TWD: Summer Fruit Gallette

Ok, so I tried the Summer Galette. I made mine with plums, which were very good. I had to make it in phases because I had a baby shower last night. So before the shower, I made the pie crust and blanched and peeled the plums, and finished it when I came home. I put …

German Chocolate (Sushi) Cake

My husband wanted German chocolate cake for his birthday. I saw a recipe for "Inside-Out" German chocolate cake on Gourmet and thought I'd try that. It's pretty yummy- the filling is caramelized (dulce de leche-type) sweetened condensed milk with coconut (and nuts, but ours didn't have nuts) between three thin layers of chocolate cake. Then …

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Blueberry Muffins

I bought blueberries for my daughters a couple weeks ago and they LOVED them. I'm talking, scarfing them down by the handful; the container I bought, hoping it would last a couple days, lasted exactly 10 minutes. So I bought some more again last week (TWO containers this time), happy that I'd found something healthy …

Chocolate Chip Cookies

I'm sure you all have your favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe, but someone asked me for mine so here it is:Chocolate Chip Cookies1 1/2 c butter, softened1 1/4 c brown sugar1 1/4 c granulated sugar2 eggs2 t vanilla1 t baking soda1 t baking powder1/2 t salt3 1/4 c all-purpose flour1 c cake flour (I omit …

Sugar Cookies

This recipe is from a cookbook I got as a present at my bridal shower. I hadn't really made anything out of it until my sisters-in-law, who have it as well, made this recipe. It's my favorite sugar cookie recipe. I've tweaked it a little:Sugar Cookies1 c butter1 1/2 c sugar2 eggs5 T sour cream1/2 …

Cinderella Cake

I made a birthday cake for our friend's daughter as a thank you for letting us use his truck to bring home our new BBQ. The birthday girl's big brother said she likes princesses so I made a Cinderella cake (or as Beansy says, "Cinderbredda)". I made the carriage and Cinderella (inspired by AIMummy) out …

Mickey Mouse Cake

I made a Mickey Mouse cake for my mom's birthday last month. This is the first time I made a cake in hot(ter) weather. Note to self: make the buttercream stiffer! I'm getting better with covering the cake in fondant. This time, I made the decorations and immediately put them on the cake instead of …

Yo Gabba Gabba! Cake

I made a Yo Gabba Gabba cake for a friend's birthday in April. He introduced the show to our daughter and it's one of her favorites. I told her (too far) in advance that we would make one for his birthday and four months later (with her still talking about it), we finally did it! …

Beansy’s 2nd Birthday

So my daughter LOVED Elmo for the longest time so it was only fitting that she have an Elmo birthday cake. I made Elmo's head and body out of Rice Krispy treats and covered him in MMF. The cake and decorations are also MMF. Elmo proved to be too heavy for the cake, which is …