If I had this dress...
I would probably want this cake...
(from Nadia and Co.)
But then...
I might be inclined to throw a Marie Antoinette inspired party alltogether.
Which very well might lead to this...
That...
In most cases would be -
Just what the doctor ordered.
Yes.
Oh yes.
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Ooooo, that's a way to start a Monday...
Hello Fudge Cake.
Chocolate fudge sundae cake, to be exact.
Just look at that cake.
Doesn't it knock your socks off?
Guess what?
It's a painting.
Are you fainting?
I am.
It is the art work of Natalie Featherston.
Her crinkled paper paintings blow me away too.
But that key-lime pie...
Oh my!
Amazing or what?
Oil painting goodness.
You can visit Natalie here...
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It is mid-October, and just cooling off enough for a late afternoon garden party in our neck of the woods.
I dream of a garden party such as this...
Where I would bring a cake like this...
I would use, Sweetapolita's sugary butter-cream frosting recipe.
Which I have used before.
Yumm.
1 cup (227 g/2 sticks/8 oz) unsalted butter, softened
6 cups (750 g/1 lb + 10 oz) icing sugar (confectioners’)
1/2 cup (125 ml) whipping cream (35%)
2 tablespoons (30 mL) pure vanilla extract
1 tablespoon (15 mL) water
a pinch of salt
Method:
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Then, I would dream of wearing something like this.
Just because...
Bejeweled, fluffer ruffled, and throwing a garden party, for no good reason.
Other than.
To celebrate today.
Yes, yes, that is what I would do.
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Oranges are a huge party of our world. We buy lots of oranges several times a week, for fresh squeezed orange juice in the mornings. It is the only thing that gives me an unmistakable pep.
(image from sfgirlbybay)
In mid-December, we turn our orange rinds into candied orange peels, which are a hit with everyone. This is the recipe I use every year.
Here is how they look.
We put them in jars and tie them up, and give them as gifts.
So, I guess you can say, I have perpetual orange of the brain.
This year I am going to whip up some orange marmalade.
Alton Brown has a great recipe here.
But this weekend I am going to make this cake below, I have decided.
Imagine how it makes your house smell?
Have you heard of chocolate cake baked in your grill, inside of orange shells?
Oh my!
I can hardly believe it!
It's worth a try just for the experimental factor, I think.
Oh...
And what about a Fresh California Orange cake?
I think this one is definitely going into the must try box.
It uses a creamy orange frosting.
Yumm!
And just look at this rich stunning chocolate orange cake.
Can you almost smell it through the screen?
I so can.
Okay so, the more I venture into chocolate orange cake, the more decadence I find.
Hello, Chocolate Cake with Orange Marmalade and Chocolate Glaze!
Swoon.
Orange and dark, so pretty together.
Oh and, one last thing.
Did you ever think you could pair these words...?
Fat Free Vegan Chocolate Orange Cake!?
Well, you can, and everyone is raving about the cake and the recipe, here.
I am fainting from the fumes that my brain thinks it is smelling.
Does that happen to you?
Can you smell things in your mind?
I can.
And the other day, I noticed that my dad could to.
Weird.
Happy orangey caking and making!!
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Moistest yellow cake with melt in your mouth buttercream frosting?
Now that's what I am talking about...!
If I get a hankering for something sweet, it needs to be really good.
Not wrapped in a clear wrapper.
But really, homemade, yumm.
This cake is from Bakerella.
Love visiting her.
Here is her recipe for the moist yellow cake, below, but if you want the tips for moistening the layers and making the exquisite frosting, then visit Bakerella here...
Moist Yellow Cake
1 cup (2 sticks) of butter (room temperature)
2 cups of sugar
4 eggs (room temperature)
3 cups of sifted self-rising flour (White Lily)
1 cup of whole milk (room temperature)
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract (McCormicks)
1/2 teaspoon butter flavoring
This cake reminds me of those vintage cakes that ladies would whip up in the 50's.
Even served as after dinner dessert, with no real special occasion to celebrate.
I love baking cakes for special events, and for non-special events.
There is something so peaceful about baking to me.
And bonus, you have a wonderful treat in the end.
To boot, you learn new tips and tricks every time you bake.
Speaking of tips and tricks, have you seen this book?
I adore it.
It's a must have.
If you click below, you can see some snippets inside the book.
Vintage Cakes: Timeless Recipes...
It inspires me so.
I love vintage cakes like I love heirloom flowers.
Speaking of heirloom, I just spied this.
I think I need one.
Vintage Cakes: More than 90 Heirloom Recipes.
Oh my gooooodness.
Looks like a wonderful book!
I am so inspired right now.
I feel like being in a vintage store, shopping for vintage baking supplies.
It's so relaxing, isn't it?
Just browsing around.
Then coming home, putting on some great music, and baking.
Makes the house smell soooo good.
Especially a cake like the moist yellow cake recipe at the top.
Time to get on the apron and turn on the oven, me thinks.
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