Since Erin is still taking it easy and resting with the new baby, I have spent a lot of time at her house this week taking the other kids to school and picking them up.  I suppose I am telecommuting since I am working from her house.  Anyway, her birthday was March 26 and I wanted to make it a little special, even though we are doing the celebration when she is back on her feet.  After all, 27 is an important birthday.
Erin loves anime, cherry blossom scented body items, and has a real affinity for Japan…so I wanted to …read more

For November the Daring Bakers assignment was a caramel cake with caramel frosting.  The catch was the perfect, homemade caramel syrup.

O.k…well maybe not a mile high.
This is a three layer cake that is moist and has a unique flavor that you can’t put your finger on…It is the buttermilk of course. Delicately tangy. Very vanilla. Moist, rich, delicious. I love it. I think it is my favorite white cake.
I found it in one of my vintage Farm Journal cookbooks, Blue Ribbon Recipes . I have changed it a bit but this is a fabulous recipe and would make a great wedding cake.
Since the cookbook is circa 1969 I am going to use …read more

 
A Victorian Rose Poundcake recipe? Me?
Yeah.
I am really all about chocolate when it comes to desserts. I like things to be intense.  When I painted I painted still lifes on very dark backgrounds, very much in the style of the Dutch Masters of the 1600s.  When I listen to music I like it to be fast, and intense.. I dislike small talk..I want to know what people are thinking.  Some people think that I am…intense.  So…yeah…chocolate it my flavor of choice.
There is just nothing girly about me.  At least not that I will admit to or let you see. But..there …read more

Since the 25 is Jennifer from Offbeat Homes birthday I thought it would be nice to give her a cake. But not just any cake..nope..She is much too special for that. I could not decide so she will have to decide for herself….Happy, Happy Birthday Jennifer!

When is a car not a car? When it is a cake.
I once made a car shaped cake for my oldest son. I was pretty impressed with how it came out until I saw THIS.
Every single thing is made from cake and edible materials. The engine, the seats, the tires…and it is full sized.
On the site it says, The TV commercial for the New Fabia, features a team of artisans baking a replica of the new Fabia entirely out of cake, won the Czech company the ‘Commercial of the Year’ award at the British Television Advertising Craft Awards (BTACA).
Every …read more