food

Four layer carrot cake with orange, ginger, cream cheese frosting and candied carrot ribbons (Martha Stewart recipes). Happy Birthday Mom!!

Look! I still make stuff! Honest and for true! The 8-layer chocolate chip cookie cake, from the Martha Stewart Living July 2011 issue. Yes, it was as good as it looks. Perhaps even better. Happy Birthday Floorshow!!  

For our birthdays, Erika and I decided to do something a little different and throw ourselves a fancy little soirée. We recreated the bubble party from Martha Stewart’s Boundless Beauty, though we did drop a few projects due to time constraints (the invitations, party favors and cupcakes). On the menu: …

This past Sunday was Cupcakecamp Ottawa 09, which was held at the Jack Purcell Community Centre. Because it was a fundraiser for a local women’s charity (and because its CUPCAKES!) we decided to participate as bakers and try making rainbow cupcakes again. The result far exceeded my expectations – they …