Monthly Archives: May 2013

#24 Flourless Peppermint Patty Cake

I was excited to make this cake for my mother-in-law’s birthday who is gluten-intolerant. 2nd of 2 flourless cakes in this book! It was a pretty quick cake as far as active time goes, but it kept me up until … Continue reading

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#23 Chocolate Apricot Upside-Down Cake

This was another one of those, “I have no idea if this will be any good” cakes. Chocolate and Apricot? That sounded weird to me. I was excited about how easy this one looked though. But what I wasn’t excited … Continue reading

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Baby Quilt and Nursery for Elseth Jr. Part 2

I finally finished the quilt! My goal was to have it done before the baby arrived, so I met my goal. Getting around to everything took way longer than I anticipated, however. I followed the tutorials from this site to make the … Continue reading

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#22 The Classic, and the special carrot cake

This cake is “the classic” birthday cake. Yellow cake with fudge frosting. I myself never had this cake on my birthday because I always wanted an ice cream cake. Mmm. Maybe this is a pregnancy craving because right now I … Continue reading

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#21 Lemon Queen Cakes with Meringue Frosting

These were fun little cakes to make. I wasn’t sure if my teacups were oven safe, but I figured I would try it with my Anthropologie cups since they are cheaper and easier to replace than my antique-store teacups. Risky … Continue reading

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