The Blackberry Vine: March 2014

Monday, March 31, 2014

Tuesday To Do #155

Happy Tuesday To Do, Y'all!

We've got lots going on in the neck of the woods this week, how 'bout you?

Let's see this week's List Makers:

Race Day Tablescape by 3 Little Greenwoods

It's a Fabulous Life shows How to Dye East Eggs with Silk Ties

Frugal Mom Eh! shared her darling Lemon Coconut Chick Cupcake recipe

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Monday, March 24, 2014

Tuesday To Do #154

Gluten Free A-Z has some tips to slow the aging process with Roobios Tea

Can't wait to try this Skirt Steak in the Slow Cooker Recipe from Louanne's Kitchen

21 Random shares a GREAT idea for that Favorite Tee

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Sunday, March 16, 2014

Tuesday To Do #153

Happy St. Patrick's Day AND Tuesday To Do Y'all!

Hope your week is off to a great start and you're easily getting back into the swing of things after a relaxing Spring Break. I'm not going to lie...I'd love a few more days...or weeks!

Well, let's see what fun things you were up to last week:

A fun St. Patrick's Day Scavenger Hunt from Something Splendid

Some of the Best Things in Life are Mistakes shares TONS of great St. Patrick's Day ideas

This collection of St. Patrick's Day Desserts from Little Red Window is mouth-watering!

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Saturday, March 15, 2014

I'm a Little Tea Pot

A sweet friend was hosting a kitchen bridal shower and asked me to do the cake and some cookies. I was more than happy to oblige!

The cake is a Madagascar Vanilla Bean Cake with Amaretto French Buttercream filling. It was all frosted in French Buttercream except for the teapot. Oh that teapot.

If you've followed me very long, you know I just can't stand fondant. It just has such a weird texture in the mouth and tastes, well, in a word, yukky. With that being said, I think they fondant cakes are gorgeous, but I try to limit it to decorative purposes only....and only when I just can't figure out another alternative. Well, this was one of those instances.

Wanting it to be the best it could be, I went searching on the internet and found Michael Forster's Fondant Recipe. I had all of the ingredients on hand and it came together nicely.

The shape of the pot comes from a pound cake baked in my trusty ball cake pan. It was filled and crumb coated with french buttercream. Then I covered it with the fondant, added the spout, handle and top then decorated it with royal icing. Done!

So happy it stayed together through the night. My biggest fear was that I'd wake up to a spout-less pot and a messed up cake. It looked great!

The cookies are my standard sugar cookie recipe with the couple's initials.

Best wishes to the happy couple!!

Smiles!

We all Scream for ICE CREAM!

I had the pleasure of making the birthday treats for a sweet girl's birthday party.

She wanted a sparkly blue cake with a "melted" ice cream cone on top. She also requested ice cream cone cake pops for her friends.

I think she liked them, don't you?

Happy Birthday!!!

Smiles!!!

Bat Mitzvah Cupcakes for Ashley

Here's a photo of some of the cupcakes from Ashley's Bat Mitzvah...

The details for the Frappuccino Cupcakes HERE, Olympic Cupcakes HERE, Vanilla Cupcakes HERE.

It was a great event totally geared to the honoree. She chose the cupcakes because she loves frappucinos from Starbucks, she enjoys watching the Winter Olympics which were in progress, and her theme was "Chillin' with Ashley." All very cute!!

Great job, Ashley!