Just a Smidgen » Cakes https://justasmidgen.com ..a lifestyle blog filled with recipes, photography, poems, and DIY Tue, 29 Jul 2014 15:07:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.2 Pansy Wacky Cake https://justasmidgen.com/2014/04/21/pansy-wacky-cake-gluten-free-n-vegan/ https://justasmidgen.com/2014/04/21/pansy-wacky-cake-gluten-free-n-vegan/#comments Tue, 22 Apr 2014 05:02:22 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=21329 Smidge: “Sorry can’t make it to the bbq, going to be in Hawaii.. jk What can I bring?? A birthday cake??” G: “A cake would be nice.” Smidge: “Any allergies, besides Gluten-Free?” G: “No Eggs! Banana! Pineapple! Almonds!” Yikes, a gluten-free cake that doesn’t use eggs? Well, Smidge is not one to back down from […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2014/04/21/pansy-wacky-cake-gluten-free-n-vegan/feed/ 25 I Heart Valentine’s Day and Some News https://justasmidgen.com/2014/01/21/heart-valentines-day/ https://justasmidgen.com/2014/01/21/heart-valentines-day/#comments Tue, 21 Jan 2014 14:10:51 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=19134 It’s no surprise to most of you that I love hearts.. { like these Blushing Marshmallow Hearts } Soon it will be Valentine’s Day.. I’ll never forget the packages of Valentine’s my students brought to Kindergarten, each one signed in pencil and stashed into their friend’s heart-shaped pouch. ♥ I wanted to look back at […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2014/01/21/heart-valentines-day/feed/ 35 Hydrangea Cupcakes https://justasmidgen.com/2014/01/16/hydrangea-cupcakes/ https://justasmidgen.com/2014/01/16/hydrangea-cupcakes/#comments Thu, 16 Jan 2014 14:42:54 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=19073 It’s Book Club night and my turn to host.. which means I get to make dessert while everyone else brings an appie.. I have wanted to make hydrangea cupcakes for months and never seemed to have the right occasion. I know.. it’s winter and these are a spring flower, but just so you know.. I […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2014/01/16/hydrangea-cupcakes/feed/ 25 Top Ten Recipes for Last Year! https://justasmidgen.com/2013/12/29/top-10-recipes-for-2013/ https://justasmidgen.com/2013/12/29/top-10-recipes-for-2013/#comments Sun, 29 Dec 2013 16:53:27 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=18838 Let the countdown to 2014 begin! Here are your Top 10 Recipes for 2013! Number 10 You know I love experimenting with fancy cakes for family and friends birthdays! This Pretty in Pink Tomboy Cake was a popular one this year, I loved the pink icing swirled between the dark chocolate layers! Number 9 Pumpkin […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2013/12/29/top-10-recipes-for-2013/feed/ 22 Pretty in Pink Tomboy Cake https://justasmidgen.com/2013/11/18/pretty-pink-tomboy-cake/ https://justasmidgen.com/2013/11/18/pretty-pink-tomboy-cake/#comments Mon, 18 Nov 2013 16:31:56 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=18080 The cover of Miette’s Recipe Book has been taunting me for weeks. The scalloped edges of the book was all it took for this bibliophile to lay down her debit card. Could there be a prettier book to display in her kitchen? And how delightful to discover that Miette means.. Crumb { sigh } ♥ […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2013/11/18/pretty-pink-tomboy-cake/feed/ 27 Lumberjack Kit Kat Cake https://justasmidgen.com/2013/10/16/lumberjack-kit-kat-cake/ https://justasmidgen.com/2013/10/16/lumberjack-kit-kat-cake/#comments Thu, 17 Oct 2013 00:39:06 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=17095 Birthdays on one side of our family are clustered. Our two children, their sweet cousin Georgie, auntie and their Nanna were all born in October. So it was an easy decision to celebrate them all on Monday after our Thanksgiving dinner, since we had already gathered at our home. ♥ A few days before, Phil […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2013/10/16/lumberjack-kit-kat-cake/feed/ 41 Martha Stewart’s Apple~Blackberry Cake https://justasmidgen.com/2013/10/02/martha-stewarts-apple-blackberry-cake/ https://justasmidgen.com/2013/10/02/martha-stewarts-apple-blackberry-cake/#comments Wed, 02 Oct 2013 21:08:18 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=16776 We bid adieu to summer and her bumbleberry sweetness and charm and we’re embracing (sort of) autumn in all his cinnamon apple glory all blustery and sturdy baked, like this simple Martha Stewart’s Apple-Blackberry Cake.. a not too sweet cake in a sugar spun-dusted springform pan with a wee, lighthearted whisking of butter, sugar, eggs […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2013/10/02/martha-stewarts-apple-blackberry-cake/feed/ 43 Lazy Daisy Cake for The Canadian Food Project https://justasmidgen.com/2013/06/17/lazy-daisy-cake/ https://justasmidgen.com/2013/06/17/lazy-daisy-cake/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:10:34 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=15136         childhood memories jumbled in cluttered boxes of photographs thoughts, sounds, and words illuminated in a light-sensitive flashed exposure. A family reunion in Champion, Alberta, with tables groaning under sturdy 4-H plates of prized recipes made out of rough Prairie Kitchen hands. Reflections manifested in sepia, black, grey and white,  as monachrome images […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2013/06/17/lazy-daisy-cake/feed/ 33 Spring Anenome Cupcakes { for Emily } https://justasmidgen.com/2013/03/16/spring-anenome-cupcakes-for-emily/ https://justasmidgen.com/2013/03/16/spring-anenome-cupcakes-for-emily/#comments Sat, 16 Mar 2013 16:19:26 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=12720 It was a magical day, half of our wee family gone on a road trip, the other soundly sleeping. Just the pupster and I were drowsy awake with a steaming cup of coffee and all the time in the world to play in the kitchen. There was a hushed quiet as the mixer hummed and […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2013/03/16/spring-anenome-cupcakes-for-emily/feed/ 45 gâteau de couche printemps pastel https://justasmidgen.com/2013/02/25/gateau-de-couche-printemps-pastel/ https://justasmidgen.com/2013/02/25/gateau-de-couche-printemps-pastel/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 02:46:59 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=12286 I know.. it’s not even close to spring, but just look what I found for you on Pinterest today! A Spring Pastel Pinterest Gallery one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen seventeen eighteen nineteen twenty ♥ Pinterest is always a positive and uplifting source of inspiration… […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2013/02/25/gateau-de-couche-printemps-pastel/feed/ 51 Red Velvet Chambord Surprise ♡ Cake with Ruffled Frosting https://justasmidgen.com/2013/01/31/red-velvet-chambord-surprise-%e2%99%a1-cake-with-ruffled-frosting/ https://justasmidgen.com/2013/01/31/red-velvet-chambord-surprise-%e2%99%a1-cake-with-ruffled-frosting/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:09:25 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=11869 Who doesn’t love surprises? xoxoxox Simplest ones are the best.. little notes, a gifted latté or shared lunch, a weekend trip to the mountains.. or perhaps something hidden inside a Birthday Cake.. Red Velvety Chocolate Cake.. with a Whipped Black Raspberry Chambord Liqueur ♡ Filling laced all round with girly ruffles that look like a […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2013/01/31/red-velvet-chambord-surprise-%e2%99%a1-cake-with-ruffled-frosting/feed/ 72 Wanderlust.. https://justasmidgen.com/2012/10/28/wanderlust/ https://justasmidgen.com/2012/10/28/wanderlust/#comments Sun, 28 Oct 2012 13:15:49 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=10541   ♥ “gâteau au café     café cake    caffè torta      císte caife      kaffe kaka” this coffee cake by any other name would smell as sweet.. though I’d much rather be wandering through a town in Europe this morning, visiting on a bistro chair, bundled against the chill air, in a tiny café […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2012/10/28/wanderlust/feed/ 110 Katie’s Vegan Carrot Cake https://justasmidgen.com/2012/10/22/katies-vegan-carrot-cake/ https://justasmidgen.com/2012/10/22/katies-vegan-carrot-cake/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:21:11 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=10353 Malcolm Gladwell ( I’d like to be “Bodeswell” ) wrote The Tipping Point. “The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire.” (Amazon) It happens everywhere.. I’ve seen a batch of roasted pumpkin transform instantly into a flurry of cookies, muffins, soups and […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2012/10/22/katies-vegan-carrot-cake/feed/ 105 Bowl of Cherries Cheesecake https://justasmidgen.com/2012/06/27/bowl-of-cherries-cheesecake/ https://justasmidgen.com/2012/06/27/bowl-of-cherries-cheesecake/#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2012 04:56:51 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=8344   fast friends besties and best of friends girlfriends or best buds ♥ whatever you like to call them, they’re your friends… some friends last a day, a week, a year some last a lifetime and if you’ve ever been apart from your closest friends.. when you meet again, it’s like they’ve never left ♥ my […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2012/06/27/bowl-of-cherries-cheesecake/feed/ 106 Lemon Meringue Rose Petal Cake… just in time for Mother’s Day https://justasmidgen.com/2012/05/09/lemon-meringue-rose-petal-cake/ https://justasmidgen.com/2012/05/09/lemon-meringue-rose-petal-cake/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 05:32:19 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=7389 spring is here ♥ i know, i’ve said this how many times, ..and then it snowed? ♥  with spring comes many special occasions.. perhaps the birthday of a lovely friend …a graduation or a bridal shower… perhaps a baby shower? i think this cake is perfect for any of these special occasions ♥ every mouthful […]

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