Have you every tried to talk yourself out of making something?
I tried . . . I failed!
These tropical carrot cake cupcakes, with whipped cream – cream cheese frosting, are just too hard to resist.
Oh the internet . . . it’s a blessing . . . it’s a curse!
Have you ever found yourself thinking; I’ll just look at Pinterest for a minute or two, before I vacuum or dust? Two hours later, you realize that it’s two hours later!
One of those pictures took me to Saveur the other day, where I came across this yummy recipe for Hummingbird Cake.
This is one of my all time favorite Cakes! Don’t leave this cake alone in your kitchen. Guard it closely. Little hands . . . and big hands tend to pick off the beautiful glaze while you’re not looking!
Mmm . . . This kitchen of mine smells of Chocolate. The other day I came across Nestle’s Winter Favorite Recipes. It’s a fabulous array of Nestle Recipes This decadent cake called me by name!
Today, I sat next to a sweet little girl, who goes by the name of Abbigail. She held my hand and intently explained: “Last week was my birthday and I had banana splits!” to which I responded “WOW, those are my favorite!” Abbi said, “Not CAKE, I hate CAKE!” If only I hated CAKE! This […]
Oh gee…. Would you like a slice of Cake? Saturday morning, right before I turned on the vacuum, I turned on the t.v. Somehow, it magically tuned into the Food Network. That cute Pioneer Woman . . . Ree was dressed up & baking. It just happened to be this beautiful Carrot Cake. Her Cake […]
Cake. “You CAN have your cake and eat it too.” Remember that! I told you recently what my favorite Pasta dish is. Now . . . I’ll show you my favorite Cake or Cupcake and frosting. It’s this! Usually referred to as German Chocolate Cake. FYI: 1852 – Sam German created the mild dark baking chocolate […]
Thumbing through The Perfect Finish Cookbook . . . is a thrill for the senses. The Author – Bill Yosses, is the executive pastry chef at the White House. The pictures are amazing and I found myself dog-earing half the book! The Blueberry Angel Muffins stopped me in my tracks. Is it a muffin or cake? […]
It seems I always have bananas in my kitchen. I like to peel & eat this funny yellow fruit, as long as they are still green. Speckled Yellow bananas . . . yuck! My sweet half much prefers his favorite Banana Bread. I prefer CAKE. It’s moist & delish! My sweet half even ate it! […]
It seems that lately my time has been spent cleaning up after myself! Take for instance, dropping a FULL glass jar of homemade Salsa all over the kitchen floor. Glass & Salsa everywhere! I’m still finding odds and ends lurking in cracks and underneath large appliances. My newest trick, was filling up a very […]
Cupcakes just brighten up a rainy cold day. You don’t even have to eat one to feel better. They just radiate sunshine and mock the wind! . . . see don’t you feel better already These cute little bowls that my daughter Chantri gave me . . . make them even happier! Thanks Chant. I […]
Thanks to those of you who left me a comment about your vote for a Full Post or Excerpt. Evidently, very few people look at this blog . . . or you just really don’t care one way or another . . .which is good. The votes were 7 for a Full post and 4 votes […]
Is there anything cuter than a mini cupcake? NOPE! The only thing better is eating one, or two or three. It took me a while to convince my kids while growing up, that veggies and cake go quite well together. I think they are finally on board. So . . . what should you do with all […]
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