fourth of july

Star Spangled Cupcakes

July 2, 2012

Ohh, those are nice. Pretty…simple. Just a nice, plain, Fourth of July cupcake. Nothing special…or are they? Ta da! [insert jazz hands here] I’ve seen a couple different variations on the type of cupcake floating around on the web and I wanted to take a crack at it myself. I kinda followed the steps from [...]

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Pinwheel Cookies

June 28, 2012

I’m sure you have already noticed that I’m a fan of fun cookies without icing (like this and this). When I saw LilaLoa’s tutorial for her Father’s Day bowtie cookies, I was excited to try it. So, I made patriotic pinwheels!

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Strawberry and Blueberry Shortcake

June 25, 2012

Shortcakes are special to me. My grandmother was the consummate baker of my family. Every year, she made my birthday cake – always a layered strawberry shortcake. Beautiful, simple, and perfect. She passed away the day before my 13th birthday. Making this cake was bittersweet for me, but I know that she would have loved [...]

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Firecracker Bark

June 22, 2012

Some holidays are way better when you’re a kid. Most of my Independence Days growing up were spent swimming all day, munching on the infamous flag cake, and watching a makeshift fireworks display. We never went to see professional pyrotechnics, but it didn’t matter – sitting on the cold grass, with a beach towel around [...]

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Firework Cookies

June 21, 2012

I hate sparklers. It’s true. Every time I hold one, I burn myself. Every time. Fourth of July rolls around and I’m peer-pressured into holding a sparkler. I convince myself that it will be different this time and I will become a mighty master of the sparkler. I will twirl it around without fear for [...]

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Fourth of July Treats

June 18, 2012

Image from someecards.com Ready to fire up the grill, get drunk outside, and purchase illegal fireworks from a roadside shack? Our country’s independence day is almost upon us and other than making fun treats for you fine people, I don’t have any plans. Plus, the 4th is a Wednesday this year – that puts a [...]

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