I just think it’s so quaint when someone refers to that cake that they always had at family gatherings. The “it” cake of the family, if you will. Growing up, my birthday cakes have been interesting and wildly different every year depending on geographical location and later on, the temperamental weather in May in BC. [...]
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After reading Alexis Stewart’s post on making this Heaven and Hell Cake from Saveur.com, I wanted to give it a whirl, too. Since then, I’ve whirled at least three times to get it right. Today, I can finally share something. The reason why it’s called Heaven and Hell Cake is because the cake layers are [...]
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A little something for a little girl’s first birthday. The theme that her parents requested was Mary Had A Little Lamb…so off I went with some modelling with the fondant! The little lamb had somewhat evil eyes, I know – food writers suck, don’t buy them. For the little girl, I opted to use a [...]
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Alex and I got carried away buying produce last weekend. Okay, maybe it was just me. $60 bought us all these! There’s hidden zucchini in the back and everything! The thing is, living in the arctic circle where winter lasts six months of the year and snow is the biggest bitch you’ve met in your [...]
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This is part 2 of the Pirate Cake saga, particularly, how it ended with a delicious chocolate icing. I got the chocolate icing recipe by chance from a foodie site forum (I think it might’ve been either Chocolate & Zucchini, Smitten Kitchen, or The Pioneer Woman, in case people want credit I really can’t remember [...]
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