tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74614893163485261242024-02-06T22:10:07.489-08:00Serene's KitchenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461489316348526124.post-27190638854139557702024-01-16T20:21:00.000-08:002024-01-16T20:21:01.846-08:00A long overdue Rich Dark Chocolate Mousse Cake for another dear friend - Jan 2024<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS9uTx6KVKD6iipSnKFij5hKqKCmWQJnf_o85LuXtZ5FAmVxMxYZrNJrSVqU1VDY3ohmAKfEltoyE-7WcYAreEQ7dKGFVWA6G2SHi3AgVL7MuevTcs1pIrjLSGVnzM_q7_VVnfKWXGdxMbKQ1dKFC-Q4qNDmR6ljgxC7QDikKvKqqE44m0oPzdHWuZmB0/s3270/FullSizeRender.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3270" data-original-width="2526" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS9uTx6KVKD6iipSnKFij5hKqKCmWQJnf_o85LuXtZ5FAmVxMxYZrNJrSVqU1VDY3ohmAKfEltoyE-7WcYAreEQ7dKGFVWA6G2SHi3AgVL7MuevTcs1pIrjLSGVnzM_q7_VVnfKWXGdxMbKQ1dKFC-Q4qNDmR6ljgxC7QDikKvKqqE44m0oPzdHWuZmB0/w494-h640/FullSizeRender.jpeg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461489316348526124.post-90635899840142944722024-01-16T20:16:00.000-08:002024-01-16T20:16:40.957-08:00My first Double Barrel cake for a dear friend - March 2023<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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And what a delicious confection it was - a Chiffon cake with Swiss Meringue buttercream and Blueberry compote. My little guy does not do simple. Yumm!<br /><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWJCs6vPvpADFkvA7Vcak0FbO0ya8PSf0nvMZOYcWw6fQXPQLkhOy0LFAKRSnRAMmFJTGdyKPi_vYsb2zDxqV9NC8TO7QL02OKzETXTObWBQO-8WTCwtJULvi7qq47WGa8IYKtMjfEKFfvps_Z199rCkZzgJPZnMYAhESfFMbEgZSDPncv4HMeHIUK=s870" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="870" data-original-width="590" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWJCs6vPvpADFkvA7Vcak0FbO0ya8PSf0nvMZOYcWw6fQXPQLkhOy0LFAKRSnRAMmFJTGdyKPi_vYsb2zDxqV9NC8TO7QL02OKzETXTObWBQO-8WTCwtJULvi7qq47WGa8IYKtMjfEKFfvps_Z199rCkZzgJPZnMYAhESfFMbEgZSDPncv4HMeHIUK=w271-h399" width="271" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjW0Hjl0rkg03QhK3NJq5vlMxWVo-gRPNdPpy1E1jrU9Zawf8wxGvkhRccSmHPAPTUK-3BPn_s1sWTkPdqB_W4XDdkeokruiXIIQG_a9yp8os-zIzWdvY6OiJug2_P9gnEKkyOHseaCYkZYJiRXFfuJ8ZyvVq0nyoR2pP9-6juXPCteh76v4WmEyka=s1904" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461489316348526124.post-53454885871242297112016-10-19T13:40:00.003-07:002016-10-19T13:40:56.483-07:00Bella's whimsical cake<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461489316348526124.post-60707171317794371322016-10-19T13:39:00.001-07:002016-10-19T13:39:49.859-07:00Damask and quilted cake for a sweet 16<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461489316348526124.post-83548903012883899432015-10-26T06:17:00.003-07:002015-10-26T06:17:32.849-07:00Bella's Spooktacular Birthday Cake<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461489316348526124.post-4150699693996021412015-10-06T11:53:00.002-07:002015-10-28T07:09:58.520-07:00Ayden's Fire Truck cake!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461489316348526124.post-69894675227349725522015-09-01T11:47:00.000-07:002015-10-28T07:09:40.958-07:00Rachel's soccer cake!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461489316348526124.post-90933139325931888222015-06-09T18:03:00.000-07:002015-10-28T07:08:53.228-07:00The Sughrues' 50th Anniversary cake!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461489316348526124.post-18356388911364186022015-05-26T08:53:00.003-07:002015-10-28T07:06:38.023-07:00Journey 2011-2014<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
So I see there have been a lot of visitors to the blog thanks to my kind friends at <a href="http://adayhereandthere.com/">http://adayhereandthere.com/</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Dressupyourparty">https://www.facebook.com/Dressupyourparty</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Unicorns, rainbows and pretty flowers for a very sweet 5 year old darling. The unicorn was a bit challenging as it looked a lot like a frozen chicken while I was making the body. Thank goodness it finally came together after adding the head, mane and tail. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The roses were made out of royal icing and a small star tip following the instructions of the generous and very inspiring Sweet Sugarbelle. Check out her blog and instructions on making these roses:</span><br />
<a href="http://www.sweetsugarbelle.com/2012/08/simple-swirl-roses/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.sweetsugarbelle.com/2012/08/simple-swirl-roses/</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The roses were left to dry atleast 24-48 hours before I used them on the cake.</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461489316348526124.post-21890748783093792272013-04-20T06:37:00.004-07:002013-04-20T06:42:04.837-07:00Fencing cake - Red Velvet<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another 6" red velvet cake for my friend's teenage daughter who is a fencing aficionado. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Below is the red velvet recipe I use. It makes a nice 4" tall 6" cake or 3" tall 8" cake. The cake usually domes so you will have to saw off the top to get a nice flat layer. But those crusty crumbs are the BEST for nibbling.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">2 1/2 cup cake flour (I use KAF unbleached cake flour)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">I use the crusting cream cheese frosting recipe from Cake central as I like my iced cake to be as smooth as possible. It subs some of the butter for shortening. For this sized cake, I use 1/2 recipe.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cream butter, shortening, cream cheese and extracts. Gradually add confectioner's sugar and salt. Beat on low speed until nice and creamy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This recipe is for a stiff consistency. For a thinner consistency, use 3 pounds of powdered sugar instead.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you want a very smooth cake, let the cake sit for 15 minutes after icing. Then smooth with a Viva paper towel.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461489316348526124.post-38386516134288980742013-04-05T08:12:00.000-07:002013-04-05T08:12:00.219-07:00Sweet 16 Macaron cake<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This was a special request - a Parisian themed sweet 16 cake. The macarons were Nutella, coffee, raspberry flavors. The box and the "tissue" are both made out of fondant with stencilled gold pattern with colors to match the birthday girl's dress. This was a fun cake to make :-)</div>
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This was my 1st icecream cake with whipped cream frosting for Arsh's "sister's" birthday <br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461489316348526124.post-54929091795641595262013-04-05T08:02:00.003-07:002013-04-05T08:02:48.805-07:00Miss me?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">This is a small/tall red velvet cake for a friend's nephew who loves penguins!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I think the penguins came out really cute looking :-)</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461489316348526124.post-91641434490344855012011-06-07T13:20:00.000-07:002011-07-07T13:23:27.783-07:00Arsh's birthday cake!Everything on the cake is edible except for a few toothpicks to keep the people in place. So what do you think?<br />
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I only have pictures of the finished products but I'll try to post the recipes and some things I learned while making these cupcakes and toppers soon. Till then, the pics of the baby chickies and duckies cupcakes made for 8 adorable little kids.<br />
So pleased with the results!<br />
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A few months ago, I saw these beautiful monogrammed pink and white cookies on "Bake at 350" and they've been on my mind since then. My cousin's baby shower this past weekend gave me the perfect excuse to attempt these. I used white chocolate and white non pareils to create the B is for Baby monogram and then used regular <a href="http://cakecentral.com/recipes/2055/no-fail-sugar-cookies">NFSC sugar cookies </a>and <a href="http://sweetopia.net/2009/06/cookie-decorating-tutorial-general-tips-butterfly-cookies/">Sweetopia's royal icing recipe </a>to do the rest. I think they came out well except for 2 problems...there wasn't enough contrast between the white polka dots and the baby pink so they don't stand out and secondly, I realized that I just can't draw a neat flower with icing. I might have to play with the icing consistency to give me a little more time to draw the outline.<br />
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Here are the finished monograms. No two are alike..sigh!<br />
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