It’s been a while since I decorated cookies… Hand surgery has a way of messing things up like that. When I posted my Nutella Sandwich…
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Frosting for the Cause
This week I am taking a bit of a break from the usual Friday Favorites… Sure, there have been lots of great blog posts out there this week, but I have something more important to tell you about.
If you haven’t already heard of the Frosting for the Cause project started by Paula of Vanilla Bean Baker, you really should check it out!
Happy New Year!
I just wanted to take a few minutes to wish everyone a Happy New Year! This past year has been a great year here at…
Naturally Nora Giveaway Winners!
It’s time to announce the winners of my Naturally Nora giveaway!
As promised, I have selected three readers to receive a sample of the all natural brownie mix that I featured in my Cranberry Brownie Cobbler recipe. The winners have been selected randomly. Here are their winning comments…
Winter Wedding Cake and Cupcakes
This weekend, my younger brother got married!
Though I’ve been married for over 5 years, for some reason, knowing that my younger brother was getting married made me feel kind of old. Fortunately, since I was baking their wedding cake, I didn’t really have too much time to dwell on it!
After much deliberation, they settled on a small wedding cake with lots of cupcakes for their guests. Since I love to make cupcakes, I was thrilled… Plus (I have to be honest), it made my job a bit easier! I’ve been testing cupcake recipes for months, and the winning flavors were chocolate, vanilla, red velvet, and spice.
Since they got married in December, they chose a winter theme for the wedding, decorating with greens, berries, and lots of candles. The bride’s dress was ivory, so we went with ivory for the cake and cupcakes, as well. I made lots of small ivory gum paste flowers dusted with copper luster dust to decorate the cake and cupcakes. To match the Willow Tree cake topper, the icing on the cake was intentionally left a bit unfinished.