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7 Minute Frosting

I have always tried to cook from scratch as much as possible, cutting the majority of pre-made sauces and spice mixes out of my food. However, there are two areas where I am totally guilty of using shortcuts. The first is salad dressings, and the second is almost unmentionable. Especially since it directly affects my … Continue reading »

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Survivor Cupcakes

These cupcakes were created in honor of October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month and in celebration of a friend’s five year anniversary of being cancer free. What a wonderful accomplishment! It seems that there’s been an overabundance lately of cancer afflictions in those that I love, and it’s such a wonderful feeling to celebrate her … Continue reading »

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Thomas the Train Cake

Up until recently, Lightning McQueen was everything to my son. He was the coolest character to have ever existed, and trumped anyone and everything around him. However, there has been a recent shift…and honestly I don’t even know how it happened. Maybe just the fickle nature of a child, but now Lightning is old news … Continue reading »

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Rainbow Cupcakes

Today is my dear sister’s birthday! Happy Birthday to you! I want to dedicate this post to her, not only because she’s been one of my biggest supporters ever since starting this blog but because these cupcakes are her incarnated into a tasty treat! She is the most artistic person I’ve ever had the pleasure … Continue reading »

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Superhero Cake

It’s been a little quiet on the cake front, up until this weekend! My kitchen was overrun with fondant, frosting, and chunks of the ultimate chocolate cake everywhere. Two cakes to be delivered to two different parties on the same day was quite the undertaking but somehow it all worked out (minimal sleep was the … Continue reading »