Lovin' From the Oven

Cream cheese swirl brownie cake.

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Well that was a mouthful. I wanted to make cream cheese swirl brownies, but couldn’t find an 8×8 or 9×9 pan handy. So instead, I used a springform pan and turned it into more of a cake. I need to work on my swirling technique, though. People make it look so easy! I thought I put it in for too long, but the inside was still moist as ever. The one thing I would have done differently is make the cream cheese mixture sweeter by adding more sugar. That would’ve made it perfect!

I rushed to take pictures of this before the sun set since I hate taking pictures with flash. I really need/want to buy of those Lowel Ego Lights. If only I could scrounge up a hundred bucks. 🙁

Bakerella’s Cupcake Pops

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But wait… what’s inside these precious little cupcakes?

…Red velvet cake, of course! Bite sized desserts are the best because they’re always the perfect amount. You can get more if you want more, or just a tiny bit if you only wanted something small. Bakerella’s (link under my favorite blog) cupcake pops have basically exploded over the flood blog world and I thought I’d give them a try because they’re so cute! It took a bit of practice before I got them looking just right. They’re so simple to make and appealing to the eye. They were a hit at my boyfriend’s sister’s baby shower! The shell is made out of molded chocolate; The bottom half is created using a candy mold and the top is simply dipped into a colored vanilla flavored chocolate. I’ll definitely be making these again to bring to other parties.

A cake… sort of.

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My boyfriend’s sister’s baby shower is this weekend and I was so overwhelmed with what to get her. There are just so many adorable baby clothes/shoes/toys that I could buy! I also had to keep in mind that I was going to be going to two different baby showers for her, so I needed two gifts. Being the poor student that I am, I went all out on one gift and homemade the other (this is the homemade one).

I wanted to bake her a cake, but I found out that there was already going to be one.. so what do I do? Make a diaper cake! I came up with a 5 layer tiered cake, made out of about 90 pampers diapers (completely usable!). Instead of using dowels to hold the cake together, I used baby bottles, instead. Clever, right? I made my own “cake board” by cutting a piece of cardboard and wrapping it with tissue paper. Decorate the cake and voila! It’s all ready to “eat.” :]

The first two pictures are of it all wrapped up, the last one is the cake by itself.

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