hello fall

may the force be with you

martha stewart wannabe?

about a month ago when i was perusing the "internets" for lemon chiffon icing recipes, i came across a lovely blog called the tender crumb. she had amazing pictures of the delicious things she had baked as part of her membership in a club called "Tuesdays with Dorie." a visit to TWD introduced me to about 50 other sites and bloggers (mainly women) who have gorgeous blogs dedicated to baking. each week these women bake the same item from Dorie Greenspan's cookbook and share their insights, tweeks, mishaps, & ideas. they are baking their way through her cookbook! at first i thought these women were crazy -- who has time for this? but i was strangely intrigued and found myself checking their sites almost every day. paul was nervous. and then i watched julie & julia and was inspired. could i too follow my dream and become a baker and a blogger, and perhaps get my own book deal? i mean if jen of cakewrecks did it by posting ugly cake photos and adding snarky comments, then why can't suzanne "Q Monroe" lowell, of let them eat cake do it?

i caved. i joined one of those baking blog clubs! the one i joined is a bit more manageable for my crazy life. it's called the martha stewart cupcake club. in this club, we bake one recipe a month from martha stewart's new cupcake book (which is very cool). i'm already a bit behind though! i was supposed to bake zucchini spice cupcakes and post pictures and my baking tale by yesterday the 15th. i have a very good reason why i am behind though...

i am being hired for my very first wedding! i baked all day sunday -- 4 different recipes -- 2 different cakes -- 3 different types of frosting! that topic deserves a blog post of it's very own. which is coming soon. with pics.

but this post is just to apologize to my new blogworld friends -- i'm sorry i haven't posted or baked the zucchini spice cupcakes yet. please don't kick me out of the MSC club! i promise i will catch up.

for now, if you're interested, check out the MSC blogroll and visit all of these bakers' sites -- they are incredible.

sprinksmidge (for lunatics)

my family and i think brian regan is just about the funniest comedian around. this bit on those silly half-sprinkled donuts cracks us up.



 it wasn't much of a surprise when my sister requested a sprinksmidge for lunatics for her 29th. this is what she got:

mocha heath triple layer cake

devil's food cake filled with homemade mocha mousse and toffee bits, frosted with homemade chocolate buttercream, topped with mini heath bars. delicious.

p.s. forgive the unnecessary punctuation -- 30 is in quotes because it was really her 31st bday, but since she was pregnant for her 30th, we decided she should get a re-do.

triple layer lemon chiffon cake

filled with homemade lemon curd and fresh strawberries. yum

blue bird skies

a good day to be christened. fluffy, light as air, vanilla buttercream outside, red velvet chocolate cake inside...

it's another girl!

mmm, chocolate buttercream...

mmm, vanilla buttercream...

Once Upon a Mattress

FlynnArts Once Upon A Mattress Summer Teen Musical, July 16-20.

happy birthday to sarah, the librarian

book cake can also be made to look like a bible for christenings and confirmations.

kangaroo cake

clara has been kidnapped by this chocolate chocolate chip caramel kangaroo cake (that was made out of a dinosaur mold, so stretch your imagination). we'll miss her dearly while she's in australia!

RRAWWRRR

dino cake
(just wait till i use this pan for a kangaroo cake!)

spiral cake

white chocolate chip strawberry shortcake cake

the littlest quarterback's 1st birthday

"smash" cake (in the cake "biz" that's the name of the little cake that the birthday boy or girl is free to smash up, stick his or her face in, & generally destroy...)

christening, baptism, confirmation

hoppy hoppy spring

spring mix

toothache toothcake

red velvet valentine

place your orders now!

obama for change