The Runner, the Baker, the Wedding Cake Maker: Scratching the surface of a cookie tradition
It’s only recently that I’ve wondered why peanut butter cookies have fork marks on them.
The Runner, the Baker, the Wedding Cake Maker: Cupcake cones
Ice cream cones are popular this time of year, but they don’t last long in this Kansas heat. Here’s a summer treat that’s just as fun but will hold up a little longer.

Rock Chalk Cake: Decadent dessert true to crimson and blue
This cake, of course, is inspired by all things Jayhawk.

The Runner, the Baker, the Wedding Cake Maker: Sweetening a Winter Classic
Well, I warned you. I love to combine my passions for sports and baking. And this is what happens. Winter Classic cupcakes.

The Runner, the Baker, the Wedding Cake Maker: Lawrence students give time to help with holiday LINK meal
Baking math problem of the day: If you have a six-pound can of pumpkin, how many eggs do you need?

The Runner, the Baker, the Wedding Cake Maker: Roaring Fun Dessert
A chocolate cake made in the spirit of the 1920s makes for a perfect 29th birthday celebration
I didn’t really have to make my own birthday cake. My mom volunteered to, but I had a vision. I had a big vision for my 29th birthday in general.

Book of memories: Great-grandmother’s recipe collection evokes nostalgia
When my great-grandma Opal died about a year and a half ago, one of the things we found while sorting through her stuff was a handwritten recipe book dated June 25, 1926.
Mini-meltdown precedes happy ending
Well, the cake didn’t end up as bad as I thought it would when I was in tears at 3 one morning in the Checkers’ checkout line.

Lawrence marathoner’s new baking projects an exercise in endurance
I always think it’s funny when my mom asks me, “You didn’t make that from scratch, did you?” It’s normally when I bake something for a family gathering. I understand her concern. She doesn’t want me to go to too much trouble or stress myself out.