tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21689875976546141322024-02-18T19:42:08.999-08:00The Joy of CakingJoyoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807042805463035721noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168987597654614132.post-12287620197593006842010-04-08T17:19:00.000-07:002010-04-08T18:03:03.062-07:00Wedding BellsWe just attended another wedding this past Easter Monday. It was an amazing wedding up at Furry Creek Golf Course. Wow, that is a beautiful location for a wedding. Our friends had a modest sized wedding in the Creekside room. Three of the four of the walls were floor to ceiling windows and with a waterfall view. Here is a picture of the waterfall. Amazing!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggCMyWJp64csUBrzVoFxf9mutya4RWlvK2srgsfNmZAryFLCHGCiPMIwaVnVrsvFJk_DpJVt4hqwmcEglUDjF8GcoY6VaNkQoD5zNUC702GpcGHlYylOG7iZc_vee6ppdl8ZLTM1gLOgA/s1600/DSC_0384.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggCMyWJp64csUBrzVoFxf9mutya4RWlvK2srgsfNmZAryFLCHGCiPMIwaVnVrsvFJk_DpJVt4hqwmcEglUDjF8GcoY6VaNkQoD5zNUC702GpcGHlYylOG7iZc_vee6ppdl8ZLTM1gLOgA/s320/DSC_0384.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457927865256572930" border="0" /></a>And the bride had style! Check out her birdcage veil she snagged on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/">Esty</a>. If you haven't heard of Etsy yet, you really NEED to check it out. A very cool website that can easily become your next addiction. Well, at least it has become mine and I know a few other people who need to check out Etsy few times a week just to get their vintage/craftiness fix.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf7a4nCz1GJj402ZVHiJnoskkE4Wy-6c5tcolrO1BXzO-Hi2LeBG4Rl_B_K9P5_ZNCi_iiiGLVsalodmVc-5ezPh4MwfYCQondf6vTAIcfYA0MyAU_chUWRy6f4ckmSGVHIQd_A2ajfXk/s1600/DSC_0346.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf7a4nCz1GJj402ZVHiJnoskkE4Wy-6c5tcolrO1BXzO-Hi2LeBG4Rl_B_K9P5_ZNCi_iiiGLVsalodmVc-5ezPh4MwfYCQondf6vTAIcfYA0MyAU_chUWRy6f4ckmSGVHIQd_A2ajfXk/s320/DSC_0346.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457928821471315954" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqHRYpXnU960iLOjEcjClgKWSQ6THmEC_f1_-E1cXyPmeM5E-K3rhr_Gi0qeIId1z1a0bTCQuOUxDMDw9csDLfQRE4ARd4TTjQQoUeb0FsoifqDLQZSGxsSysCifKDIGULKuTL1U74Q9E/s1600/DSC_0350.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqHRYpXnU960iLOjEcjClgKWSQ6THmEC_f1_-E1cXyPmeM5E-K3rhr_Gi0qeIId1z1a0bTCQuOUxDMDw9csDLfQRE4ARd4TTjQQoUeb0FsoifqDLQZSGxsSysCifKDIGULKuTL1U74Q9E/s320/DSC_0350.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457929617539636066" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKTVPqH0dnWAF_Uim7COmLDarngxQa7RrhiuIS0PYVuRyBgVhgAJtS2btL_eLdi_KyqYAj1d-jROn37BAQR0BvU9r7g-yssEq43ggEFBiX8KWLNEfkQ5hQNoyI5gOoR_VMMk-psA9H2zc/s1600/DSC_0353.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKTVPqH0dnWAF_Uim7COmLDarngxQa7RrhiuIS0PYVuRyBgVhgAJtS2btL_eLdi_KyqYAj1d-jROn37BAQR0BvU9r7g-yssEq43ggEFBiX8KWLNEfkQ5hQNoyI5gOoR_VMMk-psA9H2zc/s320/DSC_0353.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457929904909106642" border="0" /></a><br />Okay, on to why you actually showed up on this blog.... to see what I've baked up this time. I made the cutting cake and cupcakes for the wedding. I even bought this great cupcake stand from <a href="http://www.cupcaketree.com/">Cupcaketree</a>. I was able to decorate it and it turned out like this:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDwBTtTLmHHEIq-6sGFPaBAWffF6f1KH-iyY34CYi7grHMwHaUc3e52aqJId11b1JKkHB1fNdjYlMqwhMSsAoe2pFMUUn81D7W79VV9t8vfZzvVOmClf9It_3LbWTMIPpDGlel08CyxI/s1600/DSC_0061.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDwBTtTLmHHEIq-6sGFPaBAWffF6f1KH-iyY34CYi7grHMwHaUc3e52aqJId11b1JKkHB1fNdjYlMqwhMSsAoe2pFMUUn81D7W79VV9t8vfZzvVOmClf9It_3LbWTMIPpDGlel08CyxI/s320/DSC_0061.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457932735024446354" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQqem7rAbNRoywaOOug3w7t8XAbyWeruzBUUnFzb6O93G-PEUfQo_ZLTmQYb3z21tsBwsHLx4dtWg2Xt4Y5KgeitRtgjHtrXlkdvh3oVpeCJzu2tzg6lAw9KLE2LDGR1D6aQXhriQyzw/s1600/DSC_0055.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQqem7rAbNRoywaOOug3w7t8XAbyWeruzBUUnFzb6O93G-PEUfQo_ZLTmQYb3z21tsBwsHLx4dtWg2Xt4Y5KgeitRtgjHtrXlkdvh3oVpeCJzu2tzg6lAw9KLE2LDGR1D6aQXhriQyzw/s320/DSC_0055.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457932723831036930" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDAy_OdvYuhE7EMMzn9bp_Lub9tAJQSuD462ijp-5NBM8DKJuUfjfXYq0YXC0iNlbrlqIyVy-Z4Hd7a17pPtuYEd1CcQ0LNLhWHgFftSOyCNbhvgh1CxJY-4BKW2BO9tn81nnAp09Hom4/s1600/DSC_0056.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDAy_OdvYuhE7EMMzn9bp_Lub9tAJQSuD462ijp-5NBM8DKJuUfjfXYq0YXC0iNlbrlqIyVy-Z4Hd7a17pPtuYEd1CcQ0LNLhWHgFftSOyCNbhvgh1CxJY-4BKW2BO9tn81nnAp09Hom4/s320/DSC_0056.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457931177931739266" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMe6d0SETCQ-VQYo5a4D8QkkQmWacvRqEgfuAsCPzFyPXY4GgLHk8SBHRzK4lDS74grjjFHI03WjlmR8PBEvwaHbRIQS6GnHubNwWGbnYd8lPHDgYXGT4eJnAYh_eEiabB7HRZSu-CSM4/s1600/DSC_0057.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMe6d0SETCQ-VQYo5a4D8QkkQmWacvRqEgfuAsCPzFyPXY4GgLHk8SBHRzK4lDS74grjjFHI03WjlmR8PBEvwaHbRIQS6GnHubNwWGbnYd8lPHDgYXGT4eJnAYh_eEiabB7HRZSu-CSM4/s320/DSC_0057.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457931547264598226" border="0" /></a><br />And now for the cake. Really! I made an assortment of chocolate and vanilla cupcakes with fuschia chrysanthemums. The cutting cake was a lemon cake with lemon swiss meringue buttercream with a raspberry filling. YUM!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXzwWz_kPL0Em4ktAfY2hROOeF12r6bTdth8N6f2RcjoUWTDBjskwmm5y6aKHfIJ6fjTB36a-q2wg_HXRb07CsrSEYg2KLLJmA7ta3534oqVByz2bCxTETTYYeQhAOlyjQjmWCWDDZGj8/s1600/DSC_0361.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXzwWz_kPL0Em4ktAfY2hROOeF12r6bTdth8N6f2RcjoUWTDBjskwmm5y6aKHfIJ6fjTB36a-q2wg_HXRb07CsrSEYg2KLLJmA7ta3534oqVByz2bCxTETTYYeQhAOlyjQjmWCWDDZGj8/s320/DSC_0361.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457932744113260018" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfHwDpIXuJZ6WQk0kpPb5dkotuDpkvdNtJMCLSmbPHr1yeFPcvnQoGxqvspnPlGnZTHJc8OSDlRB1a85VKcTZkhbAoYC1-eJo7zS8guxMHfSzl0je0ukSCpRG26G-Eb0l5s-LnM7rbGxo/s1600/DSC_0365.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfHwDpIXuJZ6WQk0kpPb5dkotuDpkvdNtJMCLSmbPHr1yeFPcvnQoGxqvspnPlGnZTHJc8OSDlRB1a85VKcTZkhbAoYC1-eJo7zS8guxMHfSzl0je0ukSCpRG26G-Eb0l5s-LnM7rbGxo/s320/DSC_0365.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457935205425800946" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2a-giuxBSLS0-6hnmUYnBE25mWh8LTVrGsBGF5EsMQCrq7bPUIPZVMOfTSvSjOEkcREITEuV9-EZrbIZAUbUSM-bKGrcqBnaJKezWPU51DBpnndPmUKLokm-6Ax3LeU0Hucf5jysK7TE/s1600/DSC_0364.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2a-giuxBSLS0-6hnmUYnBE25mWh8LTVrGsBGF5EsMQCrq7bPUIPZVMOfTSvSjOEkcREITEuV9-EZrbIZAUbUSM-bKGrcqBnaJKezWPU51DBpnndPmUKLokm-6Ax3LeU0Hucf5jysK7TE/s320/DSC_0364.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457932759408074994" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVV47u0cJvQqEzVMeGqlDtu_Ve4d5c67N321kXFLXHdfunEKSeMWRd5A-kbCKVUBuW1Sv-E5UVHW4kBG6cvajujajGQ0HUKdJfRKepxVZBGWoZDC2HgcxK24XU-36yXH5PP3cFN3I-Gi0/s1600/DSC_0378.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVV47u0cJvQqEzVMeGqlDtu_Ve4d5c67N321kXFLXHdfunEKSeMWRd5A-kbCKVUBuW1Sv-E5UVHW4kBG6cvajujajGQ0HUKdJfRKepxVZBGWoZDC2HgcxK24XU-36yXH5PP3cFN3I-Gi0/s320/DSC_0378.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457935212708278626" border="0" /></a>Joyoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807042805463035721noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168987597654614132.post-69210503751370761982010-04-08T16:56:00.001-07:002010-04-08T17:19:44.814-07:00Baby Showers Bring May Flowers"Baby showers bring May flowers". Isn't that how the saying goes?!? Well that's how it feels around here. I swear....every other day I find out that another friend is having a baby. Within the last 6 months I have done a couple of cakes and cupcakes for some baby showers. Here are a few examples of what I've done to date. Maybe all of my other expecting friends will recruit me to do some baby shower cakes and goodies for them as well.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVD3a70jHryCk9f-2dWyU5EIJCohu78KrJUneQmCu06q7HvQ1oZAXfqOKI5k9ttu9PhHtN81QQG_fsQGRg0zuyAVvC5gxa6crtYJN0JHxipDv8FKnY_-dX9sHTYnTHFbDqZq-0XjlHsKI/s1600/DSC_0002.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVD3a70jHryCk9f-2dWyU5EIJCohu78KrJUneQmCu06q7HvQ1oZAXfqOKI5k9ttu9PhHtN81QQG_fsQGRg0zuyAVvC5gxa6crtYJN0JHxipDv8FKnY_-dX9sHTYnTHFbDqZq-0XjlHsKI/s320/DSC_0002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457923463940226146" border="0" /></a><br />A onesie cake.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlINCNPZR0oXA7DK7iY497IxKutioA9-U_MKfqo7uSGqbeAd-2tZi6VYOx_nWLtFV67e6t9g0_x3Oz0AIm2WpkzNgDU7CrHjH7gsml1M5K-V_59DtugN_2BRfimBeUBZS7oSpiAIXbFfw/s1600/DSC_0009.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlINCNPZR0oXA7DK7iY497IxKutioA9-U_MKfqo7uSGqbeAd-2tZi6VYOx_nWLtFV67e6t9g0_x3Oz0AIm2WpkzNgDU7CrHjH7gsml1M5K-V_59DtugN_2BRfimBeUBZS7oSpiAIXbFfw/s320/DSC_0009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457923984431271170" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlxT0TzoY4ETc21Cnp652piuS2NpecTPThkcJWSYgrx4rOGL4eUqTOzirAwZSJD8YmlHpjsJkFRL47Pqk1_zbCQAYdNT6Grc5DYTBq_0LZUgT6JQxQ1nccEXP6xuYleDwU9lMapyFmKHU/s1600/DSC_0010.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlxT0TzoY4ETc21Cnp652piuS2NpecTPThkcJWSYgrx4rOGL4eUqTOzirAwZSJD8YmlHpjsJkFRL47Pqk1_zbCQAYdNT6Grc5DYTBq_0LZUgT6JQxQ1nccEXP6xuYleDwU9lMapyFmKHU/s320/DSC_0010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457925290564908146" border="0" /></a><br />Chocolate cupcakes with blue chrysanthemums and pistachio macaroons.<br /></div>Joyoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807042805463035721noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168987597654614132.post-88824661905674134912009-12-01T09:51:00.000-08:002010-04-08T18:04:23.014-07:00Baby CakesI've been doing a few children's birthday cakes recently. Here are some photos from my latest creations.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-nW52dYrgXrZjB6f7GVaFqKvJlllPXg2YW3qjL6QVzY3FndMcHAKUDio3mceqHm2TR_UA-cae9eZ8Oc0BEs9wBJo4sQ6KPZJSmA6MceDsnF_uGlsls8MKekE5KMTwP1uNzrZGNsd6qA/s1600/DSC_0028.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-nW52dYrgXrZjB6f7GVaFqKvJlllPXg2YW3qjL6QVzY3FndMcHAKUDio3mceqHm2TR_UA-cae9eZ8Oc0BEs9wBJo4sQ6KPZJSmA6MceDsnF_uGlsls8MKekE5KMTwP1uNzrZGNsd6qA/s320/DSC_0028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410427520523406578" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7UIXdJ6XsbIdD3chUgpDvYg061iyJ6CNfhRmBXPQERGM2prp9L8ziosNwRSP-M5D9YrKUIMnCxOG-BFfP0voW4U3vZwoBpRxXHvMDp1ymUqUiU3CPXRwIqlGQtMz3DBEChyphenhyphenv3PT68k9U/s1600/DSC_0016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7UIXdJ6XsbIdD3chUgpDvYg061iyJ6CNfhRmBXPQERGM2prp9L8ziosNwRSP-M5D9YrKUIMnCxOG-BFfP0voW4U3vZwoBpRxXHvMDp1ymUqUiU3CPXRwIqlGQtMz3DBEChyphenhyphenv3PT68k9U/s320/DSC_0016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410428358170073042" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5ZI3vJc-0PvsF2KYvmyHv6HD7HSqILSgdJyoFAtDdLE9rtbtfDleHK5kxxB7sOblMSUgX7TGFJFOiROnld0LKyIwXi99RFepg9estoA11lRhs0Td1_obFh9nLolac4D5FaAWURiti4U/s1600/DSC_0013.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5ZI3vJc-0PvsF2KYvmyHv6HD7HSqILSgdJyoFAtDdLE9rtbtfDleHK5kxxB7sOblMSUgX7TGFJFOiROnld0LKyIwXi99RFepg9estoA11lRhs0Td1_obFh9nLolac4D5FaAWURiti4U/s320/DSC_0013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410428180789425010" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4jKngR0cuIcllkF1KYDaunqX79AcFwdWQh2Y9XzAyiPcViXydWI1YFGacf8_RlHLLI3tPEThlOkYwOIm3riH84Tqu18AgqPbEYAxb56sUAwDjmv0jSTB5FLYvI8ll5lRfc2x5FeoJm2c/s1600/DSC_0002.JPG"><br /></a>Joyoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807042805463035721noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168987597654614132.post-58376680207916384922009-08-29T17:36:00.000-07:002009-08-29T23:09:22.888-07:00Galettes, Galettes, Galettes!'Tis the season for farmer markets. We were out a couple of weekends ago at the <a href="http://www.eatlocal.org/markets.html">Kitsilano Farmers Market</a> and I spied a little kiosk selling sweet <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galette">galettes</a> and savoury galettes. They looked so good and I was about to pick one up but then I thought to myself,"Hey, I can make that myself and for a much better price!" I think my new Scottish roots are making me pinch my penny even tighter now. (Who am I kidding, I had those penny pinching tendencies way before I ever met my husband.)<br /><br />Here is my attempt at making some galettes.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Ginger Mango Galettes</span><br />Step 1: You need to chop up some mangoes and add a little sugar and ginger.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU9LU8BVPD4UL_CBGQJMnNgvpVs1SYcvYNObUSaYMA30Af6ast-WKSWEfFHB50CildELKP65bAoOJ-UFyVp6a_Az0s8yyeEMOpTqkjPPZrTa7cjav0jK_JcFwYd9lCiPj27XFuZXSfqO8/s1600-h/DSC_0001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU9LU8BVPD4UL_CBGQJMnNgvpVs1SYcvYNObUSaYMA30Af6ast-WKSWEfFHB50CildELKP65bAoOJ-UFyVp6a_Az0s8yyeEMOpTqkjPPZrTa7cjav0jK_JcFwYd9lCiPj27XFuZXSfqO8/s320/DSC_0001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375551512883426850" border="0" /></a>Step 2: Then you need to roll out some dough into small round circles.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzayWVEwNA61ZT5VVOw0T12OMv7DLRPgfdKK06z6xzGlncgihrVxMGDTotfTVbDmrt1Ku7JJ-cjK79X5lkLjZRYnFbQ6vunMXx7RYXcXd1TKWwFr_4LpZKofuxsV6tWxNeKPkt1fB6TZc/s1600-h/DSC_0003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzayWVEwNA61ZT5VVOw0T12OMv7DLRPgfdKK06z6xzGlncgihrVxMGDTotfTVbDmrt1Ku7JJ-cjK79X5lkLjZRYnFbQ6vunMXx7RYXcXd1TKWwFr_4LpZKofuxsV6tWxNeKPkt1fB6TZc/s320/DSC_0003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375551824707415762" border="0" /></a>Step 3: Then you need to add some mango filling to the dough.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3jtQZQonkcifS6t5y4T4M3Ei2VDdU9F1KHUFw-Qpfz3T_bFQSWdZt9FbiZAYZ0KY2SjzuxsfeqHGClY9bb948VA-yzZgWObS74eFCDFnsep5kIvy4g18BlzkFa7w_iWX-KrHc30ULdsA/s1600-h/DSC_0005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3jtQZQonkcifS6t5y4T4M3Ei2VDdU9F1KHUFw-Qpfz3T_bFQSWdZt9FbiZAYZ0KY2SjzuxsfeqHGClY9bb948VA-yzZgWObS74eFCDFnsep5kIvy4g18BlzkFa7w_iWX-KrHc30ULdsA/s320/DSC_0005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375552155927002754" border="0" /></a>Step 4: And then you need to fold those little guys up.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEtkHk83x7bm3-Dk69GkRMlRYCf6AQFtqWI16d_w7rtpmb-EWb3yL71TUviWyo6nDg0fxIQPKx1VK9KcT8-Fv3PyuNrzbmoNNFOwX3X0jXLdEyyo-K2XLV1H1dV_JAovwB_kQzAnlqW9I/s1600-h/DSC_0007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEtkHk83x7bm3-Dk69GkRMlRYCf6AQFtqWI16d_w7rtpmb-EWb3yL71TUviWyo6nDg0fxIQPKx1VK9KcT8-Fv3PyuNrzbmoNNFOwX3X0jXLdEyyo-K2XLV1H1dV_JAovwB_kQzAnlqW9I/s320/DSC_0007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375552592637622066" border="0" /></a>Step 5: Pop them right into the oven.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNMVrpsB1cEzSWJ2_Sqb5ZaLUgdxovpzoSCVcnGEnQQz9isJG7449yMYL8mwjsHTmJ1rQ7dAGc6HQPwI8Z9fmfXYhO-TrhglF-ei3OfZW3lNsBxmPK4be14ScWgTr0-nn-xEhjoUHksEc/s1600-h/DSC_0013.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNMVrpsB1cEzSWJ2_Sqb5ZaLUgdxovpzoSCVcnGEnQQz9isJG7449yMYL8mwjsHTmJ1rQ7dAGc6HQPwI8Z9fmfXYhO-TrhglF-ei3OfZW3lNsBxmPK4be14ScWgTr0-nn-xEhjoUHksEc/s320/DSC_0013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375553532355230258" border="0" /></a>Step 6: Enjoy every little morsel of it! Oh, so delicious!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQobs889fJMGuKN3twYJXOwAiLEWfAvriaGXh92Bv6m3fL6i7Gyu8uQwbrVXtwW3MXvQaWv4AO_kTvYPS8yMvhQ84ttlmK9OzjWBV1nUVEpWqR4lje97MIjZvtSnzp-cQAFgbbzgfo80o/s1600-h/DSC_0016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQobs889fJMGuKN3twYJXOwAiLEWfAvriaGXh92Bv6m3fL6i7Gyu8uQwbrVXtwW3MXvQaWv4AO_kTvYPS8yMvhQ84ttlmK9OzjWBV1nUVEpWqR4lje97MIjZvtSnzp-cQAFgbbzgfo80o/s320/DSC_0016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375554061134750706" border="0" /></a>Joyoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807042805463035721noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168987597654614132.post-88911179221165486572009-05-06T19:32:00.000-07:002009-08-29T17:36:51.490-07:00My First Dorie RecipeI received this <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Baking-Home-Yours-Dorie-Greenspan/dp/0618443363">cookbook</a> from Scott as a birthday gift this year. I've had it sitting on my bookshelf for a couple of months now - collecting dust. I thought it was about time I baked something from it. We had just been invited to a BBQ, so I decided to try my hand at the cake on the cover - Devil's Food White Out Cake (doesn't it look delicious?).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ubCBPQEhqOs2Y8jyxrVqxhrJKcGeYGweXl1lpyIg83KkNtDi5eISdrkSS-6uwW9UAi64-4dMtaJqttG2unlwItUjiRBzMlQilRTOhdkWbgvfcs_yZfc5jkEuBg0exl3CYsOOzwH2lh8/s1600-h/DSC_0305.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ubCBPQEhqOs2Y8jyxrVqxhrJKcGeYGweXl1lpyIg83KkNtDi5eISdrkSS-6uwW9UAi64-4dMtaJqttG2unlwItUjiRBzMlQilRTOhdkWbgvfcs_yZfc5jkEuBg0exl3CYsOOzwH2lh8/s320/DSC_0305.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375545349961068194" border="0" /></a><br />One layer of dense chocolate cake with a marshmallowy frosting.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRupJDiOPf0DZ-Am3Sq-c9lm2E0H4Mw5G4NsMky-I5tMjuD4uzIKo85kpJadTGLN3erFBkqgl60RcxPm0Twwvc-_i6VKSbk6CQyIyvWB4Ln7lLBlzOLJ7emGzrEzi2XHPjwfmpv8gTXa0/s1600-h/DSC_0271.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRupJDiOPf0DZ-Am3Sq-c9lm2E0H4Mw5G4NsMky-I5tMjuD4uzIKo85kpJadTGLN3erFBkqgl60RcxPm0Twwvc-_i6VKSbk6CQyIyvWB4Ln7lLBlzOLJ7emGzrEzi2XHPjwfmpv8gTXa0/s320/DSC_0271.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375545991277196626" border="0" /></a><br />One more layer of dense chocolate cake topped off with more marshmallowy frosting.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_PbUXUqj3y9nNnzLjTKa2pxcW8sCaBjyUrxfqpB7S227d16mH04bm8RUjxNuO_zC-zzAyaEr__eord3nGSKkq8Tep69NJxVN5T5DRvpRjakPTJjC2UUBuQpickamz-0lw_vUO793NbM/s1600-h/DSC_0276.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_PbUXUqj3y9nNnzLjTKa2pxcW8sCaBjyUrxfqpB7S227d16mH04bm8RUjxNuO_zC-zzAyaEr__eord3nGSKkq8Tep69NJxVN5T5DRvpRjakPTJjC2UUBuQpickamz-0lw_vUO793NbM/s320/DSC_0276.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375547395867675186" border="0" /></a>And one more layer of dense chocolate cake with more marshmallowy frosting everywhere.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH-PfJUbWIU9GNOTkz0yJ51Hb9LBvzvnF9lhJwuspXhDvUjGBpqSJrCEZlx4CP3H0BTVErNpN6hXJJRXgnkW_cf8McX_Tsamz929VaNOCQTqLi905zp14n3xjUhY6tB-nbke0bCPQHASU/s1600-h/DSC_0281.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH-PfJUbWIU9GNOTkz0yJ51Hb9LBvzvnF9lhJwuspXhDvUjGBpqSJrCEZlx4CP3H0BTVErNpN6hXJJRXgnkW_cf8McX_Tsamz929VaNOCQTqLi905zp14n3xjUhY6tB-nbke0bCPQHASU/s320/DSC_0281.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375547977154045538" border="0" /></a>And then bits of the cake are crumbled everywhere.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSvIPoHSecs2RZ2jBqFe4gpiSDbFgMj3Q0HMRF9Ij0CtU-0FTZkjgkunoRTyNK3Y535HcQ0qCWAQvJTgEoeO5WGXj-hOEY18dXxZTdmzJUollcZjPw_9-06OSZCAnA32hNfZRVHvSfx3A/s1600-h/DSC_0309.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSvIPoHSecs2RZ2jBqFe4gpiSDbFgMj3Q0HMRF9Ij0CtU-0FTZkjgkunoRTyNK3Y535HcQ0qCWAQvJTgEoeO5WGXj-hOEY18dXxZTdmzJUollcZjPw_9-06OSZCAnA32hNfZRVHvSfx3A/s320/DSC_0309.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375548462758252322" border="0" /></a>Yummy!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5UPf5TBob99z2dwfdXdjaKekiycPRCzx2J0tHLDQNCkxrGTppXs6XG39ljfrAW_XG7QPlHpoVTuZRkM-sBeeLLx7m0DA6hueDKyhh1UzY-lOCdwv1a70qUXcO0YRue405hl3bf4_No6Y/s1600-h/DSC_0316.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5UPf5TBob99z2dwfdXdjaKekiycPRCzx2J0tHLDQNCkxrGTppXs6XG39ljfrAW_XG7QPlHpoVTuZRkM-sBeeLLx7m0DA6hueDKyhh1UzY-lOCdwv1a70qUXcO0YRue405hl3bf4_No6Y/s320/DSC_0316.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375549010714742306" border="0" /></a>Joyoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807042805463035721noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168987597654614132.post-66825433219468311162009-04-12T10:44:00.000-07:002009-04-14T08:50:19.899-07:00Easter GoodiesI decided to do a little baking while at my sister's place over the Easter weekend. Here are a few things I created with her.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Ginger Chewies</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVyRiiG4HFdTmCdZ_OZllWuTVbPUV-p2wQW3t_QyzUq-_Gxe1q2KdtXskAv7v7yl-1OFEAvi6CqYkKtWqYvZICPS9_JBkd8NcWDQaS2t1Z1G2pSahsc87C0caMEErViAvtuevZgyCJtM/s1600-h/DSC_0131.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVyRiiG4HFdTmCdZ_OZllWuTVbPUV-p2wQW3t_QyzUq-_Gxe1q2KdtXskAv7v7yl-1OFEAvi6CqYkKtWqYvZICPS9_JBkd8NcWDQaS2t1Z1G2pSahsc87C0caMEErViAvtuevZgyCJtM/s320/DSC_0131.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324566543509579874" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiG2jRF5wm7CoUfHct3v5Qf6fHoUA8bgBSJKCcgRBgVr-L-ynCaw1NikHHYQxJlSAxVXiSk9ig7zPeCstqEXygYz_fb82WyDYiJ2X4H4RIr2eNVmo7DYAazeqPropOgiwHuIQ3hgy5Q1s/s1600-h/DSC_0137.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4_Id3X1aLfAdxZ4uFfVMyo9PBvv8SzGvbRynehyphenhyphensD_qKKzGZIYEhQV5v9oWf7kdukCoIVjhc8HLHIMQGNWpPyur9cSmq_uZ6JIXCtNVx-6wy39VZJy-b3tuOWPs3OJg6pGzJHtm74aPI/s320/DSC_0532.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324573651356712850" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTeNO4-Y2-U5vVx565T5Jm9Oo42nO7KByIsrVT0abKWLUi5n54ITP2j0ffxdR95qHK9rBWnuebqgZUwrnvqFi_MrW5F1BJwbggrXbtwWjw4_8BvxOhUOKcaqHwl805naqlxIn0-jiCXGk/s1600-h/DSC_0537.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTeNO4-Y2-U5vVx565T5Jm9Oo42nO7KByIsrVT0abKWLUi5n54ITP2j0ffxdR95qHK9rBWnuebqgZUwrnvqFi_MrW5F1BJwbggrXbtwWjw4_8BvxOhUOKcaqHwl805naqlxIn0-jiCXGk/s320/DSC_0537.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324573832488836866" border="0" /></a>Joyoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807042805463035721noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168987597654614132.post-61551736129342631222009-04-04T15:06:00.000-07:002009-04-05T00:39:35.789-07:00Earl Grey Macarons, Anyone?Being from North America, whenever I heard the word macaron, this image of a pile of dried shredded coconut with some sort of chocolate sauce on it (don't let me get into what I think it looks like) came into my head. The thing is, I have this HUGE dislike for dried shredded coconut. When I say HUGE dislike, I really mean I HATE it. The texture, the taste. UGH! It is just so unappealing to me. Last year while I was in France, I went into quite a few boulangeries and I kept seeing these macarons and I kept thinking how cute they were but OH MY GAWD who wants to eat coconut? ICK!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkYoSClq2trgiUHNGF3VXNL02G4FGbUtspvgfJn3Gfjg9Xp7aipAQKy5Gcg50bjhqF8fonFjBj0jEh0_yt53g6SwSHqLS1IahifOAmfSCjRt43buj6NqbrFnxz7NkLus-JVlObrAZHxPg/s1600-h/IMG_0553.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkYoSClq2trgiUHNGF3VXNL02G4FGbUtspvgfJn3Gfjg9Xp7aipAQKy5Gcg50bjhqF8fonFjBj0jEh0_yt53g6SwSHqLS1IahifOAmfSCjRt43buj6NqbrFnxz7NkLus-JVlObrAZHxPg/s320/IMG_0553.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320965985936459250" border="0" /></a><br />Recenty, I was browsing through the <a href="http://www.epicurious.com/">epicurious website</a> and found this recipe with meringue type of cookies that had a ganache type sandwich filling. Lo and behold, this is a macaron - well the French version of a macaron. If you have never tasted a French type of macaron, you really must try one. I kick myself everyday for not trying a French style macaron while in France.<br /><br />With the recipe I found on epicurious, I made some <a href="http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Espresso-Blackberry-Macarons-243644">earl grey macarons</a> with a <a href="http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Chocolate-Ganache/Detail.aspx">Bailey ganache filling</a>. Here are a few photos to document my first macaron baking experience. I gotta say, those were pretty yummy!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi82Ycal2vLjqh5XjvwrBxmivYBMfgykjlOmrhT8o9TxgPOGq5PiaqVMCwu6mqquOQbOiQ9Jczi1oWLmy3H4N8B19IeXa953NKPkF5ql1tOSsGGM9EcS3iJXFo81Xo6YWAsKl8hWDxanSA/s1600-h/DSC_0042.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi82Ycal2vLjqh5XjvwrBxmivYBMfgykjlOmrhT8o9TxgPOGq5PiaqVMCwu6mqquOQbOiQ9Jczi1oWLmy3H4N8B19IeXa953NKPkF5ql1tOSsGGM9EcS3iJXFo81Xo6YWAsKl8hWDxanSA/s320/DSC_0042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320966805369569266" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnqiHPhA8xEkPRUesMJ3l9TF6eUMGt1mITwtBhVLPYQL5ydMqdcTJeWmsf10cvN7lNRrLSFG2_fSUvIxfdo4hDn6KwYfUV3IMAkz7pywdAi84FG33zEaO-ODMg5paYqlbvYKhZVj52pLo/s1600-h/DSC_0036.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnqiHPhA8xEkPRUesMJ3l9TF6eUMGt1mITwtBhVLPYQL5ydMqdcTJeWmsf10cvN7lNRrLSFG2_fSUvIxfdo4hDn6KwYfUV3IMAkz7pywdAi84FG33zEaO-ODMg5paYqlbvYKhZVj52pLo/s320/DSC_0036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320967289842276210" border="0" /></a>Joyoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807042805463035721noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168987597654614132.post-20522757413476108862009-03-15T15:18:00.000-07:002009-03-21T19:23:43.474-07:00Monkey MayhemCaramel banana cupcakes with a chocolate ganache frosting, drizzled with caramel sauce.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKaVzJ-FFhvgsLzDefqU7TmuBeMF6w_FP6eE5_G7GOKD0jxO05YyWIIL2xKTbbE5FaYa46ecn2luL_yKJ5-qbFiDzUpkGe7MK5sI-bvME6vIIUkFlg8Kh3-oWJm6ze8RfZWuwY0NvODYQ/s1600-h/DSC_0011.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKaVzJ-FFhvgsLzDefqU7TmuBeMF6w_FP6eE5_G7GOKD0jxO05YyWIIL2xKTbbE5FaYa46ecn2luL_yKJ5-qbFiDzUpkGe7MK5sI-bvME6vIIUkFlg8Kh3-oWJm6ze8RfZWuwY0NvODYQ/s320/DSC_0011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313543913220569234" border="0" /></a>Here comes the caramel. Oh so yummy! Here is the <a href="http://www.elise.com/recipes/archives/001979caramel_sauce.php">recipe</a> for it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_-3dqrwaWvGXd0TgDkrMh8OimTk5gPVEfsP5Xn_iHq4FHK8RZ59w8SPwG8iYZVfMogG2ewCjQVz7kPi6072PRAXOZ1CssrkKY-V5Zt-dygjkkBKSSVROr2fkQ1dk50XrBQTuMEiEOQqA/s1600-h/DSC_0004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_-3dqrwaWvGXd0TgDkrMh8OimTk5gPVEfsP5Xn_iHq4FHK8RZ59w8SPwG8iYZVfMogG2ewCjQVz7kPi6072PRAXOZ1CssrkKY-V5Zt-dygjkkBKSSVROr2fkQ1dk50XrBQTuMEiEOQqA/s320/DSC_0004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313543197311568338" border="0" /></a>Those <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/banana-cupcakes-with-caramel-buttercream">banana cupcakes</a> are just waiting to be filled.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC0qyAymhKRA4a6wL-W_3hKcIaL9SVjc5Kb_-Zgv-dOVolTqaKoLktcCRFnOvkYW7NwqYbI148vB8JejfMzIJieqPcAuOJC1yy8q_cX4ASIDYAuZ2KfOeDXQIrQQ9W-OFiWEXrb7EbozM/s1600-h/DSC_0026.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC0qyAymhKRA4a6wL-W_3hKcIaL9SVjc5Kb_-Zgv-dOVolTqaKoLktcCRFnOvkYW7NwqYbI148vB8JejfMzIJieqPcAuOJC1yy8q_cX4ASIDYAuZ2KfOeDXQIrQQ9W-OFiWEXrb7EbozM/s320/DSC_0026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313548569630793122" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx6vvzkYCI3GZWCs0eeTYA1BgcFAe3wt3lLNkX1mg509s9svHflLop82DtrQt2DMuwBrVu-Y7Tbxlorc26Kqukc4ZeEEGVX2CQ0q66MBzWJnOUg_JUzoiPz0rjqGV5dUzH-nkFC3U_K0Q/s1600-h/DSC_0030.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx6vvzkYCI3GZWCs0eeTYA1BgcFAe3wt3lLNkX1mg509s9svHflLop82DtrQt2DMuwBrVu-Y7Tbxlorc26Kqukc4ZeEEGVX2CQ0q66MBzWJnOUg_JUzoiPz0rjqGV5dUzH-nkFC3U_K0Q/s320/DSC_0030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313548237268431026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf7FwcFlWtOJNHRaoRjr3L6M9tvRDIhurBSB0TRs59zIoALo_cMBP3OKFP1lNG9qHANhADunCg_0uGiWCuazkG6oZwvGIqmSBs5CMyMx8hE6L8i48-SIlgFzUbNX9FZJGjMvtScWWfeD0/s1600-h/DSC_0038.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf7FwcFlWtOJNHRaoRjr3L6M9tvRDIhurBSB0TRs59zIoALo_cMBP3OKFP1lNG9qHANhADunCg_0uGiWCuazkG6oZwvGIqmSBs5CMyMx8hE6L8i48-SIlgFzUbNX9FZJGjMvtScWWfeD0/s320/DSC_0038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313548849387937298" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPtDU6kfW2rWD9swrtXxl7obzwAcWjirAAFWkeAAQ61upS1-nCF4xtkNm5hpPRoXq2VCN2HSjNIlKCnzvBS0uU2b0-fwQaaLq-gI8gn5m5Xi2hhJhldxGBECd56ckaT2SLsRM2FSqm2SY/s1600-h/DSC_0045.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPtDU6kfW2rWD9swrtXxl7obzwAcWjirAAFWkeAAQ61upS1-nCF4xtkNm5hpPRoXq2VCN2HSjNIlKCnzvBS0uU2b0-fwQaaLq-gI8gn5m5Xi2hhJhldxGBECd56ckaT2SLsRM2FSqm2SY/s320/DSC_0045.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313548993160577154" border="0" /></a>And now it's time to top them off with some <a href="http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Chocolate-Ganache/Detail.aspx">chocolate ganache</a>. And a little more caramel. Why more caramel? Well, who doesn't like caramel?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheg-D7R39aR3Chvn0Iqibuu2Ndfl8yF72HpG1-Gtxmq7CrawpaYQhE6NIH6e0ODuGXHCGzrm3gBzPEkZb_YNLPPbBb5wBIdpAE1-HYz-vwp0UBZa2nh-bmLZWFSSrRssiXDLyA8vEMiRk/s1600-h/DSC_0053.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheg-D7R39aR3Chvn0Iqibuu2Ndfl8yF72HpG1-Gtxmq7CrawpaYQhE6NIH6e0ODuGXHCGzrm3gBzPEkZb_YNLPPbBb5wBIdpAE1-HYz-vwp0UBZa2nh-bmLZWFSSrRssiXDLyA8vEMiRk/s320/DSC_0053.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313549153213363490" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijPHklYxi8mmAh5ljjAeZvMCESV17qZvn-dNpQWp2BayFFQYh9aBq95iJtlOb77YLulwfXm_H9-DldVEkOs6xPNyeRpZv22Kzj7BE_KUJ-RwmQkLTf6ySgKCQ6ccs1kEhUV8-7hP3RAKs/s1600-h/DSC_0008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijPHklYxi8mmAh5ljjAeZvMCESV17qZvn-dNpQWp2BayFFQYh9aBq95iJtlOb77YLulwfXm_H9-DldVEkOs6xPNyeRpZv22Kzj7BE_KUJ-RwmQkLTf6ySgKCQ6ccs1kEhUV8-7hP3RAKs/s320/DSC_0008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313549298762756818" border="0" /></a>Joyoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807042805463035721noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168987597654614132.post-4733521606232845882009-03-10T21:25:00.000-07:002009-03-10T21:32:59.671-07:00Pound CupcakesHere's a little something I whipped up last night. Brown Sugar Pound Cupcakes with Vanilla Bean Frosting (topped off with a chocolate covered coffee bean). Yummy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOOR6TcC-s1ET9Io92-LbOEm4HZQR6lMQuyjY1Q01tB8f62a1Wxole85yamETb2GM8h-50wxv83pK-Mvov_XFYLYXIMFQVrxTyvXVaBwv77WInensN1kHoqZ6Qn4JqDH_H7NUgAGFGiH0/s1600-h/DSC_0080.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOOR6TcC-s1ET9Io92-LbOEm4HZQR6lMQuyjY1Q01tB8f62a1Wxole85yamETb2GM8h-50wxv83pK-Mvov_XFYLYXIMFQVrxTyvXVaBwv77WInensN1kHoqZ6Qn4JqDH_H7NUgAGFGiH0/s320/DSC_0080.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311782443774979922" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiuX04yvQ8mr4bclg3FoW-c2CCsgxCX-bkC1uP4SIZpiaKAQwQbufzIz1yylO4EfPUgxAeS94d5Gi7yXw1q9S3S0NM0creaBrWxyrG90PqdJ3HJ78mXieRJVEjIBk5DU5W0-I0CoxWsWo/s1600-h/DSC_0062.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiuX04yvQ8mr4bclg3FoW-c2CCsgxCX-bkC1uP4SIZpiaKAQwQbufzIz1yylO4EfPUgxAeS94d5Gi7yXw1q9S3S0NM0creaBrWxyrG90PqdJ3HJ78mXieRJVEjIBk5DU5W0-I0CoxWsWo/s320/DSC_0062.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311782663748709826" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5o4E4Skz0AMAnyrjuejgdS_Tu9oA8zPEltcnEicUQQXK1qU8YAzuZQfPlfgMB9Gm3FiLZrw2gukb5WJEIdMnZPx2s35iLzmSFmmToTK2GqQbpyFRAv7kfn-WS3gyq4_4QaDt3WSppLcg/s1600-h/DSC_0065.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5o4E4Skz0AMAnyrjuejgdS_Tu9oA8zPEltcnEicUQQXK1qU8YAzuZQfPlfgMB9Gm3FiLZrw2gukb5WJEIdMnZPx2s35iLzmSFmmToTK2GqQbpyFRAv7kfn-WS3gyq4_4QaDt3WSppLcg/s320/DSC_0065.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311782861854766562" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiippAFuO57ueJSyhSLJk4H-w1Rp1QCi5QP0dPeyU50ohzS6xtoI5qShwNodGZYYB370wIVISXbmk-1mqMxYUQFbMTu5hJmZ_WwV_IwrZMWRfngk2azrIVwLmWVD8-u-ORQ2wm27ZF2hog/s1600-h/DSC_0075.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiippAFuO57ueJSyhSLJk4H-w1Rp1QCi5QP0dPeyU50ohzS6xtoI5qShwNodGZYYB370wIVISXbmk-1mqMxYUQFbMTu5hJmZ_WwV_IwrZMWRfngk2azrIVwLmWVD8-u-ORQ2wm27ZF2hog/s320/DSC_0075.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311783052832117762" border="0" /></a>Joyoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807042805463035721noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168987597654614132.post-75996239589883362722009-02-26T23:47:00.000-08:002009-02-27T00:16:16.997-08:00UpdatesJust an update on a few cakes I've done since my last post.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6iPWx-0OdMCitYhXXd5f6c2at2tFCOm1Y5NA00NNxJMg4nx1fpBQSjCX96G04wpCe09_sfwstjDoapstXlwlS0l1x9QSuzBsoi42cqeKz3BQuUySN_i0cFZXsu1BC9sQvPE78kg_a1Uc/s1600-h/IMG_2134.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBqtEcQIVZ2eRL7weashyphenhyphengBEtQS-FwWSBl_LlOfJo0aEa6_dEMQKbxcaJnjXI9NCgT0v-Di4uMmanIrv6_tFBpSWImQBImcoofu9qdMbJrnyeCaT443ZwRNZHD0zU_52XGZB-LtaKp_wE/s320/IMG_0880.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307381522143214274" border="0" /></a>Joyoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807042805463035721noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168987597654614132.post-59170901823908699222008-11-26T09:12:00.001-08:002008-11-26T09:27:32.917-08:00Are You Ready For Some Football?Another Grey Cup Sunday has come and passed. We have finally been able to do a real Logie traditional Grey Cup Party. When we lived in Kits, our barely 7oo sq ft of space just didn't cut it when we wanted to do up a Grey Cup party. Seriously, how many people can you cram into that little of space and really be able to watch a football game? I think the last time we had a serious Grey Cup party was way back when we lived on Dogwood in Coquitlam. Oh the days, of living with roommates. :)<br /><br />In honour of our first Grey Cup Party in our very own place, I made a cupcake cake. I'm not too sure about these cupcake cakes. It was an easy enough concept but I'm not totally sure if I would do one again. It was nice because i didn't have to worry about cutting a cake. Everyone could grab as many cupcakes off the plate as they wanted to. Aesthetically, I would have liked to have done something a little nicer but you be the judge of that. Here are some photos of my Grey Cup Cupcake Cake. (Spice cake with cream cheese icing and a chocolate icing as well.)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4An57w3Dtl4yH-pQIvuyXWCToOpi_OrUH1W1f0DvOCxVj2e9J8KkdxEhK1jKXsIkkCQay_cP_JgcKyVFOgdt76okq3BrTFYXuAq3NvDwkoVBdUbDaoVmlLun636bTol9YvfOCd0HKEKQ/s1600-h/DSC_0002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4An57w3Dtl4yH-pQIvuyXWCToOpi_OrUH1W1f0DvOCxVj2e9J8KkdxEhK1jKXsIkkCQay_cP_JgcKyVFOgdt76okq3BrTFYXuAq3NvDwkoVBdUbDaoVmlLun636bTol9YvfOCd0HKEKQ/s320/DSC_0002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273018135412482226" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYq0OyfNp_w9mn0QI4bcMIyHY7RPXaXHrEl4On9tvIlV3CcIA_nJOD2xlnY3wxzjFQwuS5nldLHFDNdZbHtEJ7FJAd2VLcnR4EGAn2qtGAEFLdwqvio1ix8-qlElDF7nmc6DSF0IDf7eI/s1600-h/DSC_0004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYq0OyfNp_w9mn0QI4bcMIyHY7RPXaXHrEl4On9tvIlV3CcIA_nJOD2xlnY3wxzjFQwuS5nldLHFDNdZbHtEJ7FJAd2VLcnR4EGAn2qtGAEFLdwqvio1ix8-qlElDF7nmc6DSF0IDf7eI/s320/DSC_0004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273018326458942130" border="0" /></a>Joyoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807042805463035721noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168987597654614132.post-69532848150747583182008-11-25T23:49:00.000-08:002008-11-26T00:11:34.252-08:00Thomas The EngineI know, it's been far in between posts but I am posting, mainly because I am procrastinating. I NEED to study. Two practical exams and two written exams, they will have all started and be completed in about 1 and 1/2 weeks. So, what am I doing? Posting a blog. :)<br /><br />I recently made some cupcakes for X's second birthday party. I heard it was a Thomas the Engine theme. I wanted to try out some colour flow icing techniques I learned way back in the spring. They didn't come out exactly the way that I wanted them to, but I think I will know for next time what I should and shouldn't do. Like read the instructions for the colour flow more carefully. I added 1/2 a cup of water, when I really only needed 1/4 cup of water. Lesson learned, don't rush through the instructions! :)<br /><br />So here are some initial photos of the colour flow image before they were placed on the cupcakes.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifPKwvuPxa8yP4aZcsVIKd46pgItfwlpBfYVFq1zmvyPIxfRxM1fyCcH39cT87G1TVySXalZizzul_d1YYS1LO7MNm12e65vLE2OjoA-8kPd4-TV44chMatvGrlxvs4Qf7w7K4cAUmIi4/s1600-h/IMG_2141.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifPKwvuPxa8yP4aZcsVIKd46pgItfwlpBfYVFq1zmvyPIxfRxM1fyCcH39cT87G1TVySXalZizzul_d1YYS1LO7MNm12e65vLE2OjoA-8kPd4-TV44chMatvGrlxvs4Qf7w7K4cAUmIi4/s320/IMG_2141.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272874008578484866" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX2BPj6UpoTzshX1H3Y3TCHnnfQgftqchMwTj9Ii4nFOBWTMceAjoltlv-ZlfD6MmQx2QjAP682viWRwqmePFdNhpZlJFXta4WuEpQuKY4qTwvUSNz8ziFXN7sl-wwRDpLF6IyTYc-wgY/s1600-h/IMG_2142.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX2BPj6UpoTzshX1H3Y3TCHnnfQgftqchMwTj9Ii4nFOBWTMceAjoltlv-ZlfD6MmQx2QjAP682viWRwqmePFdNhpZlJFXta4WuEpQuKY4qTwvUSNz8ziFXN7sl-wwRDpLF6IyTYc-wgY/s320/IMG_2142.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272874296114087490" border="0" /></a><br />I couldn't make it to the birthday party - damn Saturday classes! So, Scott assembled the cupcakes for me and transported them to the party.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil3CWj_P3m7isGqt8Umb7-O1E71X38kgyigEqlgWeU77QvC7zhM00r0zt0HdS67bDZug_NrkBhVSFdiXbezV6GfwbRFAOHbOQSKkB16E_2HKlJ_BMrMLMoKOS3yLr_FAIY_Wf_ZLVQ9Kk/s1600-h/IMG_2143.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil3CWj_P3m7isGqt8Umb7-O1E71X38kgyigEqlgWeU77QvC7zhM00r0zt0HdS67bDZug_NrkBhVSFdiXbezV6GfwbRFAOHbOQSKkB16E_2HKlJ_BMrMLMoKOS3yLr_FAIY_Wf_ZLVQ9Kk/s320/IMG_2143.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272874690964085330" border="0" /></a><br />My fellow classmates were happy to get the leftover mini's from the rest of the batter. They said they tasted great. I'll take their word for it. From the picture below I'll assume the Birthday Boy enjoyed the cupcakes as well. And really, that is all that matters!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilUjQKuf3xZ3v0-FaxcCMnfPf0m0ChtUSTKkjXENyCQ7tcxfNPYnaPSmbSPNjP-HNkX3h-ah_qKiG3Icpx9UNc3V1Egp8d66d-gbI0ir0-deFddcbo_Dvg_kW0qPr19dUcrHkyA_7D7uI/s1600-h/IMG_2150.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilUjQKuf3xZ3v0-FaxcCMnfPf0m0ChtUSTKkjXENyCQ7tcxfNPYnaPSmbSPNjP-HNkX3h-ah_qKiG3Icpx9UNc3V1Egp8d66d-gbI0ir0-deFddcbo_Dvg_kW0qPr19dUcrHkyA_7D7uI/s320/IMG_2150.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272874929249367666" border="0" /></a>Joyoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807042805463035721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168987597654614132.post-68268691438942513472008-11-04T13:00:00.001-08:002008-11-07T22:58:13.205-08:00Treats For MeI'm a little behind in my blogging. I just started up school again in the evenings and weekends and I'm not finding enough time in the day to do everything I want to do. Does that sound familiar to anyone?<br /><br /><div>I stopped by <a href="http://www.gourmetwarehouse.ca/">The Gourmet Warehouse</a> recently and picked up a few decorating tools and to help me with my adventures in caking.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ9rRr3kS11DcqQkmejhf3kOG7C4SzX-J-T_273GWFI-qwl31q6Ab4AMldG6flBhm2cTQBIPVvkqdmH9TKNWtu7dNVHyXXKNQEpPTey8PPUPWyF8UNxGR8Y5GrBNTfksVvJyeyJoDlxRE/s1600-h/IMG_2179.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ9rRr3kS11DcqQkmejhf3kOG7C4SzX-J-T_273GWFI-qwl31q6Ab4AMldG6flBhm2cTQBIPVvkqdmH9TKNWtu7dNVHyXXKNQEpPTey8PPUPWyF8UNxGR8Y5GrBNTfksVvJyeyJoDlxRE/s320/IMG_2179.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266175857509965202" border="0" /></a><div>We had a wine tasting party a couple of weeks ago and I made these little cupcakes with my new tools. I thought they went well with the night's theme.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkGzl05a3nGB3JOnAENUr7iwWXXaSaxCZkeWaLANZVED4jxw9DkKl5IuGt3syObHZEPJJeW69LMbiDh8hQnB8aEoMDddu4UQmZ1_smOpyFoSBC6CEyv2Yfja4ZhK5Ao48naTjcoz1T3Mk/s1600-h/IMG_2163.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkGzl05a3nGB3JOnAENUr7iwWXXaSaxCZkeWaLANZVED4jxw9DkKl5IuGt3syObHZEPJJeW69LMbiDh8hQnB8aEoMDddu4UQmZ1_smOpyFoSBC6CEyv2Yfja4ZhK5Ao48naTjcoz1T3Mk/s320/IMG_2163.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266176300435668786" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZC_WtOL7J70nZajBiQ8HAWJDKtCGdn6a8AVfSF27PoWK4evWGho9D-FTo6W7wbCDSIk-YkZLzmA5FONBw9_kBvcucgFR9Z3B4_6E28wVmyPNuQvK8Iw50kFVYUKDkcRudc6q4zpL7kII/s1600-h/IMG_2162.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZC_WtOL7J70nZajBiQ8HAWJDKtCGdn6a8AVfSF27PoWK4evWGho9D-FTo6W7wbCDSIk-YkZLzmA5FONBw9_kBvcucgFR9Z3B4_6E28wVmyPNuQvK8Iw50kFVYUKDkcRudc6q4zpL7kII/s320/IMG_2162.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266176630776038354" border="0" /></a></div>Joyoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807042805463035721noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168987597654614132.post-39396257140579103202008-10-16T18:29:00.000-07:002008-10-16T19:10:26.411-07:00My First WeddingI just went to Kelowna for a friend's wedding this last weekend. I really wanted to try my hand at doing a wedding cake. So, I offered to make her wedding cake as her wedding present. Wait a minute, did I tell you I live in the Lower Mainland? Yes, I did live in Kelowna at one point in time but that feels like a lifetime ago. I don't actually have any family in Kelowna anymore. Luckily, my sister still lives in the Okanagan but about an hour and half drive from Kelowna. <br /><br />I drove out to my sister's place a couple of days before the wedding and busied myself in her kitchen baking and decorating a cake and a few dozen or so cupcakes. I made a <a href="http://www.parents.com/recipe/chocolate-cakes/peanut-butter-fudge-cake/">Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake</a> for the bride and groom cake and a basic chocolate cake for the cupcakes and the mini's.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2EQP3-qt0yiLU92eq8h89Y8ESSWcT1sfuk75TPbroPiL_FY3QHO6rEkBVNKSRA6pR_6INUyWzIv3YRUUACjFO3jwA8RXMDCfOQLvDJqn9iy3WXt6HYNAD1vAPRagK77p5tYqzl2hXoBc/s1600-h/IMG_2010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2EQP3-qt0yiLU92eq8h89Y8ESSWcT1sfuk75TPbroPiL_FY3QHO6rEkBVNKSRA6pR_6INUyWzIv3YRUUACjFO3jwA8RXMDCfOQLvDJqn9iy3WXt6HYNAD1vAPRagK77p5tYqzl2hXoBc/s320/IMG_2010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257933755163226002" border="0" /></a><br />The day of the wedding Scott was so helpful. Washing out tips or piping bags, or running to the car to get something I forgot there. As you can tell I was a little frazzled during the setup of the cake and cupcakes. This was my first wedding cake and I didn't want to screw it up.<br /><br />I finally setup the cake and many, many cupcakes. And I even had time to get myself all gussied up for the wedding as well. I hope all the guests enjoyed the cupcakes. I know the bride and groom enjoyed their cake.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj27jtXBjbIiJyQrMhj6gPxAPBq5aYstmHZkqw33xagl_19uXwVoyjk7OC2ixBf47RwVfW72T2BJ7gDv5xYB8HWZ_N9SbWSOuFqz-37hpg7Jzzis4_Fu3jR_c-LG4lsjVhGKieQP3Ijklc/s1600-h/IMG_2014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj27jtXBjbIiJyQrMhj6gPxAPBq5aYstmHZkqw33xagl_19uXwVoyjk7OC2ixBf47RwVfW72T2BJ7gDv5xYB8HWZ_N9SbWSOuFqz-37hpg7Jzzis4_Fu3jR_c-LG4lsjVhGKieQP3Ijklc/s320/IMG_2014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257935097231219138" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUsjU_CBthqQSfYdnG6JzF6sN_eWDkaj5Isn44u6W2_9dRUsucGo4CzBESNxiQnXhbdZQZpG-a5VdKuLMm9u67a_yNrQhcPCvm2uzwMKqgcMXKENqnPUjPv7nMk6L62M2kdhzZvllUKN4/s1600-h/IMG_2018.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUsjU_CBthqQSfYdnG6JzF6sN_eWDkaj5Isn44u6W2_9dRUsucGo4CzBESNxiQnXhbdZQZpG-a5VdKuLMm9u67a_yNrQhcPCvm2uzwMKqgcMXKENqnPUjPv7nMk6L62M2kdhzZvllUKN4/s320/IMG_2018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257935511237305746" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XB0gul1yO3Pe0t6-gT_jyj6ct7I8_4YmIb2JKI5AWFwq0Mt2eXQuY_D5cZgLbM4v5HaNXVrwa1Bhu_EliE0n3V8dWSFWY9D4OuPvruq1SlO-uJzTTuADLYWCeeBB3bT40FFqaRbiIWk/s1600-h/IMG_2028.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XB0gul1yO3Pe0t6-gT_jyj6ct7I8_4YmIb2JKI5AWFwq0Mt2eXQuY_D5cZgLbM4v5HaNXVrwa1Bhu_EliE0n3V8dWSFWY9D4OuPvruq1SlO-uJzTTuADLYWCeeBB3bT40FFqaRbiIWk/s320/IMG_2028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257937714048642706" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNl__owBOXV9P_R_xvkBnT1Zm2jicR2aNMWaRyWSOaRDZ96DfjGIoKpPBlKLdGRDFmDYjxncCCA4MpNfE-2plUwanUW8Hmpred9tu9Yg0gqsJ39bLq6peFDl01xutGz9zy8azXUtftR0c/s1600-h/IMG_2026.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNl__owBOXV9P_R_xvkBnT1Zm2jicR2aNMWaRyWSOaRDZ96DfjGIoKpPBlKLdGRDFmDYjxncCCA4MpNfE-2plUwanUW8Hmpred9tu9Yg0gqsJ39bLq6peFDl01xutGz9zy8azXUtftR0c/s320/IMG_2026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257938045139573922" border="0" /></a>(The peanut butter chocolate cake is covered in a marshmallow fondant with vanilla icing. The cupcakes and mini's have a vanilla icing. The edible orange flowers are made of royal icing.)<br /><br />Happy Caking!Joyoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807042805463035721noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168987597654614132.post-76906623476798799162008-10-16T18:07:00.000-07:002008-10-16T19:12:49.013-07:00Dedicated To The One I Love...Big Cakes and Little CakesI've finally done it - I've created my own blog. My sister kept asking me to post pictures on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/">Flickr</a> or send her photos of the cakes and cupcakes I've been creating. I completed the Wilton 3 course package on cake decorating this last spring at <a href="http://www.cookshop.ca/store/">The Cookshop</a>, a local cooking store that offers cooking lessons. I've been busy baking and caking for friends and family since then. I figured blogging would be the best option to showcase my developing skills as a caker. This blog will be dedicated to my cake and cupcake creations. The<span style="font-family:georgia;"> good</span> and bad. Hopefully, most of them will be good. Happy Caking!Joyoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01807042805463035721noreply@blogger.com1