Pink and White Fondant Birthday Cake

Courtney and I are on the lookout for opportunities to practice our fondant cake decorating skills so when my friend LaRobyn told me about the birthday party she was throwing for her daughter Bailey, Cort and I asked if we could make a cake for the party.  We asked what she wanted and her only … Continue reading

Mardi Gras King Cake

You can’t be making Mardi Gras food and not make a King Cake!  Here’s my attempt, it is delicious!  (It looks like kind of a mess but I googled pictures of King Cakes and this is pretty much how they all look although some are a little nicer mess than mine.)  The recipe came in … Continue reading

Chocolate Tres Leches Cake

Courtney is having dinner with friends tonight so I volunteered to make them dessert.  She wanted chocolate cake so I went to my big file folder of recipes that I want to make one day and found this one.  It’s a Kraft recipe which I received in an email. 1 package (2 layer size) white … Continue reading

Basic Cake Pops

Bob got me Bakerella’s cookbook “Cake Pops” for Christmas and I’ve been waiting for a chance to try it out and so I decided that since I’m always making things for other people that for Valentine’s Day I would make Cake Pops for my family.  They came out pretty good although I did have a … Continue reading

Little Chocolate Almond Cream Cheese Cakes

Another recipe from “Chocolate from the Cake Mix Doctor” by Anne Byrn.  About 4 of the kids in my Sunday School class have birthdays this month so I thought I’d make them all their own little birthday cakes.  Pampered Chef used to make a stoneware pan that has 6 little bundt cakes in one pan, … Continue reading

Triple Chocolate Picnic Cake

What’s better than homemade chocolate cake on a cold snowy night?  Pretty much nothing!  This recipe comes from Tablespoon. cake: 1 box pudding included German chocolate cake mix 3/4 cup water 4 eggs 1 cup butter, softened 1 (4 oz) package instant chocolate pudding and pie filling mix 1 cup mini chocolate chips (I used … Continue reading

Old Fashioned Oatmeal Honey Apple Cake

My neighbor Karin forwarded this recipe to me in an email (a hint perhaps?) so I decided to make it for her for Christmas.  It’s a Cooking Light recipe but doesn’t taste like it (Karin gave me a bite when I took it down to her)!  I found these cute little Christmas tree cake pans … Continue reading