For Ada’s Princess Birthday Party, she wanted a PINK PRINCESS CAKE! I made the same Homemade Yellow Cake from Smitten Kitchen that I made for Matt’s Birthday, then topped it with Joy the Baker’s Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting. The result was this perfectly pink concoction that hit the spot! I put a plastic tiara on top [...]
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So I’m beginning to think that I need a peanut butter & chocolate category on the sidebar. I might have a problem! This cake jumped off the page of Joy the Baker’s cookbook when I saw it, so I made it for my mom’s birthday. Joy frosts her cake with peanut butter frosting in the [...]
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For Ada’s 2nd birthday, I made her cupcakes to bring to the park and eat with her little friends and their moms. They were so moist and as close as I’ve gotten to Sprinkles’ vanilla cupcake yet! I still need to work on the frosting…I’ll probably have to add another stick of butter to get [...]
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This recipe comes from the fabulous kitchen of Robin Leishman. Seriously, her kitchen is fabulous. Her Kitchen-Aid pops up from under the counter…it’s amazing! She is well-known in my hometown for the delicious food that comes out of her kitchen. She’s been quoted as saying, “When I open up my heart, food comes out.” Or [...]
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I saw this recipe over on The Sisters Cafe and knew just from the title that I had to make it! Chocolate and Dr. Pepper are my two comforts. Stressed-out Kara can be seen with a Big Gulp full of Dr. Pep in her hand! Well, happy Kara can be seen that way too :) [...]
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This cake has been made in my family ever since I can remember. It’s magical. It has vinegar and no eggs in it! You don’t even taste the vinegar, and it makes a beautiful, moist cake every time. The frosting is delectable and warrants picking at the leftovers in the pan for a day. Or two [...]
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Have you ever eaten a Danish butter ring? This has a similar flavor. Mmm! I found this on the amazing smitten kitchen blog (see blogroll). For the cake 3 tablespoons milk at room temperature 1 3/4 teaspoons active dry yeast 6 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature 3 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1 [...]
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This cake was soooooooo delicious! Rich, decadent, moist, and perfect for Ada’s one year birthday celebration. I knew I wanted to make it for a while, and was searching my cookbooks for where I had seen it. Turns out it was on the cover of Better Homes & Gardens Annual Recipes 2002. Ada agrees that [...]
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