Early fall kicks off birthday season in my family. Somewhere in there, my darling girl turned FOUR. When I started this blog, she was not yet two, a round cheeked, lisping toddler, and now she is a full blown kid, with opinions and ideas and a personality all her own. Also in there, I turn, [...]
Entries Tagged as 'birthday'
Foolproof Chocolate Cake with Pistachio Buttercream Frosting
September 29th, 2011 · 4 Comments · Baked Goods and Desserts, Holiday, Recipes
Tags: birthday·cake·chocolate·layer cake
Swedish Midsummer Strawberry Meringue Layer Cake
June 21st, 2011 · 15 Comments · Baked Goods and Desserts, Recipes, Summer
The result is a cross between a Swedish Midsummer Cake, a French Macaron or Dacquoise (the big sister to the macaron), an Australian Pavlova and my weird imagination. A very good cross. Let’s just say that four people demolished the entirety of this eight inch cake in one sitting. The edges of the meringue stay crisp, while the cream and the juicy strawberries soften the center into a creamy, light cake. It’s the very essence of summer — light and almost insubstantial, but deeply satisfying.
Tags: birthday·birthday cake·cake·meringue·strawberries·sweets
Happy Birthday to Me – Gingerbread Cake with Whisky Frosting
October 15th, 2010 · 16 Comments · Autumn, Baked Goods and Desserts, Entertaining, Recipes, Winter
Last week was my birthday, so I baked myself a birthday cake. I do realize how pathetic that sounds, but baking my own birthday cake is actually something I like to do — I get exactly what I want, I get to bake, which I actually enjoy, and I can milk the pity for all it’s worth (I had to BAKE MY OWN birthday cake!) (and lest you still feel sorry for me, my mother also baked me a birthday cake for the family celebration we had a few days after my birthday.)
I do love all kinds of cakes, but after making both a yellow cake with chocolate frosting AND strawberry cupcakes for the Nuni’s birthday, I wanted something a little more adult for mine. Something a little more complex. Something that wouldn’t be devoured by a little person within minutes of baking. And that something was gingerbread.
