Gluten-free Shortbread Crust, Blueberry-Ginger Jam, and scant Swiss Meringue Buttercream

Gluten-free Shortbread Crust, Blueberry-Ginger Jam, and scant Swiss Meringue Buttercream

Gluten-free Shortbread Crust, Blueberry-Ginger Jam, and scant Swiss Meringue Buttercream

Vanilla-Turbinado Sugar Cake with Lime Curd and Swiss Meringue Buttercream

Vanilla-Turbinado Sugar Cake with Lime Curd and Swiss Meringue Buttercream

Chocolate cake with cherry amaretto jam and chocolate American buttercream ganache

Chocolate cake with cherry amaretto jam and chocolate American buttercream ganache

Vanilla buttermilk cake, peach amaretto jam, and chai spiced German buttercream

50th birthday cake. Vanilla buttermilk cake with peach amaretto jam and chai spiced German buttercream

Dark chocolate cake with chocolate ganache American buttercream and vanilla Swiss meringue buttercream

Dark chocolate cake with chocolate ganache American buttercream and vanilla Swiss meringue buttercream

Cheesecake with berry Cointreau jam and gluten-free shortbread crust enrobed in Swiss Meringue Buttercream

Cheesecake with berry Cointreau jam and gluten-free shortbread crust enrobed in Swiss Meringue Buttercream

3rd Annual Self-Made Birthday Cake: Vanilla Butter Cake with Swiss Meringue Buttercream and Blackberry Jam

3rd Annual Self-Made Birthday Cake: Vanilla Butter Cake with Swiss Meringue Buttercream and Blackberry Jam

Vanilla cake with swiss meringue buttercream and blueberry jam filling. Made for a bake sale to benefit Ukraine.

Vanilla cake with swiss meringue buttercream and blueberry jam filling. Made for a bake sale to benefit Ukraine.

Dark chocolate cake with chocolate american buttercream and swiss meringue buttercream with a cherry jam filling. Made for a bake sale to support Ukraine.

Dark chocolate cake with chocolate american buttercream and swiss meringue buttercream with a cherry jam filling. Made for a bake sale to support Ukraine.

Cheesecake topped with blueberry jam and swiss meringue buttercream and with a gluten-free crumb crust. A “Not-a-Birthday-Cake” for a friend with celiac disease.

Cheesecake topped with blueberry jam and swiss meringue buttercream and with a gluten-free crumb crust. A “Not-a-Birthday-Cake” for a friend with celiac disease.

Chiffon cake with mixed berry jam filling and swiss meringue buttercream. A cake for my birthday.

Chiffon cake with mixed berry jam filling and swiss meringue buttercream. A cake for my birthday.

Chiffon cake with carmelized pineapple filling and swiss meringue buttercream. A 50th birthday cake for my cat loving pianist friend.

Chiffon cake with carmelized pineapple filling and swiss meringue buttercream. A 50th birthday cake for my cat loving pianist friend.

Chiffon cake with carmelized pineapple filling and swiss meringue buttercream. A 50th birthday cake for my cat loving pianist friend.

Chiffon Cake with swiss meringue buttercream. Made for an inauguration celebration.

Dark chocolate cake with dark chocolate American buttercream. Made for my birthday.

Bittersweet chocolate flourless cake topped with raspberry jam and swiss meringue buttercream. Made for a “friendsgiving” dinner party.

Chocolate cake with swiss meringue buttercream filling, topped with dark chocolate whipped ganauche, and decorated with meringue mushrooms. Christmas is usually too hectic for a complicated bake, but during the pandemic, I took some time to craft this piece.

Chocolate cake with swiss meringue buttercream filling, topped with dark chocolate whipped ganauche, and decorated with meringue mushrooms. Christmas is usually too hectic for a complicated bake, but during the pandemic, I took some time to craft this piece.

Dark chocolate cake with dark chocolate American buttercream and vanilla swiss meringue buttercream. Client request: I want a tractor pulling something.