Foodphyte Apron Winner!
Thank you to everyone who entered this week’s apron giveaway! The winner, chosen by random.org, was Ali: Ali said:Subscribed to Foodphyte’s RSS feed.December 6, 2009 10:22 PM
Pumpkin-Cinnamon Streusel Buns
One of my favorite things to make with pumpkin during the holidays is Pumpkin-Cinnamon Streusel Buns from Cooking Light Magazine. They have just the right amount of pumpkin so you can taste it, but it’s not overpowering. My husband is not a big fan of pumpkin, but he devours these rolls! And they’re sweet…but not …
Freebie Alert: Apron Giveaway!
I was browsing on Etsy the other day and came across Foodphyte’s shop. She makes super adorable aprons, and has agreed to give one of them away to one of you! Don’t you just love it?! For a chance to win, visit Foodphyte’s shop. Then come back here and leave a comment about your favorite …
Cupcake Earrings Winner!
Congratulations to Amanda (comment #7) for winning the adorable cupcake earrings from egyptionruin! The winner was chosen using random.org: Amanda said: The Smore Keychain looks absolutely delicious and very fun! 🙂 December 1, 2009 5:38 PM Sneak peak for next week’s giveaway: Something cute, functional, and fashionable from Foodphyte!
The Girly Surprise Cake
This week, I made a fun girly cake for a coworker’s wife’s surprise birthday party! It was yellow cake with strawberry buttercream filling and chocolate fudge frosting on the outside. Brett wanted bright colors… …and a handbag on top. I made a lipstick tube, 20 dollar bills, and credit cards out of gum paste so …
Funky Friday Finds – 12/4/09
There’s no stopping it now… We’re all really gearing up for the holidays! One of the things I look forward to most every year is playing games with my family. Everyone is very competitive so the games are taken seriously, but there’s still a lot of laughter and teasing. This week, in lieu of the …
The best part of baking a cake…
…is licking the bowl! David, thanks for the email and photos!
Train Cake
Recently, one of my coworkers asked me to make a cake for her husband’s birthday. To celebrate his birthday, they had tickets to ride on a train – something he’s been wanting to do for years – so she wanted the cake to reflect that. Maybe I have babies on the brain…or maybe I’m just …
A Thanksgiving Idea for Next Year
At Thanksgiving this year, I volunteered to bring the dessert. Seems natural, right? Well, my desserts (I’ll post the recipes I used later this week) were trumped by these super-cute treats Taylor brought: (Please forgive the poor quality of these photos…all I had available to take the pictures with was an iphone…) These pilgrim’s hats …
Cyber Monday – Cupcake Earrings Giveaway!
I would say that this giveaway is to celebrate Cyber Monday and the official start of holiday shopping…but that’d be a lie. I’m a horrible liar so you’d see right through it anyway. If truth be told, I just love giveaways! So what is the giveaway this week? Kelly, owner of the egyptianruin Etsy shop, …