Butterscotch Chip Oatmeal Cake

One of the desserts that I made for Bunco last night, trying out some Fall-ish recipes for Thanksgiving.  This one was delicious and easy!  It comes from “Better Homes and Gardens“. 1 cup quick cooking rolled oats 1 3/4 cups boiling water 1 cup sugar 1 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup butter, cut up … Continue reading

Cookies and Cream Cake

It was Zach’s birthday this past week and he is a huge Oreo fan so when I found this cake on the Food Network site, I knew it was the birthday cake for him and I was right, it was delicious and I think he ate probably half of the cake  himself.  The recipe for … Continue reading

Circus Tent Fondant Birthday Cake

Courtney and I haven’t had a lot of time for cakes lately but her friend Brie requested a circus cake for her daughter Perry’s first birthday and we didn’t want to say no to that!  I baked, Cort decorated with fondant and then Brie made the topper out of clay.  Came out so cute!  The … Continue reading

Mini Chocolate Zucchini Cakes

Here’s the other dessert that I made for the Laurel Tribute, gotta have a chocolate option for the girls (I just didn’t tell them there was zucchini in their chocolate!).  The recipe comes from a blog called “Very Culinary”.  These were also delic! 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted and cooled 1 cup sugar 1/2 … Continue reading

3-Nut Upside-Down Cake

This looked great, everyone was excited about it but it wasn’t all that great.  The cake was good but the nut topping actually hurt your teeth when you ate it, perhaps I cooked it too long and it was crunchier than it was supposed to be, I’m not sure but most of it ended up … Continue reading

Lion King Fondant Mini Cake

Courtney and I have both been so busy with work that we haven’t had a lot of chances to work on our cake decorating skills but one of Jaren’s friends asked if we would make a Lion King cake for their son’s first birthday so we whipped it together yesterday.  It’s just a little one … Continue reading

Valentine Candy Heart Mini Cakes

I wanted to make the Young Women at church a Valentine treat so I was wandering around Michaels as I sometimes do when I found this adorable pan in their Valentine display: They call it the “Wilton 20 Cavity Mini Heart Dessert Shell Pan”, rolls right off the tongue, doesn’t it?  I couldn’t resist it … Continue reading