Posts Tagged: cake

Leaf peeping and cheesecake

Vermont is absolutely breathtaking this time of year.  The hills and mountainsides explode with rich, deep fall hues, and devoted leaf peepers make a yearly pilgrimage there to experience the profusion of colors.  I sincerely admire their desire to immerse themselves in the brilliance and splendor of the foliage, and I applaud their efforts to […]

Big Boy’s Birthday

My brother-in-law, Victor, is lovingly known in the family as “the big boy”.  This is truly a term of endearment, and has nothing to do with his actual size.  (well, almost nothing :o)  What kind of birthday cake is perfect for a big-boy celebration?  A great big cupcake…of course! The Wilton giant cupcake pan is […]

Hey now, you’re a Rockstar

I always have an end-of-the-year party for the children that I care for, and I try to make it a truly special event.  This year’s theme was “Rock Star” and, thanks to Oriental Trading, we had the coolest accessories!  The catalog pages were filled with headbands, blow-up guitars & microphones, Mohawk wigs, little Rock Duckies…the […]

Carnation Celebration

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 […]