decadence...cakes & more

Thursday, February 28, 2008

i'm a winner, baby

i received the news yesterday that i placed third in a 2007 kids birthday cake contest! i entered the pirate treasure map cake i made for my nephew's birthday. it's one of my favorite cakes. yay, me! check out other cake ideas at kids-party-paradise.com

Friday, February 15, 2008

wow!

so it still truly amazes me, how many people you can reach through the internet. i couldn't believe my own eyes today, when i saw that my clothesline cake has been viewed over 5100 times on cake central!!! that is incredible. and it's just a sheet cake, that's the part that is most surprising to me. i get all worked up about creating these elaborate designs, when sometimes, simple is best. so, thank you, internet, for looking!

by the way, "baby" will be turning two in a couple of weeks. happy birthday, laney!

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

long time no cakes!

i haven't had an opportunity to make any cakes lately. finding time to decorate is almost impossible with three young children! i will be posting my christmas cookies later this week, as well as our son's 2nd birthday cake in early january, so stop in from time to time to see what's new! or check out my other blog, misadventuresinmommyhood, where i spend entirely too much time talking about how adorable/ornery our kids are.

Friday, September 07, 2007

maternity leave

i'll be closing my kitchen again for a month or so, to prepare for the arrival of our baby boy. be sure to check back though - i have a big princess birthday planned for our soon to be three year old daughter!

Thursday, August 02, 2007

mmm, pie

i took july off from cakes and worked on pies instead. sorry, no photos to share, the pies were too good to sit around for long! i have several birthday cakes to make in august so check back soon.

here is my new favorite apple pie recipe.

INGREDIENTS
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup white sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 egg
1 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups apples, peeled and chopped
1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch single crust pie
1/3 cup white sugar
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons butter
DIRECTIONS
Stir together 2 tablespoons flour, salt, 3/4 cup sugar and nutmeg in bowl. Combine egg, sour cream and vanilla in another bowl; mix well. Add egg mixture to dry ingredients; mix well. Stir in apples and spoon mixture into unbaked pie shell.
Bake in a preheated 400 degree F (205 degrees C) oven 15 minutes.
Reduce temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake 30 minutes more. Remove pie from oven. Increase temperature to 400 degree F (205 degrees C).
Prepare cinnamon topping and sprinkle over pie. Return to oven and bake 10 minutes more. Cool on rack.
To Make Cinnamon Topping: Combine 1/3 cup sugar, 1/3 cup flour and 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon in bowl. Cut in 2 tablespoons butter or regular margarine until crumbly, using a pastry blender.
from allrecipes.com