So a guy in my apartment building wanted to surprise his wife for her 30th birthday. She’s allergic to wheat and doesn’t like super sweet cakes. Besides that, I was free to do whatever I wanted. I ended up making a triple layer carrot cake with cream cheese frosting. I do love my carrot cake.. and I have the absolute best recipe for it from my aunt! I wrote “Happy birthday” on it after I took the picture, but my writing definitely still needs some practicing. All in all, they were really happy with the cake and their friends devoured it. That’s all that matters! I think I should’ve done a border on the bottom of the cake though.. oh well. You learn something new with every cake you bake.
Archives for January 2008
Just updating with stuff that I made last year…
Cookie bouquet done for a friend’s birthday.
my first buttercream transfer for jeremy’s goodbye party.
My first cake!! It was for Michael Hammon’s goodbye party, and it was themed as “The Western Wave Goodbye” My tools here? A ziploc bag.
S’mores cookies! Graham cracker cookie with a marshmallow/chocolate frosting and melted chocolate on top.
Cupcakes for the kids at work on St. Patrick’s Day… obviously.
Cupcakes for my boys on Valentine’s Day. I just love the boxes. Jeremy said that these cupcakes were the best he’s ever eaten.
S’mores Brownie. Cut.
S’mores Brownie.. Uncut. Graham cracker layer, then brownie, and topped with toasted marshmallows!
So I totally suck at life..
Yup, sorry, I’m the worst at updating. Instead of posting recipes, I’m going to be posting pictures of what I’ve baked! It makes it a lot easier to update that way. Just to catch up on Christmas.. oh man, December was a crazy baking month for me. I made my annual baked goodie baskets to my favorite three families– the Blairs, the Hammons, and the Wrights. Here’s how they turned out!
On the left: Chocolate white chocolate chip cookies and snickerdoodles. Top: Gingerbread. Right: Chocolate chip cookies. This is them all packaged:
I also made home-made holiday cards with my new Sizzix machine that I adore so much! I’m not gonna lie, I’ve become quite the old grandma.