God Bless Texas

It's hard to believe, but I have lived in Dallas for six and a half years! I have no idea where the time has gone, but all I know is Dallas is home.  I hear people complain about the traffic and the weather, but I love it here! So I was very excited when my friend Paige asked me if I could make a cake of the Texas flag.

The cake was for a party for some of her friends that are moving to Dallas.  One is from Dallas and one is from New York so they gave him a big ole Texas welcome and I was more than happy to help.  The cake was a 2 layer 9 x 13 vanilla cake with with vanilla buttercream  In order to make the colors look good, I used red, white and blue fondant strips to cover the cake with a white fondant star.  

All I can say is that I can only hope they are as happy in Dallas as I have been. 

Thanks y'all! 

Sara

Sweets for your sweet

I love Valentine's Day! I always have, even when I was single.  In college, we used to call it "SAD Day" or "Single's Awareness Day", which according to the Hallmark calendar is February 15.  Anyway, I think it's a very pretty holiday and very cheery - regardless of your relationship status.

In keeping with my New Year Resolutions, I have been trying out some new recipes and decorating techniques.  So a few weeks ago, I decided to get some Valentine's Day practice in and make some sugar cookies.  I literally spent the entire day making and decorating cookies, which is also very pretty and makes me very cheery.

Here's the entire bunch 

Love these guys - might be my favorites

Can't go wrong with sugar crystals

Again - might be my favorites 

Love the simplicity of these

And since I was in the mood - I carried the Valentine's Day theme into my cake from class this week.  It was a 2 layer 8" round covered in white fondant with red fondant accents. 

So sweet

 The cake itself was my favorite chocolate cake recipe with vanilla bean latte swiss meringue buttercream (from a new favorite blog - Sweetapolita.com)

The inside 

I hope each of you have a wonderful Valentine's Day or Single's Awareness Day! And remember, what better way to celebrate than eating cake and cookies, and it's always better to do that alone - that way you don't have to share!  

Sara