tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204375563374333942011-07-28T14:42:49.419-05:00Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17142084907817609628noreply@blogger.comBlogger221100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2620437556337433394.post-44818623834078471422010-04-21T10:12:00.005-05:002010-04-21T12:19:57.735-05:00

Now that's what good things are made of.(Note: I have a back-log of several cakes and goodies to post, and I should really be blogging about those instead... But after making these rolls this morning, I just couldn't resist)Months ago, I saw a post on Pioneer Woman's blog a post about cinnamon rolls. I swore I'd make them someday, then promptly filed it in my mental recipe box.Serendipitously,

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My husband and I love sushi. It's a simple fact. Another fact is he had a birthday on the 14th. And I made him a cake yesterday. :-) It was actually supposed to get done on the 16th (I have the ability to postpone birthdays until I have the spare time to make a cake... It's my super power. :-)), but like I mentioned in my last post, I caught a cold, and after being sick for the third time, well..

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I've been so caught up with life, I totally forgot I never posted Ava's circus in it's completed glory!Well. Life. It's been crazy. In the past two months I've been sick three times. I kid you not. I had the flu, I had the SWINE flu, and I'm now just getting over a cold. At the time of little Ava's birthday party (over the span of about 10 days, including Halloween), I had the Swine. I actually

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Ooh, Halloween is just around the corner! Usually, I would be at some sort of Halloween party with [of-age] friends, or with my brother and sister-in-law celebrating their anniversary.. This year, I have the pleasure of spending the evening helping an old friend celebrate her daughter's birthday. :-)I started talking about Ava's birthday cake in my last post... Well, things are coming together,

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This is just part one of a cake project I'm working on right now... I have a long-time friend, Beth, whose daughter is about to turn three... She's asked me to do her cake, and I gladly accepted. Beth took her daughter, Ava, to the circus this summer and she absolutely LOVED it, so that's what the theme of her party is going to be.I'm making cake AND cake balls for them.. Well, I should say

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We all have our own rituals in the morning, don't we? Typically, mine consists of hitting 'snooze' on my alarm as many times as humanly possible, crawling out of bed, throwing on my work clothes, making a quick stop in the bathroom to potty and brush my teeth, and then running out the door, sometimes while tying my shoes. Of course, these are the mornings I have to work at 5:oo AM, and let me

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CAUTION: THIS POST MIGHT CAUSE DROOLING. POSTER WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED TO ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT SUCH AS BUT NOT LIMITED TO CELL PHONES AND KEYBOARDS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION.At this exact time in 45 days, I will be a changed woman. I will have just finished pledging my love to the very special man in my life. I will probably be having my picture taken while wondering

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Sadly, I haven't been cooking a lot lately. I'm gearing up to become a Mrs, and in doing so, I've been trying to cut out all the delicious foods in which I was previously enjoying, in order to not only be a little healthier, but to ensure I will still fit into my beautiful gown!I'd like to think that everything has a silver lining if you look for it long enough... In this case, it's this: Cutting

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Happy Tax-Due-Date! Er-- I mean... Happy Birthday, Bryan! :-)My younger brother's birthday was April 15th. While many people were scrambling to get their tax returns into the mail, I was busy planning out his cake. Now last year, I made Bryan his WOW laptop cake. I didn't stray too far from this, since I still kept in the theme of video games. ...Bryan's a gamer. :-) Nothin' wrong with that!

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My brother's girlfriend, Amanda, had a birthday March 24th. Last year I did a fairy cake for her because she loves fairies so much... This year, I decided to go with her other great love-- penguins!!I wanted to do something different for the cupcakes, though, and decided to go with a "musical" theme for those. One of the things Amanda and I share is a love for musicals (I have a broader love, '

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Rather late in posting, I realize, as what I made for this post was for Valentine's Day... But better late than never, eh?I found an amazing recipe I just had to try out from an incredibly talented baker who goes by the name Bakerella. She has a beautiful blog that, if you enjoy drooling over food, is a must to check out.Anyway, I decided to throw myself into this recipe. I LOOOVE red velvet

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Mmm... Several reasons the following set of edibles makes me happy:They're covered in melted fudgeWell, they're cupcakes!I think they're absolutely adorable.In the single cupcake picture, it reminds me of a Rothko.The lighting by the breakfast table is ALWAYS lovely. I thoroughly enjoy photographing my edibles on or around that table.So of course, Valentine's Day is coming up, and we're making

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Time once again for a work montage! Yay! Work's been really busy... I guess that means I still have a job, although our hours continue to get cut... We're expected to produce the same with less help... Ah well, at least I'm lucky enough to still be employed.a trio of cakes made for... maybe triplets? the mom wanted them to look like fireworks.a WOW (world of warcraft) cake for some little boy. he

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I had a great time with my family over Christmas this year. It's myself and my fiance, my younger brother and his girlfriend, and my parents, all living at my parents' house right now... With Brandon and I saving up for our wedding and going to school, and Bryan, my younger brother, finishing up school, my parents have been entirely too gracious, letting us live there. So we have a full house,

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I really wanted to make something special for my fiance, Brandon, on his birthday. He also loves WOW, although not as much as Bryan does. But I'd already done a WOW cake for Bryan, so I wanted to do something different. He's really into other fantasy/sci-fi stuff, like dragons and swords, so I decided to do a dragon cake.This was only my second attempt at using fondant, so I was a little

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I made a silly cake for a friend's birthday this past Halloween... :-) You could call it a gag gift, but that might be a horrible play on words..I'm not really sure what else to say about it, as I'm sure the pictures (and blog title) will explain themselves.Rainbow cupcakes:The cake:

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My mom loves the Teton mountains. She grew up around that area-- her grandfather owned a cabin around there and she's reminisced many-a-time about Sunday morning breakfasts.I try to cater each cake I do to the person I make it for. What fun is it if you don't make it personal? So for mom, back in September, I decided to express her love for those mountains in edible form. After all, love=food,

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And by WOW, I don't mean a cry of surprise... I mean the virtual expanse that is the World Of Warcraft. With over 11.5 million monthly subscribers, you know there's something to it. So my little brother Bryan is a huge fan. And when I say a huge fan, I mean that in every sense of the word. He plays. A lot.Oh, he's also a big fan of strawberries. :-DWhat might you have when you put the two

Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17142084907817609628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2620437556337433394.post-6482562405222966592008-11-25T20:33:00.000-06:002008-11-25T20:44:26.219-06:00

Last March, I did my second special at-home cake.. My brother's girlfriend, Amanda, turned 25. Amanda loooves faeries, so I wanted to give her something faery-ish and slightly gothic.I love the cakes with the wires coming out the layers, so I wanted to try that on my own. Since I was using wires and beads, I decided to make Happy Birthday Amanda from beads as well. Also made cupcakes to go

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The cakes I'm most proud of are the ones I think up and create at home... However, there are some work-related cakes I have really enjoyed making. So, from time to time, I want to include a compilation of the cakes I've done at work.This is one of those posts.Magician's cake:The lady that ordered this cake gave me specific instruction to "make the rabbit as cheesy as the magician who's attending

Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17142084907817609628noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2620437556337433394.post-32788406139679383642008-11-23T12:30:00.000-06:002008-11-25T18:53:54.298-06:00

This was the first down-and-dirty, let's-get-serious cake I'd ever done... I was a department manager of the Bakery at Wal-Mart for a while, so I had a fair amount of practice at decorating cakes... But never had I done a wedding cake. Paul and Jesi asked me if I would be willing to do theirs, and I was excited and incredibly nervous at the opportunity. I made several practice cakes, and was

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I decided a while ago that I wanted to start a blog completely dedicated to the cakes and other yummies I make. It's become a real passion of mine, and I want to record my works. :-)That said, I've made quite a few things up to now.. So I have some back-posting to do!And awaaaaay we go!

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