Icing consistency for Icing RosesOne of my readers (Anonymous) has requested a butter-cream recipe for icing roses. I would like to discuss the different uses for butter cream icing and the consistencies for each use before I post the recipe. STIFF consistency is used[...] |
The Boston Red Sox Going All the Way Again! Wordless Wednesday Cake StyleIn honor of my home town team going to the next level AGAIN!!!!! Here are some of the Red Sox cakes I have done recently! The cake with the cross and the Red Sox logo was for My biggest Fan who was also the Red Sox's[...] |
Creative Cupcakes for Kids. Lady BugsThese lady bug cupcakes are not only adorable, but they are really easy to make for both you and your kids. I love to have recipes and decorations for children that are easily accomplished because it gives the children a sense[...] |
Wordless Wednesday! Baking Style!My Grand daughter Q. Baker in training! Keep on Baking!!! Fondly, DCRose |
German Apple CakeI can remember when I was very little and my Grandmother was going to make her German Apple Cake we would take a trip to the local grocer and she would hand pick the apples at the fruit stand. I also remember the smells that always wafted[...] |
Diatetic Apple Crumb CakeTo keep with the season, this is my latest addition to my Diabetic Recipe Section. Nothing says Fall like an apple cake baking in the oven. I know I love apple cake in the fall and I am diabetic.However; this is a great recipe for[...] |
Facts about butter! Who knew?When I think of butter I think of a soft yellowish or whitish emulsion of butterfat, water, air, and sometimes salt, churned from milk or cream and processed for use in cooking and as a food. I use somewhere in the neighborhood of 700-1,000[...] |
Wedding AnniversariesToday is my daughter's and my nephew's wedding anniversary. Five years for my daughter and ten years for my nephew (more like a son). Of course, I designed and made both of their wedding cakes. Not an easy task when you are the mother of the[...] |
You can accomplish anything if you put your heart into it.I recently received an email from a stranger looking for advice on a cake that she had agreed to make for a friends birthday. She had many questions, many ideas and felt there were many obstacles and was lacking, I believe, some confidence in[...] |
It's apple picking time again! Let's make an apple pie!I live in Massachusetts, so it is the beginning of Apple Picking Season. For Mackintosh apples at least. So I packed up the car with my two daughters and my grand baby and off to Phantom Farms we went. I was shocked when they handed me the[...] |