Tag: vanilla

Vanilla Pastry Cream

Vanilla Pastry Cream

Summer is around the corner, and with it – gorgeous berries! Of all of the desserts I have made in my life, I had never made a pastry cream until just a few years ago.  It’s one of the baking basics that had somehow escaped 

Classic Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

Classic Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

For another Hirata family birthday potluck celebration last month, I made a birthday cake using my new go-to chocolate layer cake recipe, this time, with a classic vanilla buttercream that I stumble upon browsing Add A Pinch.  It was a triple celebration for Kevin, his mom, and his