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An Almond Joy Birthday Cake

February 17, 2012

This is a continuation post of the Almond Joy inspired treats. The brownies were just a side treat but here’s what I did for S’s birthday cake. It’s the richest, softest vanilla cake I’ve ever made. It’s four layers of cake with coconut almond filling, coconut fudge filling, and topped with ganache. I happened to have a can of [...]

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Orange Scented Marble Pound Cake

January 26, 2012

Searching for inspiration, I asked V what his favorite kind of cake would be. “Vanilla and chocolate mixed mommy”. And so began my search for the perfect marble pound cake recipe. I started with a base recipe from culinary school and my fancy bundt pan. The result? A cake that was way too buttery and [...]

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Chocolate Babka

December 27, 2011

Chocolate babka, a sweet yeasted cake filled with chocolate and cinnamon. It just sounds so delicious. I’ve read about others making it on several blog sites. Quite often the post starts off something like this… “The only reference I have to chocolate babka comes from Seinfeld”….yadda yadda yadda… Well, not to sound like everyone else but [...]

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Hello Pears! Spiced Pear Upside Down Cake

November 23, 2011

I love pumpkin and the smell of apples and cinnamon together. This is what obviously comes to mind when trying to think up a Thanksgiving dessert. But aren’t we forgetting something? There are some gorgeous pears out there right now. So, while I’m not quite ready for my peppermint, I’m saying goodbye to my pumpkins. [...]

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Celebrating the States on Uncle Sam’s Birthday

July 5, 2011

It’s been too too long since my last post. I’m not even sure how time slipped away like that. Last week was a busy one of planning and prepping a dessert buffet for our annual Fourth of July fireworks viewing party. I truly admire the great bloggers out there that posted a July fourth idea [...]

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Finale Fridays Blog Series and Lemon Chips Recipe

April 22, 2011

Somewhere between when I started this blog and learning my way around a DSLR and Twitter, I think I lost sight of my original vision. I’ve always loved plating desserts and really wanted to focus on it. So I’ve decided to attempt a blog series, Finale Fridays. I hope to post something related to the art of the [...]