Cakes

Peppermint Week: Pink Peppermint Bûche de Noël {Updated}

Friday, December 21, 2012

Uh…so it’s December 21st. And the world continues to turn. How many people are feeling sheepish today? I’m not, personally. I mean, really? Aztecs (or Mayans…oops) predict the Apocalypse? No. But seriously, I would love to be a fly on the wall in a house with one of those dooms day prepper people. You know ...

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Julia Baker Confections: Chocolate Chunk Cream Cake {UPDATED}

Friday, December 7, 2012

I got to try a new, and completely wonderful, chocolate recently. It’s made by Julia Baker Confections, and it is irresistible. Plus, it came with a cake recipe. That you put caramely chocolate into. It’s like they know my brain or something....

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Happy Birthday, Loki: A Cake for Puppies

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Our littlest boy turned 10 years old just before Thanksgiving. Which is a pretty big deal. I mean, our furry babies don’t get too many birthdays as it is, so celebrating a whole decade is pretty much the equivelant of a people’s 40th. I’m a spoiler anyway when it comes to any of my boys ...

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Toasted Hazelnut-Pear Cupcakes with Hazelnut-filled Marzipan Pear Toppers

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

It’s been a week since my last post. I know…that’s not really typical for me. But you guys know I was on vacation, so you’ve been awesomely understanding. Trouble is, I’ve been home for a week, as of tomorrow, and I’ve had these cupcakes sitting around waiting to show off to you all since before ...

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Pumpkin Spice Ghoul Log with Apple Butter Cream Cheese Filling

Friday, October 26, 2012

I was talking to my friend, Tina, a few weeks ago about Yule logs; whether we’ve made them, good recipes for them, etc., when I was struck with inspiration. Why wait until Christmas for a Yule log?! I know that there is a lot of tradition surrounding the Yule log, but it’s so yummy, I ...

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Italian Plum Upside Down Cake

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Do you know what happens this Saturday? The new season of Doctor Who premieres this Saturday, but you guys already knew that, didn’t you? I thought so, but you never know. I figured I’d tell you, just in case. It has absolutely nothing to do with today’s post in any way whatsoever. But I knew you’d want ...

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Perfectly Pinterest: Back to School Candy Pencil Cake

Friday, August 17, 2012

I really agonized this year over what to make for a Back to School treat. I try to do one every year (like my Fauxstess Cupcakes and my Chalkboard Cookies), and they’re always so much fun, but I was pretty stumped this year. I think with the kiddo going into his Junior year now, it’s ...

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Ginger-Peach Pound Cake {Guest Post on Chocolate & Carrots}

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Alright, so. I made a healthy cake last week…in that I added fruit to a cake. Fruit equals healthy, so a cake with fruit is automatically healthy. Obviously....

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Get Happy Cake

Friday, July 27, 2012

Our furniture is being delivered today! Yay!! It was supposed to be here Wednesday, so I spent Monday and Tuesday cleaning up and straightening the house…not that there was all that much to do – not having any furniture and all. But still. Then the Hubster called to tell me that the delivery had been ...

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Fourth of July Push-Up Pop Rockets

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

I bought fireworks for the first time ever yesterday. I mean, I’ve bought sparklers before, but let’s get real…those are not fireworks. Probably, the stuff I bought isn’t really considered fireworks either, but they make big fountains of colored sparks and stinky pretty colored smoke, so I’m calling them fireworks. Whatevs. The point is, I’m ...