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Friday, March 29, 2019

Foodie Friday: Let Them (Me) Eat Cake!


That's right. This April Fool is starting the birthday weekend with cake, but I refuse to be a day over 39. Every year sweet "Mr. Shop This" asks what kind of birthday cake I want. After some hits and misses, I decided a few years ago, to make my own. I mean, I can't lick the spoon with a bakery bought cake. Here's to sweet celebrations for all of us!


Champagne Cake
What a perfect cake for a celebration! It has everything I love, too - Champagne, lots of Buttercream Meringue Frosting, and a
 bit of bling.
Batter & Dough 

Hot Cocoa Layer Cake
This recipe had me at all of that frosting. Oh what fun! It's made with bittersweet chocolate, hot cocoa, buttermilk, heavy cream, and homemade marshmallows. Just Yum!
Bakers Royale

Lemon Lavender Champagne Cake
I told you that I loved champagne! Not only is this pretty, but it's made with lavender extract, champagne and cake box mix! By the way, the Duncan Heinz lemon cake mix is actually very good. A pretty cake for Easter!
Brit & Co.

Key Lime Strawberry Coconut 
Ice Cream Cake
I usually am not a big ice cream cake fan. Something about soggy cake. This cake is different. It is completely no bake and features three homemade no churn ice creams, with a crust of shortbread cookies. And isn't it 
just the prettiest? 
Life Love & Sugar
Coconut Banana Cake 
This recipe is for my sister, Carole. As a child, she had our Mom make a banana cake just for her. Tieghan, the recipe author, states that if we love chocolate, coconut and banana, this is a must make. My favorite part is all of the
 gooey frosting.
Half Baked Harvest

Tres Leches Cake
Normally I am not a sheet cake kind of girl. In my view, I miss the layer of frosting that a layer cake offers. But this dairy infused cake has a tequila spiked caramel sauce. Drop the mic!
Williams Sonoma

Chocolate Cake With 
How pretty is this? I am not sure if my frosting skills are up to the ruffles, but just plain would taste the same. The frosting is actually lavender Swiss Meringue which 
sounds delightful!
 Hummingbird High

Almond Joy Layer Cake
One of My Dad's favorite candy bars. If he was here, I would make this cake for him. Truly an Instagam worthy cake. And I am sure that it tastes as good as it looks.
Sprinklebakes

Toffee Angle Food Cake
A beautiful cake with layers of whipped cream, caramel sauce, and toffee candy. How can that not be good?
Taste Of Home

Flourless Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake
{ Naturally Gluten Free }
This recipe may be the winner for my birthday. To me, there is no better duo than chocolate and peanut butter.  It features ganache and peanut butter buttercream. Oh My!!
Yammie Snoshery

Flowerfetti Cake
One of the prettiest cakes I ever saw.  The texture of the cake looks fluffy and that blueberry jam delish. Get the recipe and even more pretty pictures at
Twigg Studio

Triple Chocolate Mousse Cake
Another one of life's special treats, in my opinion, is chocolate mousse. I adore making it! This recipe features three types of chocolate. Divine.
Life Love & Sugar

Carrot Cake With Pecan Frosting
A cake that looks just like the one my Mother made. It was one of the best cakes ever, and this recipe just might
 match hers.
Taste Of Home

 Champagne Cupcakes With Rose Hibiscus Buttercream
These are celebration-worthy, that's for sure. Just beautiful and I want some of that champagne frosting right now!
The Seaside Baker