behind Life, Love, and Sugar. And before I tell you about her book and about her blog, can I tell you about her? I first met Lindsay in person at BlogHer Food last year in Chicago. She has blogged in the past about her struggles with infertility. And though there are a lot of things that connect Lindsay and I, I will never forget standing in Eataly with her in Chicago and just talking about how heartbreaking it is to want a baby that you can’t have. Between my own struggles with infertility and losing Elliot . . . I get it.
Beyond the bond that comes from something like that, Lindsay is such an amazing blog friend. Every time I hang out with her in person she reminds me of just how amazing it is that someone that you talk to online can be an actual friend. And you guys. You HAVE to check out what she can do with a cake. Every.single.time. she posts a new cake, I have major #cakeenvy <—- it’s a thing.
She is crazy talented, and that is exactly why you need to buy her book. Not only does she give you tons of amazing cake recipes in her book, she also gives you so many techniques to make you decorate cakes like a master. And not just tips, she gives you photo tutorials, so you can really see how to do it. If baking beautiful cakes has been a wish of yours, you need to buy this book. Or if you know someone who has a passion for baking, they need this book for the holidays.
Red Wine Chocolate Cake
Obviously, when I saw that there was a cake made with red wine, I knew that was the one I had to share with all of you. In Lindsay’s book, it is a sheet cake, and my good friend, Holly, showed ya’ll yesterday how to do that. So today I turned it into a layer cake.
Red Wine Chocolate Cake with Raspberry Buttercream
It has a beautiful and delicious Raspberry Buttercream Frosting that is perfection with this cake. That combined with the Red Wine Chocolate Cake makes this a decadent dessert that is perfect for the holidays or just a great birthday celebration! If you make this cake, leave me a comment and let me know what you think!
