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How To Make A Chocolate Cake Collar
Home Hacks
How many times have you made a cake or icing, only to have something be slightly off. Your crumb coat feels well, crumbly, your icing tastes good, but isn't as pretty as it should be — and a...
Roasted Vanilla Orange Juice
Recipe Reviews
We haven't seen the sun in almost two weeks here in Kansas City, so in order to bring a little cheer to our day, we thought now would be a great time to test out this recipe for Roasted Vanilla Orang...
Wedding Registry: If You Could Do It All Over Again...
Over the past few months, we've had several good friends tie the knot and we won't lie, we're kind of jealous of their gift registries. The ability to create a kitchen from scratch at a time when ki...
36 Pies for Janeen and Paul: Part Two
The timeline, the spreadsheet, the recipe and the secret ingredient
In my last Weekend Meditation, I wrote about the inspiring adventure of making thirty-six pies for the wedding reception for two close friends. Inspiration is one thing, but the practical details a...
Weekend Meditation: 36 Pies for Janeen and Paul
I've just finished assembling 36 pies which will be the alternative to a cake for the wedding of some very dear friends. I wasn't alone--we had a crew of 5 and a very efficient bride who organized a ...
Special Occasion Treat: Three-Tier Wedding Cupcakes
Tiered, frilly wedding cakes can be a little daunting for the home baker, but what about cupcakes instead? ...
Seasonal Menu Planning: Hors D'oeuvres for September?
Good Question
Here's a good question from Joan, who is planning ahead for her wedding in September. Hi! I am looking for some help and ideas for a seasonal spread of hors d'oeuvres. I am getting married in late Sep...
Inspiration: A Hand-Painted, Homemade Wedding Cake
Andrea at the blog Cooking Books just got married, and she baked her own wedding cake. That alone is a feat (we've watched Faith do the same thing). But Andrea also draped fondant, which is not alw...
Lobster Tower and Pumpkin Soup: Readers' Wedding Food
The New York Times
Have you peeked at the slideshow of wedding food from New York Times readers? No? It's worth taking a look! The Times put out a call for unique or homemade wedding food from their readers' weddings,...
Are Cookies the New Wedding Cake?
Gourmet
It's high wedding season. Was there wedding cake on your plate last weekend? Gourmet's contribution to wedding season is a nod to the newly popular tradition of a cookie buffet at a wedding. Have you ...
The Groom's Cake: A Crazy Chocolate Wedding Tradition
At weddings in certain parts of the country (mainly the South), the groom gets his own cake—usually a slightly kitschy chocolate one in the shape of something meaningful to him. The one above was fo...
Good Question: Sugar or Gumpaste Flowers for Cupcakes?
Here's a fun question from Liz! She writes: Where can I buy pre-made gum paste flowers for decorating cupcakes? I am considering baking my own wedding cupcakes, but do not have the skill to frost them...
Good Question: Fresh Ideas for Tea Sandwiches?
Sarah is getting married in May, and she and her family are throwing a casual yet elegant afternoon reception with tea and sandwiches. How charming! She has a question, though, about updating tea sand...
How To Make a Cake Stand
Hollie's February Jumpstart Project 2009
To Jumpstart Page Info and All Entries Project: How To Make a Wood Pedestal Name: Hollie Time: 3 days (mostly drying paint) Cost: 20$ CAD Looking for a pretty, inexpensive cake stand for a wedding o...
39 Layers and Some Buttercream: Wedding Cake Report
You may remember that I made the cakes last summer for my wedding. I was lucky enough to get to bake another wedding cake shortly after my own wedding -- this time for my little brother and his new wi...
DIY Wedding Cake and Ice Cream: The Recipes
Last week I showed you a few photos of my homemade wedding cakes, but neglected to give you the recipes! Here they are - two simple cakes suitable for any occasion, along with their trimmings and ice ...
Home Cooking: The Homemade Wedding Cake
Wedding cake - the sweetest part of a wedding meal. I knew from the very start that I wanted to bake my own wedding cake. It felt necessary somehow, and not so difficult - especially since we were dis...
Home Cooking: The Family Dessert Buffet
I believe that a wedding should be liberal with sweets. Every other day of the year can be restrained, healthy, and good, but after a wedding the guests should leave with a taste of something sweet in...
Home Cooking: The Home Cooked Wedding
The title of this post is misleading; my wedding meal last week wasn't exactly home cooked - that is, cooked in my own home kitchen with my own two hands. It was made by a splendidly competent caterin...
DIY Wedding Cake: One Down, A Few More To Go
I have just one of my many wedding cake layers done, but it was a doozy. It's the biggest layer of what will be a four-tier fudgy-nearly-flourless cake. The layer is huge - 14 inches! I was very, very...
DIY Wedding Recipe: Creamy, Tangy Lemon Ice Cream
A little while ago I asked for your opinions on what kind of ice cream and sorbet I should make to pair with my homemade wedding cakes. Well, the decision is made! Read on for the recipe... ...
3 Liters of Olive Oil, 11 Dozen Eggs, 9 Pounds of Butter...
...and a few other things. Can you guess what this pile is for?...
Wedding Friday: What Kind Of Ice Cream Goes With Lemon and Chocolate Cakes?
So... by now you know that I have my heart set on making my own cake for my wedding this fall. I'm also determined to make ice cream to go along with it. (Using my new toy!) I'm planning one kind of i...
Wedding Friday: Customized Recipe Cards
This has nothing to do with baking my own wedding cake or churning our wedding ice cream (which I am currently psyching myself up to do) but with another small wedding detail that actually could be ap...
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