Hubby decided that he wanted a pool party for his 25th birthday this year – problem is, his birthday’s in January. I decided to make a cake to go along with his wintry theme and decided to do penguins. This was my first time working with fondant (I used it to mold the penguins). It [...]
Wanting to bring a special dessert to this year’s Thanksgiving with the in-laws, I broke out my Southern Living Cookbook and finally narrowed it down to either the Orange-Pecan-Spice Pound Cake or the Chocolate Velvet Pound Cake. The Chocolate Velvet won, since neither Hubby nor I felt like running to the store to pick up [...]
When Hubby’s office had their annual Thanksgiving party, he signed me up to make a dessert. In keeping with the season, I chose to do a pumpkin cake, although I did cheat and use canned frosting since I was so short on time! INGREDIENTS: 2 cups white sugar 1 1/4 cups vegetable oil 1 tsp [...]
October 27th was mine and Hubby’s 1 year wedding anniversary. We did not follow tradition in eating the top tier of our wedding cake on our anniversary because I’ve heard so many horror stories about how dry and tasteless the top tiers are after one year. Besides, that just gives me an excuse to bake [...]
Our friend Jeff celebrated his 42nd birthday in October. There was a huge surprise birthday party for him and I had volunteered to make the cake. His wife said that his favorite flavor is white cake with chocolate icing, and Hubby had the bright – literally – idea of dyeing the cake and turning it [...]
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