She bravely does her first internet stunt. It took me YEARS to stop being afraid to look silly to the world. Go her. It’s a baptism in frosting.
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A strawberry cake with lemon frosting, candy sprinkles & fresh fruit toppings for my husband’s 31st birthday.
i baked another kahlua chocolate cake for my husband’s birthday. i was going to bake it last week but postponed it because i was sick all week. i photographed some eggs before i baked them:
Posted a day late so as not to ruin the surprise… I made a valentine for my valentine, including a card and a heart shaped cherry cake. Cherries was actually the theme of the day as maraschino cherries are one of his favorites.
My daughter wanted a caterpillar for her birthday today, so this is what I came up with.
Blueberries on sale plus lemons in the back yard equals this sourcream blueberry poundcake. I got the recipe straight outta the Williams-Sonoma Desserts cookbook that good aunt Sara gifted me one Christmas. One of the stickiest cake doughs I’ve ever encountered, it actually climbed up the electric mixer and made a huge mess much to my shock and awe. I might add a little more salt to bring out the flavors in the future. I have determined that this cake is good all the time- but It’s really good in the morning warmed up with some cawfee..
here’s margaret trying to hide from my too awesome cake:
I’m going to a friend’s party tonight, and so decided to make a cake, especially as baking is not my strong point and I’d like to work on my domestic goddess skills. ;) I’ve been meaning to experiment with the recipe for Lemon Polenta Cake (p. 129) in the Readers’ Digest book Food For Your Body (2001). I have an intolerance to sugar and so I replaced it with granulated xylitol, which doesn’t cause me problems.
So, here’s the finished article: p2010556.JPG
I would have liked to have cut a slice to show the texture, but I guess I shouldn’t do that before the party tonight! And, of course, I have NO idea what it tastes like yet. I’m hoping not too bad; I managed to put too much polenta and no lemon juice into the batter. That’ll teach me for skim-reading the recipe! Still, it doesn’t look too bad…
