a Fudge Shoppe Easter

the fudge shoppe

^ visit!

my husband made the website & I took the Easter pictures!

"the business of business is people"

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all because a boy met a girl

a month ago today I helped host my lovely friends bridal shower

it was truly beautiful. friends and family gathered to spend time with the bride

and to shower her with presents!

a wonderful day filled with love and laughter

a day she will remember for the rest of her life

♥

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Muffins.

So sorry for not being able to blog this past month!

My husband, 2 best friends, & myself just got a house!

We are finally all moved in so I am able to think again! and blog!

muffin batter is a beautiful thing.

 all dolled up

thanks for sticking around. I promise to have recipes & pictures for you all to look forward to.

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to do list; bake with grapefruit

take a look at these beauties!
 i cannot wait to try out this recipe

 

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Italian coconut cake

the happiest birthday to me.

i was surprised all day by friends and family

with flowers, cards, balloons

my work family singing to me while helping a customer

Susan's warm raspberry coffee cake

sunshine outside, favorite mexican food with my bffs

friends over for cake, a gift certificate for a TATTOO!

for someone who hates surprises,

i was pleasantly surprised all day.

thank you, all ♥

Being able to bake my birthday cake was so much fun!

I was able to make it exactly the way I wanted

and even lick the spoons when I was done!

this cake was so dreamy.

a moist coconut pecan cake

topped with a buttery frosting & coconut

made for one hell of a cake.

What's your favorite birthday cake?

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cranberry vanilla coffee cake

[oh dear. it really has been too long.]

Cranberries are one of the best fruits to use during the winter.

I love baking and cooking with them because they are so versatile.

For this cake, the berries break down into a jam-like filling

squished in-between layers of butter coffee cake.

 

this cake is just divine.

the moment I spotted this recipe, I fell in love.

cranberries & vanilla sugar

all piled into one cake

makes for a wonderful winter treat!

 

simply make the batter, divide into two

fill the pan with half

top with cranberries & vanilla sugar

top with remaining batter

smooth the batter on top

sprinkle with sugar topping

bake until perfection!

[unfortunately when I baked this on Christmas morning, it needed about 10 more minutes in the oven. Therefore, the center was a bit raw, but that didn't stop us from devouring it!]

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forgive me!

it's almost been a month since my last post!

with the holidays, i was working so many hours

& my days were filled with so many other activities

other than sitting on my computer.

so please please please forgive me for not posting.

as of december 28, i shattered my macbook screen.

i'm sending it out to the ihospital this week

so i will be blogging once it's healed.

until then, here's what to expect in the coming weeks.

christmas cookie baking [ha!]

vanilla cranberry coffee cake

Italian coconut cake

and a few more items that were captured.

I received a donut pan, a new cupcake pan, new mixing bowls,
and a few other baking necessities for christmas/23rd birthday
that i cannot wait to share with you!!

always.

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