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Sugar On The Brain: Hello Kitty Birthday Cake
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Sugar On The Brain. Friday, March 15, 2013. Hello Kitty Birthday Cake. I made a cake last week for my friend and yoga teacher. Her daughter turned 6 and wanted a Hello Kitty cake. I had the perfect idea in mind for the cake. I wanted to try and do an icing transfer! I keep trying new things, because i like to push myself to see what i can accomplish and this seemed like something i could manage. I let it sit overnight and went to bed with a bit of a prayer on my lips. I bought pre-made Wilton posies beca...
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Sugar On The Brain: Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies
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Sugar On The Brain. Monday, December 17, 2012. Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies. My Mother-in-law wanted to move up Christmas this year. Yes, the whole end-of-the-world thing. Being the good DIL i am, and for a dreamer, rather grounded in reality, i had to poke a little fun at her. It's my job, right? Keep everyone real. Because, honestly, i prefer my flights of fancy as solo trips, or at least i want to bring a good friend with a good sense of humour along. 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour. 1 3/4 cups sugar.
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Sugar On The Brain: April 2012
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Sugar On The Brain. Monday, April 23, 2012. Racing To The Party! I knew the cake i made would have to be sturdy, and i worried that regular cake wouldn't take the abuse. I found some promising looking pound cake recipes on this website. When i scrolled down and saw there was a chocolate variation, i was sold! Same recipe, just add chocolate? I REALLY tested the limits of my 5 qt. stand mixer with this one. As i mixed the batter, and the level kept rising, my husband and i were debating on whether...I div...
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Sugar On The Brain: September 2012
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Sugar On The Brain. Monday, September 3, 2012. My daughter turned 5 years old last week, and a few weeks ago i asked her what kind of cake she would like for her birthday. She said Tinkerbell. We looked around the internet and i saw a definite theme with cakes. She said she wanted one with 'lots of fairies'. I had this vision in my head for a BIG cake. Way too big for the amount of people i actually needed to serve. But when i go for it, i generally go big. As if i was so sure it was somehow the cake's.
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Sugar On The Brain: June 2012
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Sugar On The Brain. Friday, June 29, 2012. This year, we discovered we have a fruit tree in our backyard! I was pretty sure it was a plum tree but it *could* be a nectarine tree. I want to say i am sure but i'm not. Either way, i love plums AND nectarines. I got hooked on nectarines when i was pregnant, and they are one of my favorites. I looked up a lovely recipe. 2 ½ cups sliced plums, pits removed. 188; cup plus 2 Tbsp sugar. 1 tsp lemon juice. 1 Tbsp Grand Mariner (optional). The result was surprisin...
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Sugar On The Brain: May 2012
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Sugar On The Brain. Sunday, May 20, 2012. Today i happen to be home with the kids without boys or men of any kind. The kids are happy to run off and play, and i knew the time had come to have my kitchen to myself. I found the recipe on Epicurean.com. 1 can (20 oz.) pineapple chunks (i used pineapple rings). 1/3 cup packed brown sugar. 1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted. 1 cup all-purpose flour. 190; cup sugar. 189; tsp. baking powder. 188; cup unsalted butter, room temperature. If you choose to use pineappl...
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Sugar On The Brain: Once Upon A Dream
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Sugar On The Brain. Saturday, January 26, 2013. Once Upon A Dream. One of my all-time favorite Disney movies is Sleeping Beauty. It's one of those movies that makes every little princess-loving little girl sigh with wistful wonder that someday their price will come. One of my friends asked me if i could make a cake for her little girl, who also adores Aurora. Of course i said yes! That was the scene i wished to re-create with my cake. I happened to find the most perfect Disney figurines, and i was all set.
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Sugar On The Brain: October 2012
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Sugar On The Brain. Monday, October 1, 2012. German Chocolate and Camo Cupcakes. Something terrible happened last week. It was actually a day i have feared for a very long time. My son, my oldest baby, my longtime joy. turned 18. See, i told you! Okay, well it wasn't HORRIBLE. Not really. But i was sad. And i cried. Not like a river of tears, but there were a few. And maybe a sniffle. And chocolate. See how my brain switches gears? My husband actually hid the rest of the cake away in our bedroom to preve...
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Sugar On The Brain: Zebra Striped Belly Cake
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Sugar On The Brain. Wednesday, November 28, 2012. Zebra Striped Belly Cake. I had the wonderful opportunity to make a baby shower cake last week! As an added bonus, it was for family, which makes it all the more special. I had a lot of 'firsts' involved in this cake. 1 It was my first baby shower cake. 2 It is the first cake i have successfully covered entirely in fondant. 3 It's the first cake that i had an audience for basically from start to finish. And a Wilton Ball pan. Now, for the actual baby show...
