Wendy's Cakes and More

is half-way though her training for the Chicago Marathon and half way to her fundraising goal for the

All training tips, advice, and encouragement are welcome, the link for her fundraising page is below….

https://teamchallenge.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/participants/57156

If you love chocolate & peanut butter this cake is for you!

Chocolate cake with peanut butter buttercream between the layers and chocolate frosted exterior. Topped off with many many dark and milk chocolate REESES of all sizes and gold accents.

Happy milestone birthday to so much fun celebrating with you.

Happy Birthday !!

Fun vanilla-almond cake with lemon buttercream filling, rustic vanilla buttercream exterior and fresh berries finished with gold dust and accents.

Always a fun time celebrating you!!❤️❤️

Throwback Thursday…..

Happy Birthday to

I was so lucky to be in Charlevoix,MI to celebrate with her in person last year!

Decorating with a palate knife is always fun!

Chocolate & tennis are two of my favorites and this beauty represented both……

Chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream filling received an exterior Wedgwood blue vanilla buttercream frosting to coordinate with the birthday girl’s party decor. Gold painted rim and splatter with yellow flower accents for tennis balls and racquet appliqué.

Thank you !

Strike a pose!

Vanilla-almond cake with raspberry chambord buttercream filling is the base for this material birthday cake. Vanilla buttercream frosting on the exterior with gold flake and splatter accents.

Thank you for always making me look beautiful

When all your favorite things happen on the same day…..

birthday ✅
Tennis ✅
Celebrating with friends ✅
YUMMY cake✅

New recipe suggestion from the birthday girl - Key Lime Cake recipe from the Magnolia Room Cafeteria in Tucker, GA featured in Luscious cream cheese key lime buttercream frosting between the cake layers and on the exterior. It was textured using pleated cake comb done in reverse so the graham cracker crumbs would sit on the ledges of the pleats. Additional garnish of lime zest and lime twists on the side.

Definitely a new fav!!

Lately I’m like the book Where’s Waldo….so where’s Wendy?? Skiing & of course baking!!!

Need a new Easter recipe?? I’m obsessed with these Blueberry-orange bran muffins that found their way to me via . Then put a bug in my ear about homemade bagels so I just had to try my hand at them and thanks to voila perfect at home bagels! Flavors shown cheddar-Jalepeno, sea salt, onion, and ghost pepper. (Recipe links below)

Last week headed west for some Spring skiing, but it was WAY COLDER than we expected; however, incredibly beautiful weather/perfect snow and empty slopes/no lift lines. Loved our rental at Vail Trails East 7A…….
https://g.co/kgs/N48z4jS
HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!

Fun fact I grew up skiing, immediately breaking my first pair (a Christmas present from Santa) in two when I was just six. Thankfully my parents sprung for a second pair and didn’t make me wait till the next Christmas; from that point I was hooked. I skied all through high school (four year letterman & senior captain!) and as a member of the Central United States Ski Association, combining my slalom & giant slalom skills to an overall age class championship in 1986! My parents were troopers braving the cold temps every weekend to support my passion and haul me all over Northern Michigan.

But back to food…..yes I cook/bake and entertain on vacay but I don’t brew beer….our new fav blood orange enjoyed was so refreshing after a day on the mountains.

Promising cakes w/next post, maybe some spring flowers if I find them beneath all the ATL pollen. Glad to be home to walk, play tennis and pickleball w/out putting on so many extra layers!!!

Muffins :
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/203216/blueberry-orange-bran-muffin/

Bagels:
Homemade Bagels Recipe - Sally’s Baking Addiction
https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/

Two cakes are always better than one!!!

Cheers to 21 years for sweet Stacy. I hope you enjoyed celebrating with your family and with your college friends at Kentucky!!!

Chocolate cakes with chocolate buttercream filling and wedgewood blue vanilla exterior. Both received stencils and gold/rose gold accents as well as fresh flowers and a bottle of Prosecco.

Believe it or not there are TEN difference between the two cakes, can you spot them all???

Thank you Kristine Sanchez, these were so much fun to create.