Just because you love kitty cats doesn’t mean you’re the “crazy cat lady.”But, it does mean I bake you a special cake for your birthday. Yellow Cake with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting, filled with a Kitty Cat Crunch Surprise: Kitty Cat Surprise Cake! Kitty Cat Surprise CakeYellow Cake with Chocolate Frosting and Kitty Cat Filling 2…
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After making a few previous versions of “surprise cake,” I settled upon a salted caramel version to celebrate a good friend’s birthday. She LOVES chocolate – I mean, really loves chocolate, and she likes caramel too – it’s a win-win for everyone. Really, how can it not be? Dark Chocolate Cake + Homemade Salted Caramel…
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After discussing the open armed reception of last week’s Chocolate Peanut Butter Surprise Cake, a new idea was brought to my attention: “What if you did a cookie dough frosting, and then, like had cookie dough or cookies inside?” Wham, bam, fantastic idea! Mission accomplished – happy tummies and big smiles all around. Chocolate Chip…
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After binge-watching (that’s the only way to do it, right?) the entire Season 5 of Grace and Frankie over the course of two days, I was inspired to bake a “surprise cake!” This is the type of cake that surprises you – when you slice into it, loads of treats come pouring out! It’s sort…
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Hoorah! I had the opportunity to bake another birthday cake.The theme: six years old, loves dogs and sweets.And, gluten-free and dairy-free.Done, done, and done.Surprise Vanilla Skittles Cake.I love my life and I love my people. Honestly, there’s not much of a special recipe here. Just go to town and enjoy yourself, immensely.Baking is therapeutic. It’s…
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Just ask me to bake a cake. See what happens.OR, just tell me your birthday – wait for a delivery.I LOVE baking. I LOVE celebrating others. Food is my love language.And, I became immersed in love, love-giving, and love “making” (don’t read too much into those words) in baking this cake for one of my…
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Not to be confused with Pinkberry FROYO – I was commissioned to bake a “gender reveal” cake for a friend of a friend. OMG – it SO excites me when I’m asked or invited (or whatever) to bake, cook, create …It makes “my day, my week, my month, and even my year!”So, the “gender reveal…”…
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Everyone deserves a little (or a lot) of rainbow 🌈 and magic in their life – especially this time of year! 🐣🐰💐Easter is magical – it’s springtime – colors are blossoming – and the sunshine ☀️ is inevitably on the way! Sweets are called for, of course. Vanilla Rainbow Cake – Easter celebration cake! Despite…
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Insides: rarely, but surely, there are leftover cake “insides,” when you’re a baker, particularly when you are a baker of “surprise” cakes.So, after a Peanut Butter Vanilla Graham Cake stuffed with surprise rainbow marshmallows, I had a few layers of leftover Peanut Butter Vanilla Graham Cake. Thus, I slathered the layers with smooth and creamy…
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Outstanding smooth peanut butter – vanilla – graham flavor, pillowy soft crumb, and creamy vegan vanilla buttercream – I’m in heaven.My two favorite afternoon treats, as a child were: graham cracker Jif peanut butter sandwiches AND/OR graham cracker vanilla frosting sandwiches. They are both phenomenal. And, NOW, they are married into one – but also…
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