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Poppy Seed Cake with Caramel Frosting

Do you have any special traditions on your birthday?  For my Mom, she likes poppyseed cake with caramel icing.  Her Mom used to make it for her every year, until one year she decided for some crazy reason that peanut butter icing would be much better.

My Mom can’t stand peanut butter.

Say hello to my Mom's favourite birthday cake: poppyseed cake with caramel icing. This version is easy to make and would make a lovely fall wedding cake with those gorgeous flowers!! Check out the recipe. #poppyseedcake #caramelfrosting

Needless to say, my Mom didn’t get her special cake for years afterward.

Around 10 years ago, I asked my Mom what her favourite cake was and she told me about the poppyseed cake with caramel frosting.  At first I thought it sounded kind of weird, but once I tasted it, I understood why it was her favourite.

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Red Velvet Cake with a Fraction of the Food Colouring

Red Velvet Cake is like that girl at the party who laughs a little too loud, wears a little too much make-up, and tries just a little too hard to be your friend. She’s really an awesome person, she’s just overcompensating.  If you got to know her a little better, you’d really like her.

Maybe I’m reading too much into a cake.  Anyway. . .

Looking for a the Goldilocks of Red Velvet cakes with cream cheese frosting? This one is made with beets, very little food colouring, and without buttermilk. It's an easy, from scratch recipe that's perfect for your Valentines day baking. #redvelvetcake #creamcheesefrosting #beets #fancycake #Valentinesday #baking #valentinesbaking #bakingwithbeets #bakingwithvegetables
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Naked Mini-Egg Easter Cake

Do you need an impressive dessert this easter?  While I can’t say that this is the best cake ever, I can  say that 18 hungry university students utterly devoured it and asked for seconds.  Make of it what you will.

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Easy & Simple Valentines Day Cupcake Decorating

You’ve promised to bring cupcakes for Valentines Day and now it’s 10PM the night before and you’re regretting your life decisions.  No skills?  No problem.  Even if you can’t work a piping bag to save your life, I’ve got you covered.

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