Happy Day to all you Mothers

This was my second attempt at a Red Velvet cake...this time sans the food coloring. I did add about 2 tablespoons of beet powered for color but that seemed to only add a pink tint. Luckily, this cake was not for a customer, but for family. I explained to my family that I am seeking a Red Velvet recipe without food coloring, since so many people object to red dye #40. This recipe tastes the best I have ever tasted... but did not come out red in the least. My family was just as pleased NOT to have the food coloring, so it was all good.
 The buttercream rose was left over from another cake, so since I was a little short of time and creativity, I plunged into my drawer of flowers I have made previously... and put together this cake. It was a huge hit...and by far, my favorite tasting from cake to frosting!

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Bobby Flay's Red Velvet Cake

I made this cake last week for a dear cousin of mine.
I used Bobby Flay's recipe from FoodNetwork.com.
The only change I made, was I did not use red food coloring, instead I used beet powder. The cake did not taste like beets what so ever. This frosting is more difficult than a basic buttercream but is well worth it.

Cupcakes Galore (and cookies too)

Just a few pictures of cupcakes/cookies that I forgot to post.

I call the chocolate cupcakes... Mostess Cupcakes instead of Hostess. :)

Birthdays at Thanksgiving

I forgot to update my pictures here... This is a Chocolate Caramel Cake with chocolate fondant. The leaves are a gumpaste/fondant mix dusted with petal dust.

Red Velvet

This is a cake that I frosted and decorated in under about 30 minutes while teaching course 1! This is a Red Velvet Cake with cream cheese frosting. The roses are made of chocolate buttercream. Had I had more time I could have cleaned up the edges a bit... made it all a bit smoother, but over all I am pleased. Cream cheese frosting is very temperamental...melts very quickly! My mother in law and the family ate the cake tonight... they LOVED it. By far one of the best tasting cakes I have had! :)

Dusting & Steaming Roses...And flower Cupcakes today!

These are the same roses from my earlier post. Today I brushed them with petal dust and steamed them. I love the way they look, the pictures do not do them justice.









Vanilla cup cakes frosted with Swiss Meringue Butter Cream...Yummmy!