I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter! My sweet girl took a minute to warm up to the concept of the egg hunt, but then she was A FIERCE COMPETITOR. But that's a post for another day. Today I want to share about this cake... My paternal grandmother had this amazing cast iron cake mold… Continue reading Easter Lamb Cake
Tag: baking
State Cookies + Archie Griffin
Sometimes, you just feel like making cookies from scratch. And you have cookie cutters to represent the states you live in. And so you make state-shaped cookies from scratch. What? I tried a new recipe - the hubs didn't love it, but I did! Whenever you are rolling out dough and using cookie cutters, you… Continue reading State Cookies + Archie Griffin
Snowflake Cookies
In the past, I've made myself a "creative agenda" on weekends where I have downtime. It usually consists of projects that I've been wanting to try, but are totally not important in the grand scheme of things. Sometimes, when I would do this, I would end up not enjoying the activity I had so looked… Continue reading Snowflake Cookies
Chocolate Cupcake Comfort
I have basically broken the cardinal sin of blogging: be consistent. Sorry about that. It is a busy and exciting time in my world. We're not only planning our wedding, but making lots of great and exciting plans for the whole year ahead of us (more on that as things develop). And on top of… Continue reading Chocolate Cupcake Comfort
Favorite Food of 2012 {year in review}
Okay, my FAVORITE food from this year was the result of many hours spent perfecting the cake ball: I give you many versions of the ultimate cake bite. Early in the year, I perfected my chocolate cake recipe, so these giant cake bites were insanely delicious. Next, I played with specializing those cake bites, and… Continue reading Favorite Food of 2012 {year in review}