Every time D leaves for deployment, the floodgates open in Clovis and it rains for days on end. The funny thing about that is I always forget we have a wetlands area across the street from us that fills up in to a massive pond/small lake. Sounds nice, right? Yes...until the frogs get there. Then… Continue reading Classic birthday cakes (some WAY better than others) and Predator…
Month: May 2014
Cookie Monster cake…not just for kids!
...as in, not a single child had a piece of this cake. My husband is getting ready to go on one of his yearly government mandated vacations, so we threw him a going away bash/early birthday extravaganza at a friend's house this past Saturday. It was pretty much the child's birthday party you always wanted… Continue reading Cookie Monster cake…not just for kids!
Please tell me this looks like cake to you…
Yellow cake is arguably the best smelling of all cake flavors. So don't make the same mistake I did today and pull one out of the oven and then sit down to eat a chef salad for lunch while the cakey aroma wafts through the air...because there is nothing more unbelievably unsatisfying as eating rabbit… Continue reading Please tell me this looks like cake to you…
Royal Icing is a Royal Pain in my…
Hand. What did you think I was going to say? Okay, given my propensity for colorful language, I can see how that was misleading, and I apologize. So here's a picture of a really pretty cake I made this weekend to make up for it:Straightforward- simply cake by Kate.Better? Yes. Moving on then...this little lovely… Continue reading Royal Icing is a Royal Pain in my…
Kate Bakes Cakes 