Yesterday I made cupcakes with lemon cream cheese frosting for my mom’s birthday. I even got out my unused cupcake decorating kit and gave it a try. My icing wasn’t stiff enough to hold its shape very well, but I had fun piping it on anyway. Are you a cake decorating pro? Is it normal [...]
We can’t celebrate Easter without a batch of Grammy’s famous (well, famous in our family) sugar cookies. It feels good to use my rolling pin every now and then. If you need a good cookie icing recipe this one is my favorite. You can make it different colors and get all fancy with it, but I [...]
We skipped the restaurant scene yesterday and made a Valentine’s feast at home. Daniel grilled rosemary ranch chicken kabobs and corn on the cob, while I whipped up some mashed potatoes and steamed green beans. For dessert I baked red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting, and they were sublime! Red velvet might just be my [...]
This particular snickerdoodle cake is a bon voyage cake for my friend Jon who is flying to the Central African Republic next week. He recently got a job with ICDI—a non-profit company that drills wells for African villages. They are real-life superheroes! Maybe I will try to convince Jon to pack a cape and tights for [...]