So…my note at the bottom of my original post was strictly intended as a message to my children. Well, Laura, my son’s lovely girlfriend, read it and took it to heart. This weekend, she came for a visit and presented me with (yes, you guessed it) the NordicWare Checkerboard Cake pan! (maybe you heard me […]
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Apr
Apr
the big JC wasn’t the only one resurrected this Easter — little a is back, too! hope everyone is enjoying the start of spring! with a tupperware full of Mom’s Easter cookies and a thrift-store find-of-the-century (an embroidered scene of The Last Supper), mine is off to a good start. my contribution to the Easter […]
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Mar
Mar
I do not own one of those fancy-pants checkerboard cake pans, but I wanted to bake one anyway. My research revealed that it IS possible to do it, so I gave it my best try. It’s not terribly difficult, but it does require some fuss and lots of patience. The idea is to bake three […]
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Mar
Mar
It was “ladies night out” to celebrate our dear friend Beth’s birthday. Since lemon is one of her favorite flavors, I knew I couldn’t miss with this cake. Print Lemon Raspberry Cake Ingredients one Betty Crocker Supermoist Lemon cake mix 3 eggs 1 cup whole milk 1 stick melted butter (8 tablespoons) 2 teaspoons lemon […]
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Feb
Feb
Today is a big day for my friend, Jen, as she celebrates a milestone birthday. Her grade-partners have prepared a surprise celebration, and I volunteered to bake the cake. Since I wasn’t at the party, I don’t have any photos of the sliced cake (bummer). I will do my best, though, to describe it. I […]
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Jan
Jan
This cake tastes as good as it looks! It starts with a white cake mix which is separated into three parts. The white layer is poured first into a bundt pan, the strawberry and chocolate layers follow, and voila. Pretty and delicious! The recipe is on allrecipes but, after reading the reviews, I made the […]
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Dec
Dec
My dear friend, Holly, celebrated a milestone birthday this month and we surprised her with a small dinner party. I baked her this cake and (if I must say so myself) it was really good!! Really good. I’m not into the cakes-from-scratch thing. Call me lazy or uninspired, but I enjoy baking and eating cakes […]
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Aug
Aug
I can’t help myself. Whenever there is a celebration and some baking to be done, I’m raising my hand, shouting “I’ll do it! I’ll do it!!”. And Jill’s bridal shower gave me the perfect opportunity to use my Wilton’s Giant Cupcake pan to create a pretty centerpiece for the dessert table. The table had a […]
Michael is my dear, sweet 7-year old nephew who has a smile that lights a room, and who received his first holy communion on Saturday. He was oh so handsome and oh so happy as he journeyed down the long church aisle with his fellow communicants…each little girl glowing in her stunning white dress, and […]
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May
May
My mom celebrated a great big birthday on Friday…her 85th!…and we gathered on Saturday for some party fun! I brought along the cake and, (can I tell you?), it was sooooooo delicious!! I regret not taking a photo after it was sliced, but let me tell you about it. Truthfully, it tasted like one big […]
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Mar
Mar
Pink makes me happy….and that’s all I’ll say in defense of the color of this frosting. (and maybe I’ll admit that I wasn’t paying close enough attention when I dipped the toothpick into the gel food color before I added it to the frosting.) Anyway…..it’s what’s INSIDE that makes this cake so very special. Take […]
A very special sister-in-law had a milestone birthday, and her dear and thoughtful children threw her a surprise celebration. I offered to help with dessert, and here was their request: Betty Crocker white and chocolate fudge cake mixes yielded 36 cupcakes. I followed the back-of-the-box instructions and watched them very carefully while baking to ensure […]
When my niece celebrated a milestone birthday, I happily volunteered to bake the cake! I wanted it to be as truly special as she is, so I decided to give rolled fondant a try. Fondant-coated cakes are always so impressive! I was seriously nervous about attempting this for the first time, but I found a […]
A pretty pink cake for my little buddy Margaux’s 2nd Birthday party to test out my new antique stand mixer. Sprinkles Strawberry Frosting, you may be my new favorite…
I happily volunteered to bake cupcakes for my brother-in-law’s retirement party this past Saturday. The guest list included 55 adults and 15 children, so I decided to bake a variety that would appeal to kids of all ages! The choices included: Chocolate cake/buttercream frosting, Carrot cake/cream cheese frosting, White cake/chocolate ganache icing, Strawberry cake/strawberry frosting, […]