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60 Candles

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> Yesterday saw the entire family together to celebrate Daddy’s birthday–a rare moment in time when all of us could come together in a single room and not be in cities, states, or oceans apart.  I’d say it was a smashing success! My Autumn themed dinner party included (from left to right) Roasted Maple Glazed..read more

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White Fluffy Cupcakes

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If the coagulation of the egg whites doesn’t scare you off, you not only win the bravery badge, you win the yummy one as well.  Everyone seems to get so freaked out about whipping up egg whites and I tend to think that it whittles down to just being a bit apprehensive about doing something..read more

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Clouds & Cotton Candy

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Clouds & Cotton Candy.  That’s the texture I’m talkin’ about.  If the coagulation of the egg whites doesn’t scare you off, you not only win the bravery badge, you win the yummy one as well.  Everyone seems to get so freaked out about whipping up egg whites and I tend to think that it whittles..read more

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Strawberries & Cream Cake

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The one we’ll be focusing on today: 4-layer fresh strawberry cake–perfectly pink and moist, squished with layers of fresh strawberry jam and cream, smeared with lots of vanilla bean buttercream. Here is the 2-layer strawberry sponge cake with fresh cream that I made for Christmas (but I personally wouldn’t object to having this as my..read more

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