First, a little bit about me. I have a good bit of free time on my hands, though I cram pack it with as much activity as I can. I am married and I have a dog who is about to turn one year...so a puppy, really. I have two jobs - one as a technical writer and one as a professional dog trainer. In my free time I like to bake, go jogging, knit, sew, crochet, throw baby showers and bithday parties for friends and, of course, go out to eat. One friend recently asked me if I ever sit still...and the answer is yes. I sit still when I'm knitting, and when I'm writing this blog.
So now on to the interesting stuff, right? Right! BAKING!!!
The first thing I ever remember baking was in the fourth grade I made a dump cake...and then I was hooked. (Mom, why did you let me start this obsession!?!?!?) After that it was pound cake, dump cake, flan cake (a mix of flan and cake that is actually surprisingly yummy), cookies, and a whole world of confectionary delights opened up. I was proposed to on many occasions by friends and classmates in hopes of a bright future of cakes and sugar...no dice.
So then in college I decided to make my first cheesecake. Jackpot! That is my forte and my passion. But, that is not what this post is about. I'm sure I could continue to DAZZLE you with the history of my baking, but I won't bore you with all the gritty details. For another time....
Many successes and many failures later, here I am, sitting on my couch drinking cucumber lemonade (sounds gross but is wonderful) and writing my first blog entry. Tonight, I want to introduce you to my newest melt-in-your-mouth, out-of-this-world, forget-your-own-name cake. This, my friends, is a white chocolate cake with blackberry icing. YUM! After several hours in the kitchen mixing cake, then icing, then cake, then icing again, all in the midst of cooking my first ever tuna steak, I emerge bright and cheerful (though a bit covered in flour) with a beautiful cake imaged with a fluffy brown bear holding roses. On a light purple background, the bear is holding peach roses with pink tips. The roses are my personal favorite part of the cake. And it is bordered with peach dots, or circles, whichever sounds better to you.
As I was making the bear my husband and I both agreed that he looks like he's made out of wheat spaghetti noodles, lol. Maybe not the most conventional way to put a bear on a cake, but I am VERY pleased with the results.
