Daisy Cakes

12/10/2015

Chocolate Christmas Crinkle Cookies! Chocolate covered in powdered sugar. Does it get any better?!?!

02/04/2015

Red Velvet Seven Layer Bars

So, there's this baking competition coming up - my work's annual Valentine's Day Bake-Off. Last year, I entered 2 of the 4 categories and won both, which was both super exciting and super surprising. Check out that post here. This, however, has added EXTRA pressure for this year's competition. Therefore, I'm on a mission to bake my way to success. [ 1075 more words. ]

12/01/2014

Pumpkin Perfection: Snickerdoodles and Scones http://wp.me/p3D7I7-nN

Pick your poison: Breakfast or dessert. Or, you can do what I did, and consume both these recipes as breakfast and dessert...and lunch...and dinner...and walk-by-the-table-and-grab-one snack. Because that's how good these are. [ 952 more words. ]

10/24/2014

Lookin what I made last night! Pumpkin streusel bars!

10/21/2014

Brownie Perfection

You guys...I have done it. I have made the perfect brownie. From scratch. Perfect amount of chocolate. Perfect amount of gooey. Perfect amount of chewy. Perfect amount of decadence. [ 561 more words. ]

08/25/2014

Check out some of my recent creations! A lingerie cake for bachelorette Natalie and cake batter sugar cookies, which are to die for!!!

06/17/2014

Countdown to France – 6 Days! http://wp.me/p3D7I7-m1

Until about a week ago, the only complete French sentence I could say on command was “Voulez vous coucher avec moi ce soir”. This is a line from the song, Lady Marmalade, and translates to, “Will you sleep with me tonight?” As… [ 235 more words. ]

06/13/2014

Phrase-a-Day: 10 Days ’til France! http://wp.me/p3D7I7-lW

I was going to just use one phrase, but figured I should probably just go with a bunch of basics. Please and thank you and the like. Let’s face it: When it comes to more than the basics, I won’t remember much anyways! (Not without a few… [ 116 more words. ]

06/12/2014

Phrase-a-Day: 11 Days Til France! http://wp.me/p3D7I7-lT

I think one of the most important things is knowing how to count to ten: 1 – un (euh) 2 – deux (deuh) 3 – trois (twah) 4 – quatre (cat) 5 – cinq (sank) 6 – six (seece) 7 – sept (set) 8 – huit (wheat) 9 – neuf (noof) 10 – dix (deece) […] [ 59 more words. ]

06/12/2014

I Tri’d. I Endured. I Conquered. – My First Triathlon http://wp.me/p3D7I7-kY

*Swim. Bike. Run. Swim. Bike. Run.* I’ve been chanting those words in my mind for weeks, preparing and leading up to my first ever triathlon. Well, I did it. Official Triathlete here. [ 3915 more words. ]

06/10/2014

Countdown ‘Til France – French Phrase-a-Day http://wp.me/p3D7I7-l5

12 days til France! What am I talking about, you ask? Valid question. Let me explain… So, after over 3 years of employment at Saft, they are FINALLY sending me to our headquarters in Bordeaux, France. (!!!) I will also go to our plant in Nersac,… [ 127 more words. ]

06/03/2014

Triple Chocolate Layer Cake http://wp.me/p3D7I7-kF

I’m not going to beat around the bush. I’m not going to toy with your emotions, or promise you something I cannot deliver. But, there’s just no better way to say it: [ 936 more words. ]