And here is the other adorable cake that Cort made while I was gone, a Harry Potter Birthday cake! I think she did such a good job on this one, the sorting hat is amazing! It is almost too fun to eat! I was really sad to miss out on the making of this one. … Continue reading
While I was gone, my daughter Courtney did some cake making/decorating without me which I was sorry to miss out on because both of them looked like fun! This one was a Reveal the Gender cake for her friend Brie’s baby shower. I think it came out just darling! I love the bees flying around … Continue reading
You might have noticed that the blog has been quiet for about 5 – 6 weeks and that is because I was in Sicily and then England working on a movie but now I am back and ready to blog! While I was gone, my blog was invited to be a part of a new … Continue reading
Our theme for Girls Camp this year is the Disney movie, “Up” and last night we had our camp kickoff so I thought it would be fun to do a bunch of multicolored cake pops to look like all the balloons on the house but how do you display and serve that many cake pops? … Continue reading
Delicious dinner last night courtesy of “The Pioneer Woman”, Ree Drummond. I’m leaving Sunday for 5 weeks so I thought I’d better get in some cooking for the boys (that would be my husband Bob and son Zach) before I leave. I’m going to Sicily and London for work so no cooking or baking for … Continue reading
Friday was Courtney’s 21st birthday and I wanted to make her something fun! She and Jaren came over last night for a birthday dinner so I spent some time on Saturday making this birthday treat for her. The idea came from the book “What’s New, Cupcake?” by Karen Tack and Alan Richardson. I made all … Continue reading
It’s my friend Gina’s birthday tomorrow so I used half of the cupcakes for the basketball cupcakes and then the other half to make this flower for Gina for her bday! I just rolled them all in decorating sugar – 1 in pink for the center, 6 in yellow for the petals and then 6 … Continue reading
The young women at church were competing this morning in the semifinals of their basketball tournament so I decided they deserved some basketball cupcakes because they are winners whether they win or lose! (They lost, bummer.) The cupcake recipe comes from a blog called “Tidy Mom”. I haven’t tasted one of these yet since I … Continue reading
So we had a lot of food leftover from the wedding luncheon and reception too so I boiled up a box of pasta and then just started adding whatever was in the fridge to it and it came out pretty good! I only got one bowl as Bob and Zach ate all the rest so … Continue reading
It’s been a wild and wonderful week! My daughter Courtney got married on Tuesday and then we had a reception for her and her husband Jaren on Wednesday. Courtney and I made her wedding cake on Sunday. Many thanks to Derek White for this lovely picture of her cake at the reception! I wish I … Continue reading
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