It's been a while since I made a cake for Paul's birthday. Last year we were on the road to Reno for a Lake Tahoe wedding -- and unfortunately also received a speeding ticket -- so baking a cake before a trip was out of the question. We decided to play it low key this... Continue Reading →
Paul’s Birthday: It’s All About The Cake
I would be remiss not to do a post about Paul's birthday. We celebrated Paul's birthday this past Wednesday -- one of the hottest days for October in recorded history. Last year, we celebrated in Cleveland and Paul didn't have a cake. Instead, we had frozen custard and Paul's was flavored with birthday cake --... Continue Reading →
All the world is birthday cake, so take a piece, but not too much
I didn't bake Paul cake last year and he's been harping how it's been 11 months since I promised to bake him a Boston cream pie. Oops. Busy year!I wanted to make it up to him and somehow redeem my laziness. Marriage does that to you. So instead of sticking with the Boston cream pie,... Continue Reading →
Obsession with cake at the age of five
My cousins, brother and I (partly obscured) entranced by cake at my fifth birthday party. At my fifth birthday party I clearly remember having two cakes: one for the adults (a yellow cake with chocolate, fudgy frosting) and a cake for the kids (some kind of white layer cake). I remember coveting that yellow cake... Continue Reading →
My Burning Kitchen... on the road 