Just a Smidgen » Icings 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 Lavender Flow Icing Mini-Cakes https://justasmidgen.com/2012/06/15/lavender-flow-icing-mini-cakes/ https://justasmidgen.com/2012/06/15/lavender-flow-icing-mini-cakes/#comments Fri, 15 Jun 2012 16:21:08 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=8152   it’s been one of those weeks i know it must be June.. because there are all sort of end-of-the-year events to attend and life gets a little crazy and i’ve learned a few lessons this week that i’d like to share with you.. ♥ i’ve discovered that rushing out and leaving baking in the […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2012/06/15/lavender-flow-icing-mini-cakes/feed/ 70 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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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2012/05/09/lemon-meringue-rose-petal-cake/feed/ 153 The Birthday Cake with Sea Foam Icing https://justasmidgen.com/2012/04/03/the-birthday-cake/ https://justasmidgen.com/2012/04/03/the-birthday-cake/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:07:20 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=6630 ♥ The cotton apron slips with comforting familiarity over her flaxen hair and she firmly ties the strings in place. Niggling doubts eddy through her mind as she reaches down and tenderly lifts out her chipped mixing bowl. Methodically, the golden butter is measured, scraped and scooped in. Followed by white sand sugar that she […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2012/04/03/the-birthday-cake/feed/ 107 Man Cake ~ A Tall S’mores Birthday Cake https://justasmidgen.com/2012/02/29/man-cake/ https://justasmidgen.com/2012/02/29/man-cake/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:26:54 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=5901 It was the Hubby’s Birthday this past weekend. (Happy Birthday, Hun ♥) Since it wasn’t a “milestone” birthday we decided to take it easy and catch the new filmed in Canada hockey movie, “Goon” He did generously offer to see “The Vow”, but since it was his birthday, and all, I thought we should go see a […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2012/02/29/man-cake/feed/ 104 Pas de Deux Blush Pink Ruffled Ombre Layer Cake https://justasmidgen.com/2012/01/24/pas-de-deux-blush-pink-ruffled-rainbow-layer-cake/ https://justasmidgen.com/2012/01/24/pas-de-deux-blush-pink-ruffled-rainbow-layer-cake/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:46:09 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=5382 Sometimes an off-hand remark feels portentous and resonates, like this one… “Can you see how the gentle curve of the road is designed so that you can only see so far ahead… it makes the view easier on the eyes.” (he was referring to the architectural design of a community in Los Angeles) I began […]

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