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Chocolate Strawberries ‘n Cream Cupcakes

Written on August 9, 2010 at 3:10 PM, by

Time for a list. “Things I am sort of obsessed with these days” Anything written by Brandon Sanderson This licorice! Good grief people! Clean bathtubs Squishy pink baby pudge. Nom nom nom… Jeeves and Wooster. On Amazon for only $20? Temptation! Blessed peace and quiet And let’s be honest. “Dipping things in chocolate” is rightContinue Reading

Engagement Cake

Written on July 20, 2010 at 1:43 PM, by

The title of this post should actually be “How a Cake Broke my Heart.” I didn’t get enough time to love this cake. Or take decent photos, really, but that’s beside the point. I had just declared it finished and whipped out my camera. Then the doorbell rang, and it was time for my darlingContinue Reading

Chocolate Fudge Cupcakes and Peanut Butter Frosting

Written on June 9, 2010 at 8:08 AM, by

It’s confession time. I’ve been baking like a mad woman for the past couple of weeks. Yeah. Do mad women bake? That didn’t sound like a confession. Let me try that again: I’ve been baking like a madwoman for the past couple of weeks, and my camera spent most of that time in another roomContinue Reading

Fudge Cake and Fondant

Written on April 2, 2010 at 3:20 PM, by

Happy spring, friends! Thank you for being here. You make my day when you come show your smiling faces and leave kind words. I just finished a Fondant and Gum Paste course, and I’m bouncing off the walls with excitement, wanting to show you the end result. Picture a wide-eyed six-year-old, running at top-speed throughContinue Reading

Vanilla Cupcakes with Pomegranate Cream Cheese Icing

Written on February 12, 2010 at 3:51 PM, by

Remember November? Neither do I. It’s all kind of a giant blur of roast turkey, wedding cake, and contractions. And pomegranate juice. The lovely people over at POM Wonderful contacted me and sent a case of pomegranate juice accompanied by more facts and figures than I have fingers and toes to count. Bottom line: ThisContinue Reading

Fall Sugar Cookies

Written on November 20, 2009 at 3:40 PM, by

If any of you happen to have an extra straitjacket lying around (anybody?), I might need to borrow it. You see, anyone who is 8 months pregnant and in her right mind . . . wait . . . that’s complete gibberish. Let me try again. Anyone who is 8 months pregnant — at allContinue Reading

Tropical Paradise Cake

Written on June 12, 2009 at 2:17 PM, by

The powdered sugar has settled, the dishes are washed, the green and blue food colorings have faded from off my hands, and I’m back to my old, normal sleep schedule (whatever that is). Yes, this project was a doozy. But this particular project was a particularly fun doozy. One with turquoise waves, tropical vegetation, andContinue Reading