https://www.missunitedcakes.com/blog daily 1.0 2024-02-10 https://www.missunitedcakes.com/blog/black-sesame-perilla-gingerbread-greenhouse monthly 0.5 2024-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e822785e5bdfa1d7f90a33a/1609284609115-RFUY6UJ99FVQDN4GSDVE/gingerbread+house.jpg Blog - Black sesame perilla “gingerbread” greenhouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e822785e5bdfa1d7f90a33a/1609286693987-UNMV8TBJY5IR4U5WR2G9/greenhouse_construction.jpg Blog - Black sesame perilla “gingerbread” greenhouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e822785e5bdfa1d7f90a33a/1609285989848-096IULO3SLGKTAZ3A4XR/greenhouse_sideview.jpg Blog - Black sesame perilla “gingerbread” greenhouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e822785e5bdfa1d7f90a33a/1609284204896-OAPZ2JS7UT7C7LZ3LFLZ/Front_Shortbread_Greenhouse.jpg Blog - Black sesame perilla “gingerbread” greenhouse https://www.missunitedcakes.com/blog/painting-on-buttercream monthly 0.5 2020-05-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e822785e5bdfa1d7f90a33a/1588222977412-SXKFAGWBS9CTWG4JPWG5/bakeri_wallpaper.JPG Blog - The n00b’s guide to painting on buttercream https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e822785e5bdfa1d7f90a33a/1588220206563-3FDRWDEFWC4TAQ0DPSU2/bakeri_botanical_painted_cake.jpg Blog - The n00b’s guide to painting on buttercream https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e822785e5bdfa1d7f90a33a/1588380084565-97HWPSL6B5XJKJV64XH5/bakeri_cake_sketch Blog - The n00b’s guide to painting on buttercream https://www.missunitedcakes.com/blog/how-to-avocado-rose monthly 0.5 2020-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e822785e5bdfa1d7f90a33a/1587443471494-6GVW5DVMUKTMOS8OZYHP/IMG_6963.jpg Blog - How to: Avocado rose Finished avocado rose on a big ol’ slice of homemade sourdough bread (will save the recipe for another post!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e822785e5bdfa1d7f90a33a/1587444991340-YREOA6IQBIFDJXGH50DY/IMG_6930.jpg Blog - How to: Avocado rose - Step 1: Check under the stem Peel back the stem of the avocado and look inside. If it’s green and shiny under there, you know it’s ripe enough to be turned into a rose. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e822785e5bdfa1d7f90a33a/1587444804226-MNH0C2GERZ9J80M4KWT8/IMG_6931.JPG Blog - How to: Avocado rose - Step 2: Cut the avocado in half https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e822785e5bdfa1d7f90a33a/1587444801602-SG44FQVDZ5J3KTGBEFDB/IMG_6932.JPG Blog - How to: Avocado rose - Step 2: Twist the avocado to open it https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e822785e5bdfa1d7f90a33a/1587444801607-7JQ7HR5QXEMUNH6KC4GI/IMG_6933.JPG Blog - How to: Avocado rose - Step 2: Pack away the half with the pit for later I like to wrap the pitted half with Press N Seal and throw it in the fridge to keep it from browning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e822785e5bdfa1d7f90a33a/1587444798582-IPYPQ2DIXYEDHIKJPGI7/IMG_6934.JPG Blog - How to: Avocado rose - Step 3: Find part of the peel that's loose When the avocado is as ripe as this one, the peel should “give” pretty easily as shown here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e822785e5bdfa1d7f90a33a/1587444798517-66G3KLWEZK6PIUM413EK/IMG_6938.JPG Blog - How to: Avocado rose - Step 3: Peel the avocado like an orange The peel might not all come off in one piece, but it’s all good so long as you keep the surface of the avocado intact. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e822785e5bdfa1d7f90a33a/1587444795523-F1UXJ8AK5WT8IZDFF74Z/IMG_6946.JPG Blog - How to: Avocado rose - Step 4: Slice the avocado thinly Using your chef’s knife, cut the avocado width-wise into thin slices no more than 5 millimeters wide. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e822785e5bdfa1d7f90a33a/1587444793534-ONOR1RQCLIG8Q8ATCKUQ/IMG_6948.JPG Blog - How to: Avocado rose - Step 5: Start to fan out slices... Orient the slices diagonally as shown here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e822785e5bdfa1d7f90a33a/1587444791032-5ICLIHI9CTADGW7KR8TP/IMG_6949.JPG Blog - How to: Avocado rose - ...until they make a straight diagonal line across the board https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e822785e5bdfa1d7f90a33a/1587444787756-C4ZP5YT6PNPOCAAB2PJ2/IMG_6955.JPG Blog - How to: Avocado rose - Step 6: Start to curl the edges in... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e822785e5bdfa1d7f90a33a/1587444784089-3WYG92U9NVSL3CUEEST2/IMG_6957.JPG Blog - How to: Avocado rose - ...roll it up little by little... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e822785e5bdfa1d7f90a33a/1587444785014-TM6WSZORAN99HWANQASR/IMG_6956.JPG Blog - How to: Avocado rose - ...keep rolling... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e822785e5bdfa1d7f90a33a/1587444778587-YF7VJNSI63DHNZKZTJBS/IMG_6958.JPG Blog - How to: Avocado rose - ...and rolling... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e822785e5bdfa1d7f90a33a/1587444775382-MO4XEPYHJQZD6174SQ7L/IMG_6959.JPG Blog - How to: Avocado rose - ...until you have a complete rose! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e822785e5bdfa1d7f90a33a/1587445365941-4L232K23S8JD7DDSYK7D/IMG_6962.JPG Blog - How to: Avocado rose - Step 7: Transfer rose to a carb with chef's knife Use your carby avocado vehicle of choice: toast, sweet potato, tortilla. I’m using toast here because I’ve been on a sourdough bread baking frenzy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e822785e5bdfa1d7f90a33a/1587444770328-SJ7G8LF9HUF87GTAZR86/IMG_6963.JPG Blog - How to: Avocado rose - Step 8: Enjoy your avocado rose! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e822785e5bdfa1d7f90a33a/1587445610524-N6FA7LSTVNV41JF2BMPC/IMG_6968.JPG Blog - How to: Avocado rose https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e822785e5bdfa1d7f90a33a/1587445611134-G7R0M0USK8SCXLWWYK8D/IMG_6969.JPG Blog - How to: Avocado rose https://www.missunitedcakes.com/blog/dirty-dalgona-matcha-latte monthly 0.5 2020-04-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e822785e5bdfa1d7f90a33a/1587016336983-SH5IY226JWGDCT306AZV/matcha_dalgona.jpg Blog - Dirty dalgona matcha latte My three-layered dirty dalgona matcha latte. This is what the latte looked like after I took a few sips and topped it off with more plain oat milk, which ended up in the center of the glass because the matcha-ed oat milk was denser. https://www.missunitedcakes.com/blog/glorious-condensed-milk-buttercream monthly 0.5 2020-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e822785e5bdfa1d7f90a33a/1585869161118-30F4COIGJBUU6O687IU5/00100trPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200329102435029_COVER.jpg Blog - Glorious condensed milk buttercream An almond buttermilk layered birthday cake iced with pink condensed milk buttercream and decorated with condensed milk buttercream flowers. Read on for the buttercream recipe! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e822785e5bdfa1d7f90a33a/1585875674334-QYFCGSZ3JK5A0A87UJHO/4FC568E9-7CF8-4F73-A736-7F9E7F83A433.jpg Blog - Glorious condensed milk buttercream Top view of the cake. Flowers are made of the same buttercream that the smooth top and sides are iced with! My handwriting leaves much to be desired, so I made several versions of the script on top with white chocolate on parchment, and I only transferred over the prettiest one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e822785e5bdfa1d7f90a33a/1585875935358-0WOS3P1YHOD6V0NLQQ3R/IMG_20200329_102324.jpg Blog - Glorious condensed milk buttercream Side view of the cake. I opted for an almost-naked finish, but it also would have been possible to create a smooth, opaque finish with the condensed milk buttercream. https://www.missunitedcakes.com/about daily 0.75 2020-12-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e822785e5bdfa1d7f90a33a/1585892250659-6EE5S1BA8KKA65J8WIC4/KYLE0601%2B%25281%2529.jpg About