Classy Flower Cake

I made this cake for the Stake Relief Society Luncheon

 Here's the cake at the event

 I had so much fun making the flowers! 

They took me over 5 hours to make and I loved every minute!

It was a Lemon Cake 

with Raspberry Cream Cheese Frosting

Preview to this weekends cake...

So this little baby took me over an hour to do!! 

I didn't use any special tools, just a knife..a toothpick...cornstarch..and a medicine cup! 

Not sure if you can technically call it a specific flower cuz I made it up..I'll call it, toothpick flower..scratch that..how bout the Ginormous Pistil Flower! For those of you that don't know what a Pistil is: It is the huge bulge in the middle of my flower! I realized way too late that the middle part was too big for the petals but it gives the flower character so I'm keeping it!

I'm making a fancy cake for an event this weekend and since these take F-O-R-E-V-E-R to do I thought I would get started! I've got four more to go...Wish me luck!   

Banana Bread Pancakes

Okay, I am definitely not a photographer but I whipped these up this morning and had to share the recipe! They are way easy to make and everyone will think you slaved in the kitchen for hours

Ingredients:

2 cup of Pancake mix
1 1/2 cup water (substitute:milk)
1 to 2 tablespoons of sugar (depending on how sweet you want them)
2 teaspoon of cinnamon
2 teaspoons of pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 ripe bananas
 Oil (for pan) about 1 teaspoon per pancake

bananas, butter, and syrup for garnish

Instructions:

Combine the mix, water, sugar, cinnamon and vanilla together with a whisk. (The great thing about this recipe is you can change around the amounts of sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla without ruining the mix so feel free to add or put less...the more the better) Fold in the ripe bananas. Place oil in pan and spread around. Pour desired batter in your pan and cook until lightly brown. After cooked place on plate and spread with butter and garnish with bananas and syrup

Great tip:

I love bananas in banana bread and that's pretty much it. If you are the same way (even if you aren't) a great way to have ripe bananas on hand is to freeze your bananas when they get ripe. If you put them in a freezer bag they will last for months. When your ready to use: put the frozen banana in microwave on defrost for 30 to 45 seconds or so and it will be ready to mush in any recipe

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Valetine's Goodies!

Yesterday and Today was filled with baking baking baking and I loved it! I am definitely exhausted but glad to give others tasty treats! Here's a few pictures of what I made!

 Gluten-free Vanilla Cake and Chocolate Butter-cream

with strawberries

 Chocolate Dipped Strawberries

 Dipped in oreos, m&m's, peanuts, and white chocolate

 and of course Sugar Cookie Bouquets!

Had a great Valentine's Day, hope you did too!!

Messy Fun Activity for Kids

This is Lily. :) I babysit her during the week. (Along with my son Jaden and Lily's brother Beck) 

This idea was too much fun not to share! We decorated marshmallows with pink, chocolate, and vanilla butter cream frosting today. As you can see in the picture we also used different tips to make cool designs! She had so much fun, every couple marshmallows she would eat one! So not only was it pretty looking it tasted really good!

What activities do you like to do with your kids or kids you babysit? 

  
 

Sweet video from some customers!

Cookie Bouquets for Valentines day!

Sunday the 12th is the last day to place a cookie bouquet order so call today!! These can be made gluten-free so remember to give your celiac loved ones something sweet!

Surprise your loved ones with this unique gift! Don't bore them with the same ol' roses and chocolates.

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