Day of Cakes

My friend J came over and we decorated some cakes. I like to do a whole bunch in one day and freeze them; cake freezes and defrosts quite well and it's nice to have a cake on hand. They are all basic and general so they can be used or given away for any occasion. I love cake.

Wedding Cake

A few friends hired me to make their wedding cake. Their colors were creamy white and dusty rose, and they liked the almond icing on white cakes, and lemon icing on lemon cakes. So the solution was to make floating tiers with a lemon cake in the middle. These are 8, 14, and 18 inch tiers. The flowers are gumpaste that I hand painted with edible color. Painting the flowers was actually a lot of fun!



This is the finished product.




And this is a shot of the top tier. To serve their number, we actually had to cut all 3 tiers. I provided a 6 inch cake separately for them to take home for their 1 year anniversary.

Peanut Butter Squares

These no-fuss, no-muss cookies are always a favorite at potlucks. I give out the recipe at least 20 times a year. For the peanut butter lover in your home, these are the way to go. (For the health-conscious in your home, avoid these like the plague).


2 sticks of margerine or unsalted butter, melted
1 cup of creamy peanut butter
1.5 cups graham cracker crumbs
Approx 3-4 cups of confectioners sugar

Combine melted butter, peanut butter, and graham crumbs. Add in confec. sugar 1 cup at a time until it will take no more sugar. Mixture should be moist and crumbly. Press into a 9x13 pan and chill.

1 bag chocolate chips
3 tbsp margerine

Melt chocolate and margerine together, then spread over the peanut butter mixture. Chill 20 minutes before cutting into squares.