Whale Baby Shower Cake

Mini Teddy Bear Cake

お誕生日おめでとうございます- Sayo-san

My friend Sayo is having a birthday this month. I made her a Mini Teddy Bear Cake along with a dozen cupcakes.

Super Mario Mushroom Cake

Happy Birthday Nathan!
The same little boy that requested the shark cupcakes, also received this cake for his birthday.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch Cake

Time again for another friend's birthday. Peanut butter cake was her request. I wanted to do do something different. I searched the internet and came across this amazing looking cake. If you are interested in the recipe it can be found here:

http://savorynotebook.blogspot.com/2005/08/chocolate-peanut-butter-crunch-cake.html

It was pretty simple to make yet time consuming. The taste however was AMAZING! My friends thought it looked like a Cheesecake Factory cheesecake. I would make this again for sure.

誕生日おめでとう Megumi-san

Tyler's Ultimate Cheesecake

I made this cake for a friend as a thank you for her kindness and helpfulness! When I asked her what she wanted for me to make for her.... Cheesecake was her response. So the time came for me to make my very first cheesecake. I looked up some recipes on the web and deceided on Tyler's Ultimate Cheesecake from the Food Network.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tyler-florence/the-ultimate-cheesecake-recipe/index.html

Thank you Megu for your friendship and for being so kind and helpful!

Perfect Party Cake Take Two

I made that Perfect Party Cake for a friend that was celebrating her 18th Wedding Anniversary.

Happy Anniversary!

Perfect Party Cake

My friend's birthday is this month, the birthday girl requested a cake with fruit. I searched the blogs I follow on a regular basis and found the recipe on this great blog http://therepressedpastrychef.com/2008/07/22/dories-perfect-party-cake-revisited/ The cake was so delicious! It had a light lemon flavor, plus my combination of rasberry and apricot jam filling made it perfect. I would recommend this cake to everyone! I will definitely be making it again.

誕生日おめでと

Nanako!

Dooney & Bourke Cake

The customer's wife was getting a Dooney & Bourke purse for her birthday. What better way to highlight her special day than to have matching goodies to go with the gift.

Doggie Birthday Cake

My two dogs both have birthdays in June. Satchmo was two years old on June 4th and Fiona will be one year old on June 17th. We are going to celebrate their birthdays at a dog cafe (Cafe Leafmoon) tomorrow. Here is the doggie birthday cake I made them. It is a sugarfree cake made up of all healthy ingredients, yogurt in the middle, frosted with cottage cheese, decorated with carrots and peanut butter.

SAP Cakes

My husband put in an order for two cakes for his staff. Half chocolate, half vanilla cake with homemade buttercream & their logo made out of fondant.

Breakfast With The Boss

My husband asked me to make some goodies for his job.

This is what I came up with.

Banana Nut Crumb Muffins

The recipe can be found on this wonderful blog:

http://mybakingaddiction.blogspot.com/2008/08/my-favorite-banana-crumb-muffins.html

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 large bananas, mashed
3/4 cup white sugar
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/3 cup butter, melted
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Crumb Topping

1/3 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon butter

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease 10 muffin cups, or line with muffin papers.
2. In a large bowl, mix together 1 1/2 cups flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. 3. In another bowl, beat together bananas, sugar, egg and melted butter. Stir the banana mixture into the flour mixture just until moistened. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.
4. In a small bowl, mix together brown sugar, 2 tablespoons flour and cinnamon. Cut in 1 tablespoon butter until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. Sprinkle topping over muffins.
5. Bake in preheated oven for 18 to 20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of a muffin comes out clean.

Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Recipe for this can be found another wonderful blog:

http://www.browneyedbaker.com/2009/03/13/sour-cream-coffee-cake/

Sour Cream Coffee Cake
Yield: 8 to 10 servings

12 tablespoons (1½ sticks) unsalted butter at room temperature
1½ cups granulated sugar
3 extra-large eggs at room temperature
1½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1¼ cups sour cream
2½ cups cake flour (not self-rising)
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt

For the streusel:

¼ cup light brown sugar, packed
½ cup all-purpose flour
1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
¾ cup chopped walnuts, optional

For the glaze:

½ cup confectioners’ sugar
2 tablespoons real maple syrup

Preheat the oven to 350° F. Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.

Cream the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment for 4 to 5 minutes, until light. Add the eggs 1 at a time, then add the vanilla and sour cream. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. With the mixer on low, add the flour mixture to the batter until just combined. Finish stirring with a spatula to be sure the batter is completely mixed.

For the streusel, place the brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, salt, and butter in a bowl and pinch together with your fingers until it forms a crumble. Mix in the walnuts, if desired.

Spoon half the batter into the pan and spread it out with a knife. Sprinkle with 3/4 cup streusel. Spoon the rest of the batter in the pan, spread it out, and scatter the remaining streusel on top. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean.

Let cool on a wire rack for at least 30 minutes. Carefully transfer the cake, streusel side up, onto a serving plate. Whisk the confectioners’ sugar and maple syrup together, adding a few drops of water if necessary, to make the glaze runny. Drizzle as much as you like over the cake with a fork or spoon.

Blueberry Crumb Muffins

Recipe at:

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/To-Die-For-Blueberry-Muffins/Detail.aspx

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 cup fresh blueberries
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup butter, cubed
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease muffin cups or line with muffin liners.
2. Combine 1 1/2 cups flour, 3/4 cup sugar, salt and baking powder. Place vegetable oil into a 1 cup measuring cup; add the egg and enough milk to fill the cup. Mix this with flour mixture. Fold in blueberries. Fill muffin cups right to the top, and sprinkle with crumb topping mixture.
3. To Make Crumb Topping: Mix together 1/2 cup sugar, 1/3 cup flour, 1/4 cup butter, and 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon. Mix with fork, and sprinkle over muffins before baking.
4. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until done.

Kids Cake

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