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I've been doing fondant research for a long time but never had the desire to give it a try. I'm WAY too fond of elaborately flavored, filled, and garnished cakes. I don't like the taste of fondant (not even marshmallow fondant) but I think Kaylen is finally at an age where she will better appreciate a decorative (less tasty, IMO) cake.
Perfect example: Last year she didn't like her cake because it had a strawberry jam filling and she said jelly doesn't go on cakes. She's a sugar, butter and food-dye kind of girl.
She wanted a pink and zebra striped party this year, and I obliged. I planned a 2-tiered round layer cake with zebra pattern on the inside, pink fondant on the bottom tier, and zebra fondant on the top tier. I borrowed fondant supplies (2 sized rollers, smoother, mat, etc) from my friend Janet (a fondant expert) and saved a small fortune. Thanks, pumpkin!
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Happy Father's Day! Kaylen wanted to bake Matt some cupcakes today. Since I'm such a control freak in the kitchen and I usually limit what she is allowed to help with, she was stoked to be allowed to bake her own cupcakes from start to finish all by herself. I swear, I didn't do a thing! She even cleaned up!
We chose Martha's Devil's Food Cupcakes because I had all the ingredients and Matt's favorite cake is chocolate. Kaylen wanted vanilla frosting, although I tried my hardest to sway her towards chocolate. Vanilla frosting...pssshhhh. I don't know where she gets that from. Definitely not me.
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I have never in my life willingly chosen chicken over beef. That would be a crime against humanity. And when I suggested to Matt that these tacos might be better than beef, or at least comparable, he disagreed with me. To put it mildly. However, I think that's only because he has something deep down inside that won't allow him to admit such a thing. Because I've never seen him moan over beef tacos.
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For my dad's birthday I knew I was going to do something either Snickerdoodle or German Chocolate because those are his favorites. I considered cupcakes or a cake, and ended up choosing the German Chocolate cake because it felt more birthday-ey.
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I've made several variations of this recipe in the past and typically I make it with Italian sausage, which is fantastic. Tonight I had to make do with pantry staples because this was a last-minute throw-together meal, so it ended up vegetarian. Matt didn't smash his plate down to the floor in protest, so I guess he was okay with it.
And yes, vodka is a pantry staple.
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