My very spry and youthful mom turned 86 on Sunday, and here’s the cake I baked to celebrate. It was made with four layers of Duncan Hines Dark Chocolate Fudge, and the filling was a combo of chocolate bavarian cream and buttercream (the Magnolia Bakery recipe). You can check here for the particulars, as I […]
Posts Tagged: birthday cake
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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 […]
02
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 […]
25
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 […]
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May
May
Today is my birthday! I celebrated with friends last week and ate a delicious homemade cake. But today is my birthday….. and that cake is long gone….. so I had no other choice than to bake me a cake. Cake decorating was one of last year’s obsessions. The community college was offering a course that […]