Some of you may know that I do taekwondo with my two daughters. We enjoy the time together, working out and having fun. Today students in our taekwondo center tested for their black belts. I was asked to make a special birthday cake for one of the masters of the center. His birthday will beContinue reading “Special Birthday”
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Purple Purse
My daughter turned 6 recently and ordered up a purple purse cake. Her birthday cake of choice is chocolate. She wanted peanut butter icing but only if it could be purple. So I went to work. Tinting peanut butter icing is easier than I thought it would be. I used chocolate icing for the writing.Continue reading “Purple Purse”
Open House details
Here are the goodies that I made for the open house. I made the stacking strawberries. I also made some chocolate cake… There were chocolate peanut butter mini cupcakes with peanut butter icing… Cherry, Banana, and Spearmint hard candy (shaped into little stars, of course)… And the cake that made me the happiest to make.Continue reading “Open House details”
Every Boy’s Dream
Aren’t trains fun? I think every boy enjoys playing with trains at some time during their childhood (and some into adulthood!). When my son turned 2 this year, it was an easy decision to make a train cake. For this cake, I used my classic chocolate cake mix and my classic white cake mix whichContinue reading “Every Boy’s Dream”
Starting It All…
The cake that started it all. Chocolate cake with chocolate icing. I made this cake for the first time about 10 years ago. It was my first homemade, from scratch cake. It is the one people ask for most. Classic. Good. This is a very rich, heavy cake. Make sure you have a cup ofContinue reading “Starting It All…”
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