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Cake Bakin’ Season

May 3, 2012
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It’s that time of year again when I make about a million cakes. You would think this sort of thing happens in the winter months, but not for me. I’ve got 3 birthday’s and a shower on the horizon. Not counting the April birthday and bridge club party (totally my mom’s thing) I made these [...]

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Happy Birthday Elsa!

July 18, 2011
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We celebrated Elsa’s 2nd birthday this past Saturday. It is insane how fast these kiddos grow! It really does seem like yesterday that Aaron and I were bringing this little sweetie baby home from the hospital. Elsa’s has recently decided that she is obsessed with balloons. It made sense that her party center around this [...]

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Whoa! That’s a bunch of berries.

June 23, 2011
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So it’s here! SUMMER! Now we can all breathe a sigh of relief as we welcome those steamy nights with gin and tonics, lemonade stands at neighborhood garage sales, mimosa soaked patio brunches and most importantly a bounty of fresh fruits and veggies to get us through until that cold MN winter hits us again [...]

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HBD Dad!

April 4, 2011
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Today’s my dad’s birthday, we celebrated yesterday with steak dinner, baked potatoes, artichoke salad and chocolate cake (or as Finn would say, “black cake”.) Dad says it never snows after his birthday, let’s hope that’s true.

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Best Layer Cake To-Date!

October 31, 2010
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Alright, this post is exactly a month overdue. I made my most successful layer cake to date for Jeff’s birthday in September. I still have a ways to go but I was pretty happy with the results. Thanks to a few helpful cake icing tips from the ladies over at prudent baby, I’ll soon be [...]

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