eat cake.

a touch of yellow can brighten your day :)

pumpkin in may?

believe it or not pumpkin puree

is impossible to find in may...

searched high and lo :)

all said and done this project

was successful and delicious...

worth the wait.

(p.s. vons carries it on & off year round,

luck was on my side this time!!)

pumpkin cakes.

whipping up cream cheese frosting,

p.s. don't know how i'd live with out my kitchen aid mixer...

frosted and sprinkled with a little tlc. enjoy!

cozy afternoons.

dark chocolat covered strawberries

+

a cup o' french pressed coffee

+

fresh cut flowers

=

tuesday afternoon bliss...

french macaroons.

ok peeps, i know its been a while since my last post.

but after finally settling into my new kitch,

here is my first batch of french macaroons...ever...

baking to perfection...

vanilla bean with lemon marscapone cream. Mmmmm. Mmmm..

vanilla bean with dark chocolate ganache.

i love color

had a wonderful day with the fam...

thank you jenni for hosting yet another wonderful brunch.

a few snapshots of our day...

centerpiece created by j.

vanilla bean cake with yummy buttercream frosting

&

carrot cake with homemade cream cheese frosting

all topped with cadburry chocolate eggs and coconut...

a few tasteee treats from sf.

miette patisserie. french macarons...

market bar. apple cinnamon crepes with marscapone filling..

mmm.mmm...donuts...

i recently became a fan of cake donuts and the urge to make them delicious & homemade... (have a gut feeling they will soon be the new cupcake...) and tonight i have mastered the vanilla cake donut, baked....not fried... which means you can eat and be merry... and yes, guilt free :) recipe found via family circle mag...