Category: Desserts
  • Strawberry Buttermilk Cake with Brown Sugar Glaze

    Strawberry Buttermilk Cake with Brown Sugar Glaze

    We have been seeing versions of this cake online now for weeks, and finally Tuck’s mom caved and had to make it on a Saturday morning. We based our recipe off of King Arthur Flour’s recipe for Farmhouse Buttermilk Cake and tweaked it to add fresh strawberries and a little lemon zest to give it a brighter…

  • Ombre No Bake Oreo Cake Balls

    Ombre No Bake Oreo Cake Balls

    Valentine’s Day at Tuck & Tate is often celebrated by our entire family through gift giving and of course, enjoying a meal together. Growing up, Nana would host a huge dinner decorating the table in pink, white and red M&Ms and other heart shaped candies. We grew up knowing that Valentine’s Day can be shared…

  • Chocolate Covered Strawberries

    Chocolate Covered Strawberries

    Nothing says “simple elegance” like a good chocolate covered strawberry. We love this simple dessert for our Academy Awards celebration this Sunday because they can be made in advance and our guests can pick on them as they watch the show. No silverware and extra dishes necessary! The key to taking your strawberries to the…

  • Funfetti Layer Cake

    Funfetti Layer Cake

    We celebrated our friend’s birthday last weekend, and it was at the request of the birthday girl that we celebrate with funfetti cake. For those who are unfamiliar, funfetti cake is a white cake base with sprinkles mixed in. It is traditionally layered with a vanilla buttercream. After reviewing some recipes on the internet, we…

  • Apple Mascarpone Tart

    Apple Mascarpone Tart

    Our dessert for our Golden Globes 2020 menu honors Christina Applegate, nominated for her role in Dead to Me. This was one of our favorite shows this summer and we were thrilled to make a dessert in her honor! Being that it is the first week of January, we tried to keep this dessert relatively…