Happy Memorial Day!

I just wanted to take a quick moment to wish everyone out there a Happy Memorial Day a little early and to send my thanks to all the soldiers (past, present and future) that do what they do so we can be free. Memorial Day is their holiday, never forget that. Now, gonna leave you with this. Just a quick shot of 2 sets of cookies completed for Baking For Our Soldiers. Military...

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Jarring Cupcakes

Okay, the holiday season is in the distant future but summer is here and you have a bit more free time on your hands. You know when the holidays come about you are going to be running around like a chicken with your head cut off trying to get everything together. Now, add to that, you bake a lot during the holidays and much of your family is on the other side of the country...

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Just a simple Red Velvet Birthday Cake for the hubby. Finally were able to cut into it. ...

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Happy Birthday Hubby!!!

Well, even after the cake for Graduation, I still had more to do. That actually all started a couple of days ago. You see, today is my hubbies birthday! (You know, Chef Jason, the guy that writes Cynical Cuisine) So I had to make sure he was covered as well. There was a slight problem though.... I asked him for a month what he wanted for his birthday food wise and I kept...

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A Hairspray Graduation

Just finished up a cake for a young woman graduating this year out in Seattle. Very much into all things music and playing the lead for Hairspray opening this weekend, he dad wanted her to have a cake that fit. Well, here it is. Theater Stage with all things Hairspray on it, topped off with a Grad Cap. Cake is lemon cream with almond buttercream and topped with vanilla fondant....

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Red Velvet Love

Whether you are from the South or not, you have most likely heard of Red Velvet Cake. It is all over the place in recent years. Everyone has their own version of how it should be done and sadly...So many of them are wrong. This isn't just my opinion, this is the opinion of Southern Women and what can I say. They're right. No one knows, as stereotypical as it may sound,...

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Spritz Pound Cake

Well, as many know I am slowly trying to move my sweet recipes from Surreal Fare over here. Only time I do that though is when I make one of the recipes. (And with everything going on trying to post new stuff, the old stuff can sometimes be left behind.) Well not to worry! Here we go! a quickie for today! 1 Pound Butter (Or margarine) – Softened 1 1/2 Cups Of Sugar 3...

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The Bowling Alley

Got a call from a dear friend last night and before I knew it, I have went ahead and said - Sure, I can get you a cake by tomorrow morning. LOL Yeah, me and my inability to not only not tell anyone no but offer! LOL Oh well! Started around 6 last night getting setting out butter to come to room temp so I could not only bake cakes from scratch but as I am looking through...

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Cinco De Mayo

Let me begin by saying - May The Forth Be With You.  Now that that is over! Happy Cinco De Mayo! (Tomorrow that is, lol.) Now, what is this in the video above? Simple! A Maraca Cookie! Not the cleanest work but it was late and I wanted to get done fast since I had completed a lot of other cookies. Rather simple to make actually. You just need 3 cookie cut out in...

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Southern Style Pecan Bars

Foodgasm!!! Just a quick update while I am waiting for dishes to finish being done so I can get back to work in the kitchen on the Cinco De Mayo stuff. While in the middle of waiting for royal icing to set and another batch of cookie dough to chill I decided to make something else. Southern style pecan bars. These are just perfect for those summer days in the South or anywhere...

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Surreal Delights

Surreal Delights & Milk Okay, about a week ago I checked out a book from the library for my husband - The Bacon Cookbook - and o.m.g....The recipes in this thing are just amazing. I mean, come on, an entire book about bacon, even cookies! Cookie! You have my attention. So, I start thinking and researching various things online about cookie dessert with bacon, cookies...

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