So I finally had the opportunity to make some homemade ice cream cones with the cone maker my sister got me for Christmas. While the making of the batter and cooking of the cones is fairly simple (it’s the same…
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Ice Cream Cones!
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Another Wedding Cake Trial
I did a second practice wedding cake a couple of weekends ago. This one was slightly different. Instead of the banana filling, there were alternating layers of dark & white chocolate ganache. Also, I tried a rolled buttercream instead of…
Tagged with: buttercream, dessert, diy, diy wedding, fondant, food, ganache, marshmallow fondant, rolled buttercream, strawberry cake, wedding, wedding cake, wedding planning
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Posted in Cake
Wedding Cake
Major life news: I got engaged in February! As a result, I will probably end up with a few wedding related projects on this blog. So the answer is yes, I am crazy for making my own wedding cake. Especially…
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Posted in Cake
Salted Caramel Chocolate Cake
When I stumbled upon a recipe for Chocolate Cake with Fleur de Sel Caramel Filling from Bon Apétit, I knew that this was what I wanted to make for my boyfriend’s birthday. He’s not a huge sweets fan, but he does enjoy…
Tagged with: baking, birthday, birthday cake, bon apetit, cake, cake recipe, caramel cake, chocolate cake, chocolate caramel, chocolate ganache, dessert, fleur de sel, food, former chef, ganache, recipe for chocolate cake, salted caramel, salted caramel chocolate cake, salted caramel chocolate cake recipe, salted praline
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Posted in Baking, Cake
What is it?
So I got this in the mail today. It came in an envelope from China. My first thought prior to opening it was, “Oh, this must be the late Christmas present from my sister!” I wasn’t sure if it…
Ice Dreams
Over the summer, my bf and I went raspberry picking. The whole thing ended up a disaster. We lost half of the raspberries because they started fermenting after we soaked them overnight in water. We did this because I kept…
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Posted in Ice Cream
Fall Knitting
Fall was a busy time for knitting. My youngest nephew was turning four, and I wanted to make him a birthday present. I found this batman hat pattern and decided this would make an awesome gift. This hat had its…
Happy Holidays
Happy Holidays everyone! As promised, I am attempting to catch up on stuff from the past. I figure since it is December 27, I have 4 more days to catch up. I haven’t stopped making things, I’ve just been super…
Spam (not food)
Sorry for the spam post that appeared earlier today. It has been deleted and my password has been changed. Hopefully it will not happen again.
Pumpkin Tureen
I know it’s been a while since I last updated this blog. I promise a backlog of updates are coming soon. I’m just so excited about my purchase at my local Goodwill today that I had to share. I picked…
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